diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b25c15b81fae06e1c55946ac6270bfdb293870e8..d8238454613d630e183a5bf81b0c18952459030b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 *~
+devtools-*.tar.gz
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c5915e8f581eecdd186c762805ce7eaa63de15c5..2e3b3a1659f2a73e6e4c8236cb106b257c417230 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -42,3 +42,6 @@ uninstall:
 	rm $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin/archrm
 	rm $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin/communityco
 	rm $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin/rebuildpkgs
+
+dist:
+	git archive --format=tar --prefix=devtools-$(V)/ $(V) | gzip -9 > devtools-$(V).tar.gz