diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index dccf69d..f9776fd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 cpu.out
 vendor
-cmd/cmd
-cmd/jess
+cmd/cmd*
+cmd/jess*
+dist
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3571007..a34392c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ go:
 os:
   - linux
   - windows
+  - osx
 
 branches:
   only:
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@ branches:
     - develop
     - /^feature\/travis\/.+$/ # feature/travis/*
     - /^fix\/travis\/.+$/ # fix/travis/*
+    - /^v.*$/ # version tags
+
+git:
+  autocrlf: false # gofmt doesn't like CRLF
 
 install:
   - go get -d -u github.com/golang/dep
@@ -20,4 +25,22 @@ install:
   - dep ensure
   - ./test install
 
-script: ./test --scripted
+script:
+  - ./test --scripted
+  - ./pack build-os
+
+deploy:
+  provider: releases
+  token:
+    secure: "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"
+  file_glob: true
+  file: dist/*
+  skip_cleanup: true
+  overwrite: true
+  on:
+    tags: true
+
+# encrypting the Github Peronal Access Token:
+# docker run --rm -ti ruby /bin/bash
+# gem install travis
+# travis encrypt -r safing/jess <TOKEN>
diff --git a/cmd/build b/cmd/build
index 85c3b4d..bd347c2 100755
--- a/cmd/build
+++ b/cmd/build
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+baseDir="$( cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd )"
+cd "$baseDir"
+
 # get build data
 if [[ "$BUILD_COMMIT" == "" ]]; then
   BUILD_COMMIT=$(git describe --all --long --abbrev=99 --dirty 2>/dev/null)
@@ -8,7 +11,7 @@ if [[ "$BUILD_USER" == "" ]]; then
   BUILD_USER=$(id -un)
 fi
 if [[ "$BUILD_HOST" == "" ]]; then
-  BUILD_HOST=$(hostname -f)
+  BUILD_HOST=$(hostname)
 fi
 if [[ "$BUILD_DATE" == "" ]]; then
   BUILD_DATE=$(date +%d.%m.%Y)
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "Please notice, that this build script includes metadata into the build."
 echo "This information is useful for debugging and license compliance."
-echo "Run the compiled binary with the -version flag to see the information included."
+echo "Run the compiled binary with the version command to see the information included."
 
 # build
 BUILD_PATH="github.com/safing/jess/vendor/github.com/safing/portbase/info"
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 75a6b0e..0d4e98d 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	info.Set("jess", "v0.0.1", "GPLv3", true)
+	info.Set("jess", "0.0.1", "GPLv3", true)
 
 	err := info.CheckVersion()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pack b/pack
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6317112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pack
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+baseDir="$( cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd )"
+cd "$baseDir"
+
+COL_OFF="\033[00m"
+COL_BOLD="\033[01;01m"
+COL_RED="\033[31m"
+
+destDirPart1="dist"
+
+function check {
+  # output
+  output="cmd"
+  # get version
+  version=$(grep "info.Set" cmd/main.go | cut -d'"' -f4)
+  # build versioned file name with platform
+  filename="jess_${GOOS}_${GOARCH}_v${version//./-}"
+  # platform
+  platform="${GOOS}_${GOARCH}"
+  if [[ $GOOS == "windows" ]]; then
+    filename="${filename}.exe"
+    output="${output}.exe"
+  fi
+  # build destination path
+  destPath=${destDirPart1}/$filename
+
+  # check if file exists
+  if [[ -f $destPath ]]; then
+    echo "$platform $version already built"
+  else
+    echo -e "${COL_BOLD}$platform $version${COL_OFF}"
+  fi
+}
+
+function build {
+  # output
+  output="cmd/cmd"
+  # get version
+  version=$(grep "info.Set" cmd/main.go | cut -d'"' -f4)
+  # build versioned file name with platform
+  filename="jess_${GOOS}_${GOARCH}_v${version//./-}"
+  # platform
+  platform="${GOOS}_${GOARCH}"
+  if [[ $GOOS == "windows" ]]; then
+    filename="${filename}.exe"
+    output="${output}.exe"
+  fi
+  # build destination path
+  destPath=${destDirPart1}/$filename
+
+  # check if file exists
+  if [[ -f $destPath ]]; then
+    echo "$platform already built in version $version, skipping..."
+    return
+  fi
+
+  # build
+  ./cmd/build
+  if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+    echo -e "\n${COL_BOLD}$platform: ${COL_RED}BUILD FAILED.${COL_OFF}"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  mkdir -p $(dirname $destPath)
+  cp $output $destPath
+  echo -e "\n${COL_BOLD}$platform: successfully built.${COL_OFF}"
+}
+
+function check_all {
+  GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 check
+  GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 check
+  GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 check
+}
+
+function build_all {
+  GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 build
+  GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 build
+  GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 build
+}
+
+function build_os {
+  # build only for current OS
+  # set for script
+  GOOS=$(go env GOOS)
+  # architectures
+  GOARCH=amd64 build
+}
+
+case $1 in
+  "check" )
+    check_all
+    ;;
+  "build" )
+    build_all
+    ;;
+  "build-os" )
+    build_os
+    ;;
+  * )
+    echo ""
+    echo "build list:"
+    echo ""
+    check_all
+    echo ""
+    read -p "press [Enter] to start building" x
+    echo ""
+    build_all
+    echo ""
+    echo "finished building."
+    echo ""
+    ;;
+esac