diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0cfe5a1..576ad6f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ src/java/velamentum
 *.nar
 *.ear
 *.zip
+!src/java/velamentumJava.zip
 *.tar.gz
 *.rar
 
diff --git a/src/java/Makefile b/src/java/Makefile
index 57adc8e..598450f 100644
--- a/src/java/Makefile
+++ b/src/java/Makefile
@@ -16,5 +16,8 @@ default: classes
 
 classes: $(CLASSES:.java=.class)
 
+zip:
+	zip -r velamentumJava.zip velamentum
+
 clean:
 	rm -rf velamentum
diff --git a/src/java/velamentumJava.zip b/src/java/velamentumJava.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8799aca
Binary files /dev/null and b/src/java/velamentumJava.zip differ