diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d293d515..d37848c0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-build/
-builddir/
-__pycache__/
-.vscode/
+build
+builddir
+__pycache__
+.vscode
 MangoHud*.tar.gz
-pkg/*
+pkg
 mangohud*.tar.*
 lib32-mangohud*.tar.*
+v*.tar.gz
 
 # Prerequisites
 *.d
diff --git a/build-source.sh b/build-source.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e664d4a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-source.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+VERSION=$(git describe --long --tags --always | sed 's/\([^-]*-g\)/r\1/;s/-/./g;s/^v//')
+
+EXCLUDE_PATTERN="--exclude-vcs --exclude-vcs-ignores"
+
+tar -cf v$VERSION.tar.gz $EXCLUDE_PATTERN .
+tar -cf v$VERSION-DFSG.tar.gz $EXCLUDE_PATTERN --exclude=include/nvml.h .