diff --git a/scripts/mkRelease.sh b/scripts/mkRelease.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..fc4cc6b81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/mkRelease.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+git submodule init
+git submodule update
+
+VERSION="0.9"
+NAME="magpie"
+git-archive-all.sh --format tar --prefix ${NAME}-${VERSION}/ --verbose -t HEAD ${NAME}-${VERSION}.tar
+xz -9 "${NAME}-${VERSION}.tar"
+
+gpg --default-key 1E1FB0017C998A8AE2C498A6C2EAA8A26ADC59EE --armor --detach-sign "${NAME}-${VERSION}.tar.xz"
+gpg --verify "${NAME}-${VERSION}.tar.xz.asc"