diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9b4f01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/build/*
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca9d560
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+VERSION=$(shell git describe --tags --candidates=1 --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo "dev")
+FLAGS=-s -w -X main.Version=$(VERSION)
+SRC=$(shell find . -type f -name '*.go' -not -path "./vendor/*")
+
+ecs-run-task: $(SRC)
+	go build -o ecs-run-task -ldflags="$(FLAGS)" -v .
+
+.PHONY: test
+test:
+	gofmt -s -l -w $(SRC)
+	go vet -v ./...
+	go test -race -v ./...
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	rm -f ecs-run-task
+
+.PHONY: release
+release:
+	go get github.com/mitchellh/gox
+	gox -ldflags="$(FLAGS)" -output="build/{{.Dir}}-{{.OS}}-{{.Arch}}" -osarch="linux/amd64 windows/amd64" .