diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92ed5fb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+yomichan.zip
diff --git a/build_zip.sh b/build_zip.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f084c38a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_zip.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+ZIP=yomichan.zip
+rm -f $ZIP
+7z a yomichan.zip ./ext/*