diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4db060a..e9c6ada 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 cuttlefish
+cuttlefish-darwin64/
+*.tar.gz
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 296cf76..a4204ea 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ build:
 	go get
 	go build
 
+clean:
+	rm cuttlefish
+
 install:
 	cp ./cuttlefish /usr/local/bin/
 	cp ./functions/__cuttlefish.fish ~/.config/fish/functions/
@@ -21,4 +24,13 @@ uninstall:
 test:
 	env GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o tests/cuttlefish
 	docker build -t cuttlefish:latest .
-	docker run --rm -v $(current_dir)/tests/scenarios:/home/nemo/scenarios -w /home/nemo/scenarios cuttlefish:latest run_assertions.fish
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+	docker run --rm -v $(current_dir)/tests/scenarios:/home/nemo/scenarios -w /home/nemo/scenarios cuttlefish:latest run_assertions.fish
+
+release: clean build
+	rm -f binaries-darwin64.tar.gz
+	rm -rf cuttlefish-darwin64
+	mkdir cuttlefish-darwin64
+	cp cuttlefish cuttlefish-darwin64/
+	cp -r functions cuttlefish-darwin64/
+	cp Makefile cuttlefish-darwin64/
+	tar -cvzf binaries-darwin64.tar.gz cuttlefish-darwin64/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f0cddb..f3c649a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,9 +16,20 @@ Whenever you visit a directory containing a `.cuttlefish.yaml` file, its configu
 
 **Note:** Only subdirectories of the user's home directory are scanned.
 
-## Usage
+## Install
 
-### Install
+**Note:** The script installs itself in your `~/.config/fish/config.fish`: before doing so, though, it will copy the original file to `~/.config/fish/config.fish_bck` so that it can be restored if needed (see `install` target in `Makefile` for more details).
+
+### Option 1: Install released binaries
+
+Grab the binaries from the [releases page](https://github.com/fedragon/cuttlefish/releases), uncompress them and run
+
+```
+cd cuttlefish-darwin64
+make install
+```
+
+### Option 2: Build from sources
 
 The installation requires Go 1.13+.
 
@@ -28,9 +39,7 @@ cd cuttlefish
 make
 ```
 
-**Note:** The script installs itself in your `~/.config/fish/config.fish`: before doing so, though, it will copy the original file to `~/.config/fish/config.fish_bck` so that it can be restored if needed (see `install` target in `Makefile` for more details).
-
-### Configure
+### Usage
 
 Create a `.cuttlefish.yaml` in every directory where you want to load a different environment. The file should look like this:
 
@@ -74,6 +83,12 @@ make build
 make test
 ```
 
+### Release
+
+```
+make release
+```
+
 ## Credits
 
 Cuttlefish logo made by [Freepik](http://www.freepik.com/).
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