diff --git a/src/release.sh b/src/release.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+sh ./clean.sh
+
+TODAY=`date +%F`
+SCION="scion-1.0-$TODAY"
+
+if [ !  -d "release" ];
+then
+	mkdir release
+fi
+
+
+DIR="release/$SCION"
+mkdir $DIR
+
+for dir in 'base' 'core' 'extra' 'scion' 'install.sh'
+do
+	cp -r $dir $DIR
+done
+
+
+cd release
+tar -cvf "$SCION.tar.gz" $SCION
+rm -r $SCION