diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8b5a59d..51452f1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
 CFLAGS += -Wall -pedantic --std=c99 $(shell pkg-config --cflags libfreefare) -g -O0 -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L
 LDFLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --libs libfreefare)
+VERSION ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 
 all: poll_desfire
 
+poll_desfire: poll_desfire.o
+	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $^ -o $@
+
 clean:
 	rm -f poll_desfire *.o
 
-.PHONY: all clean
+release: poll_desfire_v$(VERSION).tar.gz
+
+poll_desfire_v$(VERSION).tar.gz: poll_desfire.c Makefile
+	tar czf $@ --transform='s,^,poll_desfire_v$(VERSION)/,' $^
+
+install: all
+	install -D -m 0755 -t $(PREFIX)/bin/ poll_desfire
+
+.PHONY: all clean release