diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7772f52..5fcdb78 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ release/
 *.log
 *.ign
 /.trunk
-/.idea
\ No newline at end of file
+/.idea
+build
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e15c6e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+# Makefile for building and linting Go project
+
+# Basic project settings
+BINARY_NAME=junction-jip-2
+BUILD_DIR=./build
+SOURCE_DIR=./cmd/junctiond
+CHECKSUM_FILE=$(BUILD_DIR)/checksums.txt
+
+# Go commands
+GO_BUILD=go build
+GO_INSTALL=go install
+GO_CLEAN=go clean
+GO_TEST=go test
+
+# Versioning
+VERSION ?= $(shell git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags --max-count=1`)
+COMMIT := $(shell git log -1 --format='%H')
+TMVERSION := $(shell go list -m github.com/cometbft/cometbft | sed 's:.* ::')
+
+# Build tags
+build_tags = netgo
+build_tags += $(BUILD_TAGS)
+build_tags := $(strip $(build_tags))
+
+# Linker flags
+ldflags = -X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version.Name=junction \
+          -X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version.AppName=$(BINARY_NAME) \
+          -X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version.Version=$(VERSION) \
+          -X github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version.Commit=$(COMMIT) \
+          -X "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/version.BuildTags=$(build_tags)" \
+          -X github.com/tendermint/tendermint/version.TMCoreSemVer=$(TMVERSION)
+
+# Linter settings
+GOLINT=golangci-lint
+LINT_OPTIONS=--enable-all
+ifeq ($(VERSION),1.0.0)
+  LINT_OPTIONS+=--disable=errcheck
+endif
+
+# Default target
+default: build
+
+# Build the project for the current architecture
+build: go.sum
+	@echo "Building $(BINARY_NAME) binary..."
+	$(GO_BUILD) -tags "$(build_tags)" -ldflags '$(ldflags)' -o $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME) $(SOURCE_DIR)
+
+# Install the binary
+install:
+	@echo "Installing $(BINARY_NAME) binary..."
+	$(GO_INSTALL) -tags "$(build_tags)" -ldflags '$(ldflags)' $(SOURCE_DIR)
+
+# Run tests
+test:
+	@echo "Running tests..."
+	$(GO_TEST) ./...
+
+# Clean build artifacts
+clean:
+	@echo "Cleaning up old versions..."
+	$(GO_CLEAN)
+	rm -f $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME) $(CHECKSUM_FILE)
+
+# Lint the project
+lint:
+	@echo "Running linter..."
+	$(GOLINT) run $(LINT_OPTIONS)
+
+# Print system information
+print-system:
+	@echo "System architecture: $(shell uname -s)/$(shell uname -m)"
+
+# Build the project for different architectures and generate checksums
+build-all: go.sum
+	@echo "Building $(BINARY_NAME) for different architectures..."
+	rm -f $(CHECKSUM_FILE)
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 $(GO_BUILD) -tags "$(build_tags)" -ldflags '$(ldflags)' -o $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)-linux-amd64 $(SOURCE_DIR)
+	@shasum -a 256 $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)-linux-amd64 >> $(CHECKSUM_FILE)
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 $(GO_BUILD) -tags "$(build_tags)" -ldflags '$(ldflags)' -o $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)-linux-arm64 $(SOURCE_DIR)
+	@shasum -a 256 $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)-linux-arm64 >> $(CHECKSUM_FILE)
+	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 $(GO_BUILD) -tags "$(build_tags)" -ldflags '$(ldflags)' -o $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)-darwin-amd64 $(SOURCE_DIR)
+	@shasum -a 256 $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)-darwin-amd64 >> $(CHECKSUM_FILE)
+	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 $(GO_BUILD) -tags "$(build_tags)" -ldflags '$(ldflags)' -o $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)-darwin-arm64 $(SOURCE_DIR)
+	@shasum -a 256 $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)-darwin-arm64 >> $(CHECKSUM_FILE)
+	GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 $(GO_BUILD) -tags "$(build_tags)" -ldflags '$(ldflags)' -o $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)-windows-amd64.exe $(SOURCE_DIR)
+	@shasum -a 256 $(BUILD_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)-windows-amd64.exe >> $(CHECKSUM_FILE)
+
+.PHONY: default build install test clean lint print-system build-all