diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7c7022
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+gzrecover
+gzrt-*.tar.gz
+gzrt-*.tar.gz.asc
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 939947c..43166f7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
+VERSION = 0.8
+CFLAGS += -Wall -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\"
+LDLIBS += -lz
+
 all: gzrecover
 
-gzrecover: gzrecover.o
-	cc -Wall -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 gzrecover.c -lz -o gzrecover
+gzrecover: gzrecover.c
 
 clean:
-	rm gzrecover
+	rm -f gzrecover
+
+dist:
+	rm -rf gzrt-$(VERSION) gzrt-$(VERSION).tar.gz
+	mkdir gzrt-$(VERSION)
+	cp Makefile NEWS README gzrecover.c gzrecover.1 README.build gzrt-$(VERSION)
+	LC_ALL=C git log --pretty --numstat --summary gzrt-$(VERSION) | git2cl > gzrt-$(VERSION)/ChangeLog
+	GZIP="--rsyncable --no-name" tar zcf gzrt-$(VERSION).tar.gz gzrt-$(VERSION)
+	gpg --detach-sign --armor gzrt-$(VERSION).tar.gz
+	rm -rf gzrt-$(VERSION)
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/NEWS
similarity index 100%
rename from ChangeLog
rename to NEWS
diff --git a/gzrecover.c b/gzrecover.c
index 860d8b4..4e9e9ed 100644
--- a/gzrecover.c
+++ b/gzrecover.c
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <zlib.h>
 
-#define VERSION "0.8"
-
 /* Global contants */
 #define DEFAULT_INBUF_SIZE (1024*1024)
 #define DEFAULT_OUTBUF_SIZE (64*1024)