diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cde1221d2e8685be5785e8d842d0adeff0e38614..622d95c05d0fee1a16186c95e9ddbd195e748394 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Ignore compiled thesis
 thesis.pdf
 
+# Ignore zipped archive
+thesis.zip
+
 # Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/linux,latex
 # Edit at https://www.gitignore.io/?templates=linux,latex
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bf0c82ce7db3ebc408b6afe8d4d5c143406f16de..968af51bed6d9b0ffc34be6a58d9b4eebf9f3a19 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
+.PHONY: install
 install:
 	latexmk -pdf thesis.tex
 	latexmk -c thesis.tex
 
+.PHONY: watch
 watch:
 	latexmk -pvc thesis.tex
 
+.PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	latexmk -C thesis.tex
 
+.PHONY: zip
+zip:
+	zip -r thesis .
+	# Make sure .git is not part of distribution
+	zip -d thesis.zip .git/\*
+
+.PHONY: bibtool
 bibtool:
 	bibtool -R -r keep_bibtex -r field -r improve -r month -s references.bib -o references.bib
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0eef996acf5ae7a658c1df052fd65d5a7d0e9a18..da1662051c07a53e21401dece692b0211ad2b87b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ make bibtool
 
 # Baut die PDF aus den Sources stetig neu, updated die Anzeige in Ihrem PDF-Betrachter
 make watch
+
+# Verpackt die Dateien im Verzeichnis in thesis.zip
+make zip
 ```
 
 Das Makefile nutzt hierbei `latexmk`,