diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+DIST := dist
+BIN := bin
+
+EXECUTABLE := github-releases-notifier
+
+PWD := $(shell pwd)
+VERSION := $(shell cat VERSION)
+SHA := $(shell cat COMMIT 2>/dev/null || git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD)
+DATE := $(shell date -u '+%FT%T%z')
+
+GOLDFLAGS += -X "main.version=$(VERSION)"
+GOLDFLAGS += -X "main.date=$(DATE)"
+GOLDFLAGS += -X "main.commit=$(SHA)"
+GOLDFLAGS += -extldflags '-static'
+
+GO := CGO_ENABLED=0 go
+
+GOOS ?= $(shell go version | cut -d' ' -f4 | cut -d'/' -f1)
+GOARCH ?= $(shell go version | cut -d' ' -f4 | cut -d'/' -f2)
+
+PACKAGES ?= $(shell go list ./... | grep -v /vendor/ | grep -v /tests)
+
+TAGS ?= netgo
+
+.PHONY: all
+all: clean test build
+
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	$(GO) clean -i ./...
+	find . -type f -name "coverage.out" -delete
+
+.PHONY: fmt
+fmt:
+	$(GO) fmt $(PACKAGES)
+
+.PHONY: tests
+tests: test vet lint errcheck megacheck
+
+.PHONY: vet
+vet:
+	$(GO) vet $(PACKAGES)
+
+.PHONY: lint
+lint:
+	@which golint > /dev/null; if [ $$? -ne 0 ]; then \
+		$(GO) get -u github.com/golang/lint/golint; \
+	fi
+	STATUS=0; for PKG in $(PACKAGES); do golint -set_exit_status $$PKG || STATUS=1; done; exit $$STATUS
+
+.PHONY: errcheck
+errcheck:
+	@which errcheck > /dev/null; if [ $$? -ne 0 ]; then \
+		$(GO) get -u github.com/kisielk/errcheck; \
+	fi
+	STATUS=0; for PKG in $(PACKAGES); do errcheck $$PKG || STATUS=1; done; exit $$STATUS
+
+.PHONY: megacheck
+megacheck:
+	@which megacheck > /dev/null; if [ $$? -ne 0  ]; then \
+		$(GO) get -u honnef.co/go/tools/cmd/megacheck; \
+	fi
+	STATUS=0; for PKG in $(PACKAGES); do megacheck $$PKG || STATUS=1; done; exit $$STATUS
+
+.PHONY: test
+test:
+	STATUS=0; for PKG in $(PACKAGES); do go test -cover -coverprofile $$GOPATH/src/$$PKG/coverage.out $$PKG || STATUS=1; done; exit $$STATUS
+
+.PHONY: build
+build: $(EXECUTABLE)-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)
+
+$(EXECUTABLE)-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH): $(wildcard *.go)
+	$(GO) build -tags '$(TAGS)' -ldflags '-s -w $(GOLDFLAGS)' -o $(EXECUTABLE)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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+0.0.1
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