diff --git a/zip.sh b/zip.sh
index a0d3ecc3..8ede68fb 100644
--- a/zip.sh
+++ b/zip.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-cd ./dist
-
-web-ext build --overwrite-dest
-
-cd ..
+#!/bin/sh
+echo adding to git
+git commit -am "commit before tentative release."
+rm -rf ./web-ext-artifacts
+echo rebuilding web extension...
+npm run clean-build
+echo building web extension...
+cd ./dist
+web-ext build --overwrite-dest
+mv ./web-ext-artifacts ../
+cd ..
+echo compressing source..
+git archive -o source.zip HEAD
+mv ./source.zip ./web-ext-artifacts
+echo done