diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5a7233cd..05a74fe7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ release/Etcher-darwin-x64: .
 		--asar \
 		--icon="assets/icon.icns" \
 		--overwrite \
-		--out=release/
+		--out=$(dir $@)
 
 release/Etcher-linux-ia32: .
 	$(ELECTRON_PACKAGER) . $(APPLICATION_NAME) \
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ release/Etcher-linux-ia32: .
 		--ignore="$(ELECTRON_IGNORE)" \
 		--asar \
 		--overwrite \
-		--out=release/
+		--out=$(dir $@)
 
 release/Etcher-linux-x64: .
 	$(ELECTRON_PACKAGER) . $(APPLICATION_NAME) \
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ release/Etcher-linux-x64: .
 		--ignore="$(ELECTRON_IGNORE)" \
 		--asar \
 		--overwrite \
-		--out=release/
+		--out=$(dir $@)
 
 release/Etcher-win32-ia32: .
 	$(ELECTRON_PACKAGER) . $(APPLICATION_NAME) \
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ release/Etcher-win32-ia32: .
 		--icon="assets/icon.ico" \
 		--asar \
 		--overwrite \
-		--out=release/
+		--out=$(dir $@)
 
 release/Etcher-win32-x64: .
 	$(ELECTRON_PACKAGER) . $(APPLICATION_NAME) \
@@ -55,26 +55,34 @@ release/Etcher-win32-x64: .
 		--icon="assets/icon.ico" \
 		--asar \
 		--overwrite \
-		--out=release/
+		--out=$(dir $@)
 
 release/installers/Etcher.dmg: release/Etcher-darwin-x64 package.json
 	$(ELECTRON_BUILDER) "$</$(APPLICATION_NAME).app" \
 		--platform=osx \
-		--out=release/installers
+		--out=$(dir $@)
+
+release/installers/Etcher-linux-x64.tar.gz: release/Etcher-linux-x64
+	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	tar -zcf $@ $<
+
+release/installers/Etcher-linux-ia32.tar.gz: release/Etcher-linux-ia32
+	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	tar -zcf $@ $<
 
 release/installers/Etcher-x64.exe: release/Etcher-win32-x64 package.json
 	$(ELECTRON_BUILDER) $< \
 		--platform=win \
-		--out=release/installers/win-x64
-	mv release/installers/win-x64/Etcher\ Setup.exe $@
-	rmdir release/installers/win-x64
+		--out=$(dir $@)win-x64
+	mv $(dir $@)win-x64/Etcher\ Setup.exe $@
+	rmdir $(dir $@)win-x64
 
 release/installers/Etcher.exe: release/Etcher-win32-ia32 package.json
 	$(ELECTRON_BUILDER) $< \
 		--platform=win \
-		--out=release/installers/win-ia32
-	mv release/installers/win-ia32/Etcher\ Setup.exe $@
-	rmdir release/installers/win-ia32
+		--out=$(dir $@)win-ia32
+	mv $(dir $@)win-ia32/Etcher\ Setup.exe $@
+	rmdir $(dir $@)win-ia32
 
 package-osx: release/Etcher-darwin-x64
 package-linux: release/Etcher-linux-ia32 release/Etcher-linux-x64
@@ -82,8 +90,15 @@ package-win32: release/Etcher-win32-ia32 release/Etcher-win32-x64
 package-all: package-osx package-linux package-win32
 
 installer-osx: release/installers/Etcher.dmg
+installer-linux: release/installers/Etcher-linux-x64.tar.gz release/installers/Etcher-linux-ia32.tar.gz
 installer-win32: release/installers/Etcher-x64.exe release/installers/Etcher.exe
-installer-all: installer-osx installer-win32
+installer-all: installer-osx installer-linux installer-win32
+
+release:
+	rm -rf node_modules
+	npm install --force
+	npm test
+	make installer-all
 
 clean:
 	rm -rf release/
diff --git a/PUBLISHING.md b/PUBLISHING.md
index 1e07982e..0977daf2 100644
--- a/PUBLISHING.md
+++ b/PUBLISHING.md
@@ -3,23 +3,20 @@ Publishing Etcher
 
 This is a small guide to package and publish Etcher to all supported operating systems.
 
-Packaging
----------
+Prequisites
+-----------
 
-You need to install [wine](https://www.winehq.org) and [nsis](http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page) to package the application for Windows.
+- [wine](https://www.winehq.org)
+- [nsis](http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page)
+- [node](https://nodejs.org)
+- [GNU Make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/)
 
-Make sure you install npm dependencies with `--force` since there might be optional dependencies for an operating system not equal to the host that will not make it to the package otherwise:
+Run the following command to make installers for all supported operating systems:
 
 ```sh
-npm install --force
+make release
 ```
 
-Run the following command to package Etcher
-
-```sh
-make installer-all
-```
-
-The resulting packages will be saved to `release/installers`.
+The resulting installers will be saved to `release/installers`.
 
 You can run `make clean` to start in a fresh state.
diff --git a/package.ignore b/package.ignore
index af4b0f75..6b980fff 100644
--- a/package.ignore
+++ b/package.ignore
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ package.ignore
 appveyor.yml
 bower.json
 gulpfile.js
-installers.json
 screenshot.png
 tests
+release
 lib/scss
 node_modules/electron-mocha
 node_modules/electron-builder