diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4d39287..13cee1e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@ addons:
     packages:
       - pandoc
       - libxml2-utils
+      - devscripts
+      - build-essential
+      - lintian
+      - debhelper
 
 script:
-  - bash -n mdcheckr
-  - (cd tests && ./test.sh)
+  - make test
   - ./mdcheckr README.md
+  - make unsigned-package
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67e138d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Contributors guide
+
+## Packaging
+
+## Source release
+
+A source tarball can be created from the `Makefile`:
+
+```bash
+git checkout v1.0
+make source-release
+```
+
+This is suitable as a "pristine" source for downstream packagers.
+
+## Debian unsigned package
+
+An unsigned Debian package can also be created from the repository in a few steps.
+
+Check out the version you want:
+
+```bash
+git checkout v1.0
+make unsigned-package
+```
+
+You will then have source and binary packages in the current directory.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90364e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+VERSION=1.0
+
+.PHONY: default test offline-test source-tarball unsigned-package
+
+default: test
+
+test:
+	bash -n mdcheckr
+	(cd tests && ./test.sh)
+
+source-tarball: mdcheckr_$(VERSION).orig.tar.gz
+
+mdcheckr_$(VERSION).orig.tar.gz:
+	tar --transform "s,^,mdcheckr-$(VERSION)/," -cvzf \
+		mdcheckr_$(VERSION).orig.tar.gz \
+		LICENSE.md \
+		README.md \
+		mdcheckr \
+		mdcheckr.1 \
+		tests
+
+unsigned-package: mdcheckr_$(VERSION)-1_all.deb
+
+mdcheckr_$(VERSION)-1_all.deb: mdcheckr_$(VERSION).orig.tar.gz
+	tar -xvzf mdcheckr_$(VERSION).orig.tar.gz
+	cp -Rf debian/ mdcheckr-$(VERSION)/
+	(cd mdcheckr-$(VERSION)/ && debuild -us -uc)
+	rm -Rf mdcheckr-$(VERSION)/
+
+clean:
+	rm -Rf mdcheckr-$(VERSION)* mdcheckr_$(VERSION)*
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94ecb7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+mdcheckr (1.0-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
+
+  * Initial release.
+
+ -- Michael Billington <michael.billington@gmail.com>  Sun, 04 Jun 2017 17:33:37 +1000
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec63514
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+9
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9abd04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Source: mdcheckr
+Maintainer: Michael Billington <michael.billington@gmail.com>
+Section: misc
+Priority: optional
+Standards-Version: 3.9.2
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9)
+
+Package: mdcheckr
+Architecture: all
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, pandoc, curl, libxml2-utils, which
+Description:
+ check markdown files for broken links and other errors
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68a0489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/copyright
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
+Source: https://github.com/mike42/mdcheckr
+
+Files: *
+Copyright: 2017 Michael Billington
+License: MIT
+
diff --git a/debian/debhelper-build-stamp b/debian/debhelper-build-stamp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9f005f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/debhelper-build-stamp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mdcheckr
diff --git a/debian/install b/debian/install
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f210c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/install
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mdcheckr usr/bin
diff --git a/debian/manpages b/debian/manpages
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7cccc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/manpages
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mdcheckr.1
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4f2c774
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/make -f
+%:
+	dh $@
+
diff --git a/debian/source/format b/debian/source/format
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..163aaf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/source/format
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.0 (quilt)