diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3f0ed21..c5c0367 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+dist/
 docs/_build/
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3ec56bf..f3f761a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ description = "Point of Sale system based on Wutta Framework"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{name = "Lance Edgar", email = "lance@wuttaproject.org"}]
 classifiers = [
-        # TODO: remove this if you intend to publish your project
-        # (it's here by default, to prevent accidental publishing)
-        "Private :: Do Not Upload",
-
         "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
         "Environment :: Win32 (MS Windows)",
         "Environment :: X11 Applications",
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6691b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+################################################################################
+#
+#  WuttaPOS -- Point of Sale system based on Wutta Framework
+#  Copyright © 2026 Lance Edgar
+#
+#  This file is part of WuttaPOS.
+#
+#  WuttaPOS is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+#  terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+#  Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+#  version.
+#
+#  WuttaPOS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+#  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+#  FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+#  details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+#  WuttaPOS.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+################################################################################
+"""
+Tasks for WuttaPOS
+"""
+
+import os
+import shutil
+
+from invoke import task
+
+
+@task
+def release(c, skip_tests=False):
+    """
+    Release a new version of WuttaPOS
+    """
+    if not skip_tests:
+        # c.run("pytest")
+        pass
+
+    if os.path.exists("dist"):
+        shutil.rmtree("dist")
+
+    c.run("python -m build --sdist")
+    c.run("twine upload dist/*")