diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2e4c459..2d41bae 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /copy/
 /build/
 /build-release/
+/build-sources/
 .sconsign*
 .pydevproject
 *.kate-swp
diff --git a/publish.sh b/publish.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e55d830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/publish.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+ROOT="$(cd `dirname "$0"`; pwd)"
+cd "$ROOT"
+
+VER="$(git describe --tags)"
+PUBDIR="$ROOT/build-publish"
+mkdir -p "$PUBDIR"
+
+
+# build win
+if [ "$1" != "fast" ]; then
+	echo " -- build win -- "
+	cd "$ROOT/win"
+	./rebuild-heli-win.sh
+	cd "$ROOT"
+fi
+
+
+# prepare sources
+echo " -- prepare sources -- "
+SRCNAME="helianthus-src-$VER"
+SRCDIR="$PUBDIR/$SRCNAME"
+rm -rf "$SRCDIR"
+mkdir -p "$SRCDIR"
+cd "$SRCDIR"
+git --work-tree=. checkout .
+cd "$ROOT"
+
+
+# prepare binaries
+echo " -- prepare binaries -- "
+BINNAME="helianthus-bin-$VER"
+BINDIR="$PUBDIR/$BINNAME"
+rm -rf "$BINDIR"
+cp -r "$ROOT/win/release" "$BINDIR"
+cp -r "$ROOT/win/unpack" "$BINDIR/src"
+rm -f "$BINDIR/src/"*.done
+cp -r "$SRCDIR" "$BINDIR/src/"
+echo "Binary files licensed under GPL. Look license notes in src directory and subdirectories" >> "$BINDIR/readme"
+
+
+# prepare archives
+cd "$PUBDIR"
+echo " -- prepare archives -- "
+rm -f "$BINNAME.tar.gz"
+rm -f "$SRCNAME.tar.gz"
+rm -f "$BINNAME.zip"
+rm -f "$SRCNAME.zip"
+echo     "$BINNAME.tar.gz"
+tar -czf "$BINNAME.tar.gz" "$BINNAME"
+echo     "$SRCNAME.tar.gz"
+tar -czf "$SRCNAME.tar.gz" "$SRCNAME"
+echo     "$BINNAME.zip"
+zip -rq  "$BINNAME.zip" "$BINNAME"
+echo     "$SRCNAME.zip"
+zip -rq  "$SRCNAME.zip" "$SRCNAME"
+cd "$ROOT"
+
+echo " -- done -- "