diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a9c4084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+build:
+	rm -rf dist
+	yarn build
+
+upload-for-analytics:
+	VERSION=v$(node scripts/get-version.js)
+	# make sure sentry can retrieve current commit on remote
+	git push --tags
+	yarn sentry-cli releases new "$(VERSION)"
+	yarn sentry-cli releases set-commits "$(VERSION)" --auto
+	yarn sentry-cli releases files "$(VERSION)" upload-sourcemaps dist --no-rewrite
+	yarn sentry-cli releases finalize "$(VERSION)"
+
+compress:
+	rm -f dist/gitako.zip
+	cd dist && zip -r gitako.zip * -x *.map
+
+release:
+	$(MAKE) build
+	$(MAKE) upload-for-analytics
+	$(MAKE) compress
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b034a84..b5d5721 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "webpack --watch",
+    "start": "VERSION=dev-v$(node scripts/get-version.js) webpack --watch",
     "debug-firefox": "web-ext run -s dist",
     "analyse-bundle": "ANALYSE= NODE_ENV=production webpack",
-    "build": "NODE_ENV=production webpack",
+    "build": "VERSION=v$(node scripts/get-version.js) NODE_ENV=production webpack",
     "postversion": "node scripts/version.js",
-    "roll": "./scripts/release.sh"
+    "roll": "make release"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@primer/octicons": "^9.2.0",
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index bff0774..0000000
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-rm -rf dist
-yarn build
-
-GIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-VERSION=v$(node scripts/get-version.js)
-echo "Got version $VERSION"
-
-# sentry
-git push --tags # make sure sentry can retrieve current commit on remote
-yarn sentry-cli releases new "$VERSION"
-yarn sentry-cli releases set-commits "$VERSION" --auto
-yarn sentry-cli releases files "$VERSION" upload-sourcemaps dist --no-rewrite
-yarn sentry-cli releases finalize "$VERSION"
-
-cd dist
-rm -f ./gitako.zip
-zip -r gitako.zip * -x *.map
diff --git a/src/analytics.ts b/src/analytics.ts
index 492c2f2..0fdf838 100644
--- a/src/analytics.ts
+++ b/src/analytics.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import * as Sentry from '@sentry/browser'
 import { Middleware } from 'driver/connect.js'
-import { IN_PRODUCTION_MODE } from 'env'
-import { version } from '../package.json'
+import { IN_PRODUCTION_MODE, VERSION } from 'env'
 
 const PUBLIC_KEY = 'd22ec5c9cc874539a51c78388c12e3b0'
 const PROJECT_ID = '1406497'
 
 const sentryOptions: Sentry.BrowserOptions = {
   dsn: `https://${PUBLIC_KEY}@sentry.io/${PROJECT_ID}`,
-  release: `v${version}`,
+  release: VERSION,
   environment: IN_PRODUCTION_MODE ? 'production' : 'development',
   // Not safe to activate all integrations in non-Chrome environments where Gitako may not run in top context
   // https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/javascript/#sdk-integrations
diff --git a/src/components/SettingsBar.tsx b/src/components/SettingsBar.tsx
index 85a6087..f5fa77e 100644
--- a/src/components/SettingsBar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SettingsBar.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import { raiseError } from 'analytics'
 import { Icon } from 'components/Icon'
-import { oauth } from 'env'
+import { oauth, VERSION } from 'env'
 import * as React from 'react'
 import { Config, configKeys, setOne } from 'utils/configHelper'
 import { friendlyFormatShortcut, JSONRequest, parseURLSearch } from 'utils/general'
 import * as keyHelper from 'utils/keyHelper'
-import { version } from '../../package.json'
 
 const WIKI_HOME_LINK = 'https://github.com/EnixCoda/Gitako/wiki'
 const wikiLinks = {
@@ -348,7 +347,7 @@ export class SettingsBar extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
             target={'_blank'}
             title={'Check out new features!'}
           >
-            v{version}
+            {VERSION}
           </a>
           {activated ? (
             <Icon
diff --git a/src/env.ts b/src/env.ts
index dca85ac..bba237d 100644
--- a/src/env.ts
+++ b/src/env.ts
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ export const oauth = {
   clientId: process.env.GITHUB_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID,
   clientSecret: process.env.GITHUB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET,
 }
+
+export const VERSION = process.env.VERSION
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 02c11e1..a3d34fd 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -38,15 +38,12 @@ if (analyse) {
 }
 
 const IN_PRODUCTION_MODE = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
-if (IN_PRODUCTION_MODE) {
-  plugins.push(
-    new webpack.DefinePlugin({
-      'process.env': {
-        NODE_ENV: JSON.stringify('production'),
-      },
-    }),
-  )
-}
+plugins.push(
+  new webpack.DefinePlugin({
+    'process.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify(process.env.NODE_ENV),
+    'process.env.VERSION': JSON.stringify(process.env.VERSION),
+  }),
+)
 
 module.exports = {
   entry: {