diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 999ddd6ee156..3c8f488ff868 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: deps_table_update modified_only_fixup extra_style_checks quality style fixup fix-copies test test-examples
+.PHONY: deps_table_update modified_only_fixup extra_style_checks quality style fixup fix-copies test test-examples build
 
 # make sure to test the local checkout in scripts and not the pre-installed one (don't use quotes!)
 export PYTHONPATH = src
@@ -110,3 +110,8 @@ post-release:
 
 post-patch:
 	python utils/release.py --post_release --patch
+
+# neuralmagic: creates wheel file
+build:
+	python3 setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
+