diff --git a/tools/build_release.sh b/tools/build_release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..85d8daf46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build_release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+##
+## DAPLink Interface Firmware
+## Copyright (c) 2009-2016, ARM Limited, All Rights Reserved
+## SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+##
+## Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+## not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+## You may obtain a copy of the License at
+##
+## http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+##
+## Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+## distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+## WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+## See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+## limitations under the License.
+##
+
+project_tool=$1
+env_folder=${2-env}
+requirements_file=${3-requirements.txt}
+
+if [[ "$project_tool" != "mbedcli" &&  "$project_tool" != "" ]]; then
+	echo "Only mbedcli is supported in Linux build"
+	exit 1
+else
+	echo "Compiling in Linux using mbedcli"
+fi
+
+if [[ "$ARM_PATH" == "" ]]; then
+	echo "Need variable ARM_PATH to point to ARMCC directory"
+	exit 1
+else
+	echo "Using ARMCC in $ARM_PATH"
+fi
+
+echo $env_folder
+echo $requirements_file
+
+if [ ! -d $env_folder ];then
+	echo "Generating virtualenv folder $env_folder"
+	virtualenv $env_folder
+else
+	echo "Using $env_folder"
+fi
+
+source $env_folder/bin/activate
+pip install -r $requirements_file
+mbed deploy
+
+python tools/mbedcli_compile.py --clean --release
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+	exit $?
+fi
+python tools/copy_release_files.py --project-tool mbedcli
+exit $?
diff --git a/tools/copy_release_files.py b/tools/copy_release_files.py
index b332dc3b8..6a94c2bab 100644
--- a/tools/copy_release_files.py
+++ b/tools/copy_release_files.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def generate_info_files(dir):
     # Check are there any local, uncommitted modifications.
     try:
         check_output("git diff --no-ext-diff --quiet --exit-code", shell=True)
-    except (CalledProcessError, WindowsError):
+    except (CalledProcessError, OSError):
         git_has_changes = '1'
     else:
         git_has_changes = '0'