diff --git a/platform/win32/Makefile b/platform/win32/Makefile
index 47c81a40..c090e756 100644
--- a/platform/win32/Makefile
+++ b/platform/win32/Makefile
@@ -127,3 +127,13 @@ cpu/fame/famec.o : ../../cpu/fame/famec.c ../../cpu/fame/famec_opcodes.h
 	@echo ">>>" $<
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -Wno-unused -c $< -o $@
 
+# ----------- release -----------
+ifneq ($(findstring rel,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
+ifeq ($(VER),)
+$(error need VER)
+endif
+endif
+
+rel: $(TARGET) readme.txt carthw.cfg
+	zip -9 -j ../../PicoDrive_win32_$(VER).zip $^
+