diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e4e83ba..87d6141 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 ./diskii
+release
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8b66227..734ca44 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,14 @@
 language: go
-
 go:
-  - 1.7
+- 1.7
+deploy:
+  provider: releases
+  api_key:
+    secure: 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
+  file:
+  - release/diskii-linux-amd64
+  - release/diskii-macos-amd64
+  - release/diskii-windows-amd64.exe
+  on:
+    repo: zellyn/diskii
+    tags: true
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b38a402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# github release creation copied from instructions at:
+# https://loads.pickle.me.uk/2015/08/22/easy-peasy-github-releases-for-go-projects-using-travis/
+# https://web.archive.org/web/20161114025928/https://loads.pickle.me.uk/2015/08/22/easy-peasy-github-releases-for-go-projects-using-travis/
+
+package = github.com/zellyn/diskii
+
+.PHONY: release
+
+release:
+	mkdir -p release
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o release/diskii-linux-amd64 $(package)
+	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -o release/diskii-macos-amd64 $(package)
+	GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o release/diskii-windows-amd64.exe $(package)