diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3160a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+.PHONY: build install-deps install-deps-go
+VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags 2> /dev/null || git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+
+all: install-deps build
+
+build:
+	go build -ldflags "-X github.com/mrusme/gobbs/config.VERSION=$(VERSION)"
+
+install-deps: install-deps-go
+
+install-deps-go:
+	go get
+