diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0703168..88b2837 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Configure CMake
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}/main/build
-      run: cmake $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/main -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`pwd` ${{matrix.cmake-args}}
+      run: cmake $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/main -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE -DCPACK_PACKAGE_FILE_NAME=${{env.RELEASE_FILE}} ${{matrix.cmake-args}}
 
     # And then run the build itself
     - name: Build
@@ -105,9 +105,8 @@ jobs:
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}/main/build
       run: |
-        cmake --build . --target install
-        tar -zcf ${RELEASE_FILE}.tar.gz bin/
-        7z a ${RELEASE_FILE}.zip bin/*
+        cmake --build . --target package
+
     # Push the tar file to the release
     - name: Upload tar
       if: github.event_name == 'release' && matrix.release-suffix != ''
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 20cff97..bffca3b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Basic parameters; check that these match your project / environment
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9)
 
 project(mjpeg-player)
 set(32BLIT_PATH "../" CACHE PATH "Path to 32blit.cmake")
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ set(PROJECT_SOURCE
     avi-file.cpp
     mjpeg-player.cpp
 )
+set(PROJECT_DISTRIBS LICENSE README.md)
 
 #set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} -fsanitize=address")
 
@@ -30,3 +31,9 @@ blit_metadata (${PROJECT_NAME} metadata.yml)
 target_link_libraries (${PROJECT_NAME} DUH)
 
 add_custom_target (flash DEPENDS ${PROJECT_NAME}.flash)
+
+# setup release packages
+install (FILES ${PROJECT_DISTRIBS} DESTINATION .)
+set (CPACK_INCLUDE_TOPLEVEL_DIRECTORY OFF)
+set (CPACK_GENERATOR "ZIP" "TGZ")
+include (CPack) 
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