diff --git a/.nuget/packages.config b/.nuget/packages.config
index 1cb9b2b9..10bf2f43 100644
--- a/.nuget/packages.config
+++ b/.nuget/packages.config
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <packages>
   <package id="xunit.runners" version="1.9.1" />
+  <package id="MSBuildTasks" version="1.4.0.45" />
 </packages>
diff --git a/GitTfs.sln b/GitTfs.sln
index 2b2419e1..51c6e6db 100644
--- a/GitTfs.sln
+++ b/GitTfs.sln
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = ".nuget", ".nuget", "{F52EAF
 		.nuget\nuget.targets = .nuget\nuget.targets
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution Items", "{CDE05FFA-9DDB-4694-8CA6-6DB7B235CD7F}"
+	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
+		CI.proj = CI.proj
+		Release.proj = Release.proj
+		Releasing.md = Releasing.md
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "docs", "docs", "{4A46FEEE-B8A2-4445-B9D1-8160520C7301}"
 	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
 		docs\config.md = docs\config.md
diff --git a/Release.proj b/Release.proj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7cfa48f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Release.proj
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Help" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <SolutionDir>.</SolutionDir>
+    <BuildDir>$(SolutionDir)/GitTfs/bin/Release</BuildDir>
+    <PackagedDir>$(SolutionDir)/Releases</PackagedDir>
+    <TargetPlatform>AnyCPU</TargetPlatform>
+    <TargetPlatform Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)/GitTfs.Vs2008/GitTfs.Vs2008.csproj')">x86</TargetPlatform>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <PackagesConfig>$(SolutionDir)/.nuget/packages.config</PackagesConfig>
+    <RequireRestoreConsent>false</RequireRestoreConsent>
+    <MSBuildCommunityTasksPath>$(SolutionDir)/packages/MSBuildTasks.1.4.0.45/tools</MSBuildCommunityTasksPath>
+    <MSBuildCommunityTasksLib>$(MSBuildCommunityTasksPath)/MSBuild.Community.Tasks.dll</MSBuildCommunityTasksLib>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(SolutionDir)/.nuget/nuget.targets" />
+
+  <Target Name="Help">
+    <ReadLinesFromFile File="Releasing.md">
+      <Output TaskParameter="Lines" ItemName="DeployInstructions"/>
+    </ReadLinesFromFile>
+    <Message Text="@(DeployInstructions->'%(Identity)','%0a%0d')" />
+  </Target>
+
+  <Target Name="Release" DependsOnTargets="Build; Package">
+  </Target>
+
+  <Target Name="Build">
+    <MSBuild Projects="GitTfs.sln" Targets="Rebuild" Properties="Configuration=Release;Platform=$(TargetPlatform);WarningLevel=0" />
+  </Target>
+
+  <UsingTask AssemblyFile="$(MSBuildCommunityTasksLib)" TaskName="MSBuild.Community.Tasks.Zip" />
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ReleaseFiles Include="$(SolutionDir)\README.md" />
+    <ReleaseFiles Include="$(SolutionDir)\LICENSE" />
+    <ReleaseFiles Include="$(SolutionDir)\NOTICE" />
+    <ReleaseFiles Include="$(BuildDir)\git-tfs.exe" />
+    <ReleaseFiles Include="$(BuildDir)\*.config" />
+    <ReleaseFiles Include="$(BuildDir)\*.dll" Exclude="$(BuildDir)\Microsoft.*.dll" />
+    <ReleaseFiles Include="$(BuildDir)\NativeBinaries\**\*.dll" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Target Name="Package" DependsOnTargets="RestorePackages; Version">
+    <Zip Files="@(ReleaseFiles)" ZipFileName="$(Archive)" WorkingDirectory="$(BuildDir)" />
+  </Target>
+
+  <Target Name="Version">
+    <ReadLinesFromFile File="$(SolutionDir)\VERSION">
+      <Output TaskParameter="Lines" PropertyName="Version" />
+    </ReadLinesFromFile>
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <Archive>$(PackagedDir)/GitTfs-$(Version).zip</Archive>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+  </Target>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/Releasing.md b/Releasing.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aceb9652
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Releasing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+BUILDING AND RELEASING GIT-TFS
+------------------------------
+
+Normally, you should do this:
+
+1. Update the version in VERSION and Version.cs, commit, tag.
+
+2. Build the release:
+
+    msbuild Release.proj /t:Release
+
+3. Upload the release somewhere.
+
+4. Update [the download button](https://github.com/git-tfs/git-tfs.github.com/blob/master/_includes/download_button.html) on the website.