diff --git a/release/build_release.py b/release/build_release.py
index 7f83f08..1c1e97b 100644
--- a/release/build_release.py
+++ b/release/build_release.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import shutil
+import zipfile
 
 version = "v1.2"
 
@@ -16,4 +17,11 @@
 shutil.copyfile("../LICENSE", os.path.join(output_dir, "LICENSE"))
 shutil.copyfile("../readme.md", os.path.join(output_dir, "readme.md"))
 
+print("Compressing...")
+
+with zipfile.ZipFile(output_dir + ".zip", "w", zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zfile:
+    for root, dirs, file_names in os.walk(output_dir):
+        for file_name in file_names:
+            zfile.write(os.path.join(root, file_name))
+
 print("Done.")