diff --git a/api/.gitignore b/api/.gitignore
index 9c6bea1..a90b342 100644
--- a/api/.gitignore
+++ b/api/.gitignore
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ bin/
 
 .env
 intrinsics.sqlite
+com.jaytux.simd.api.tar.gz
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diff --git a/api/package.sh b/api/package.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cb68ea4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/package.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+./gradlew clean
+./gradlew shadowJar
+
+cp build/libs/api-all.jar .
+
+rm -fr build/dist/ com.jaytux.simd.api.tar.gz
+jpackage --type app-image --input build/libs/ --dest build/dist/ --name com.jaytux.simd.api \
+         --main-jar ./api-all.jar --main-class com.jaytux.simd.MainKt
+
+rm api-all.jar
+tar -czf com.jaytux.simd.api.tar.gz -C build/dist com.jaytux.simd.api
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