diff --git a/OZMTool/build_linux.sh b/OZMTool/build_linux.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2a8a32a64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OZMTool/build_linux.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+BASE_DIR=$PWD
+BUILD_DIR=${BASE_DIR}/Linux
+RELEASE_DIR=${BUILD_DIR}/release
+EXEC_NAME=OZMTool
+
+GIT=git
+QMAKE=qmake
+MAKE=make
+CONFIG_OPTION=release
+OS_ID=linux
+PACKER=upx
+
+VERSION=`${GIT} describe`
+VERSION_HEADER=${BASE_DIR}/version.h
+
+if [ `basename ${BASE_DIR}` != "OZMTool" ]
+then
+  echo "You are not executing from OZMTool directory!"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "#ifndef VERSION_H" > ${VERSION_HEADER}
+echo "#define VERSION_H" >> ${VERSION_HEADER}
+echo "" >> ${VERSION_HEADER}
+echo "#define GIT_VERSION \"${VERSION}\"" >> ${VERSION_HEADER}
+echo "" >> ${VERSION_HEADER}
+echo "#endif // VERSION_H" >> ${VERSION_HEADER}
+
+# Lets begin
+rm -rf ${BUILD_DIR}
+mkdir ${BUILD_DIR}
+cd ${BUILD_DIR}
+echo "Building..."
+${QMAKE} -config ${CONFIG_OPTION} ${BASE_DIR}
+${MAKE}
+echo "Copying files..."
+mkdir ${RELEASE_DIR}
+cp ${BUILD_DIR}/${EXEC_NAME} ${RELEASE_DIR}
+cp ${BASE_DIR}/README ${RELEASE_DIR}
+
+echo "Packing it up..."
+cd ${RELEASE_DIR}
+${PACKER} -9 ${EXEC_NAME}
+tar czvf ${BASE_DIR}/${EXEC_NAME}_${VERSION}_${OS_ID}.tar.gz *
+
+echo "Reverting version.h"
+${GIT} checkout ${VERSION_HEADER}
+
+echo "Done!"