diff --git a/buildpkg b/buildpkg
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1622f8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildpkg
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+tar zcvf nvidia-texture-tools-`cat VERSION`.tar.gz \
+	--exclude '.*' --exclude debian --exclude '*~' --exclude buildpkg \
+	--exclude build --exclude data --exclude tags --exclude Makefile \
+	--exclude 'nvidia-texture-tools-*.tar.gz' \
+	--transform 's,^,nvidia-texture-tools/,' *