diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e115709
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+NAME=ctop
+VERSION=$(shell cat VERSION)
+BUILD=$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+LD_FLAGS="-w -X main.version=$(VERSION) -X main.build=$(BUILD)"
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf build/ release/
+
+build:
+	glide install
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -tags release -ldflags $(LD_FLAGS) -o ctop
+
+build-all:
+	mkdir -p build
+	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -tags release -ldflags $(LD_FLAGS) -o build/ctop-$(VERSION)-darwin-amd64
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -tags release -ldflags $(LD_FLAGS) -o build/ctop-$(VERSION)-linux-amd64
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm go build -tags release -ldflags $(LD_FLAGS) -o build/ctop-$(VERSION)-linux-arm
+
+release:
+	mkdir release
+	go get github.com/progrium/gh-release/...
+	cp build/* release
+	gh-release create bcicen/$(NAME) $(VERSION) \
+		$(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) $(VERSION)
+
+.PHONY: build
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2199211..8f6c49d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ To build `ctop` from source, ensure you have a recent version of [glide](http://
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/bcicen/ctop.git $GOPATH/src/github.com/bcicen/ctop && \
 cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/bcicen/ctop && \
-glide install && \
-go build
+make build
 ```
 
 To build a minimal Docker image containing only `ctop`, follow the build instructions above up through `glide install`, then: