diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1377554..abd1d09 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 *.swp
+
+# This is where the releases go
+releases
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 85e6b75..c2ae17a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # tab-shortcuts
 Chrome extension that adds keyboard shortcuts for moving around tabs.
 
-## Features 
+## Features
 This extension supports adding keybindings for the following actions:
 
 *   `move-tabs-left`: Moves all selected tabs one position to the left.
@@ -39,6 +39,19 @@ For consideration:
 
 *   Keep track of tab position before move and allow for undo motion.
 
+## Developing
+
+The source code is in the `tab-shortcuts` subdirectory, including the manifest
+and javascript files.  To make a release, run `bash make-release.sh` in the
+top-level directory.  This will put a new zip file into a `releases`
+subdirectory, including the version extracted from the manifest.
+
+To update the version number, edit the `version` field in `manifest.json`.
+This is required before uploading a new version to the Chrome Web Store.
+
+Note that `make-release.sh` requires that the `jq` command be installed (which
+is used for parsing the JSON-based manifest file).
+
 ## Acknowledgements
 
 Thanks to Kenneth LU for making the
diff --git a/make-release.sh b/make-release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..487ca15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make-release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+VERSION=v`cat tab-shortcuts/manifest.json | jq -r '.version'`
+RELEASE_FILENAME="tab-shortcuts-${VERSION}.zip"
+RELEASE_PATH="releases/${RELEASE_FILENAME}"
+
+mkdir -p releases
+if [ -e ${RELEASE_PATH} ]; then
+  rm ${RELEASE_PATH}
+fi
+cd tab-shortcuts
+zip ../${RELEASE_PATH} *
+
+echo "Created ${RELEASE_PATH}"