diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index cb21d4b..4425bf7 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ check:
 	find . -name '*.py' -exec pyflakes {} \;
 	python utils/pep8.py --filename=*.py --repeat .
 
-.PHONY: check pot doc deb
+sdist:
+	python setup.py sdist --formats=gztar,zip
+
+.PHONY: check pot doc deb sdist