diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..849ddff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+dist/
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7bfd3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+builds:
+  - binary: grpcurl
+    main: ./cmd/grpcurl
+    goos:
+      - linux
+      - darwin
+      - windows
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+      - 386
+    ldflags:
+      - -s -w -X main.version=v{{.Version}}
+
+archive:
+  format: tar.gz
+  format_overrides:
+    - goos: windows
+      format: zip
+  replacements:
+    amd64: x86_64
+    386: x86_32
+    darwin: osx
+  files:
+    - LICENSE
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 42a9a30..0c0b179 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+dev_build_version=$(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty)
+
 # TODO: run golint and errcheck, but only to catch *new* violations and
 # decide whether to change code or not (e.g. we need to be able to whitelist
 # violations already in the code). They can be useful to catch errors, but
@@ -16,7 +18,12 @@ updatedeps:
 
 .PHONY: install
 install:
-	go install ./...
+	go install -ldflags '-X "main.version=dev build $(dev_build_version)"' ./...
+
+.PHONY: release
+release:
+	@GO111MODULE=off go get github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser
+	goreleaser --rm-dist
 
 .PHONY: checkgofmt
 checkgofmt:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 52eded1..4314715 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ As mentioned above, `grpcurl` works seamlessly if the server supports the reflec
 service. If not, you can supply the `.proto` source files or you can supply protoset
 files (containing compiled descriptors, produced by `protoc`) to `grpcurl`.
 
-## Installation
+## Installation (binaries)
+
+Download the binary from the [releases](https://github.com/fullstorydev/grpcurl/releases) page.
+
+## Installation (source)
 You can use the `go` tool to install `grpcurl`:
 ```shell
 go get github.com/fullstorydev/grpcurl
diff --git a/cmd/grpcurl/grpcurl.go b/cmd/grpcurl/grpcurl.go
index c17eee6..6d4d053 100644
--- a/cmd/grpcurl/grpcurl.go
+++ b/cmd/grpcurl/grpcurl.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fullstorydev/grpcurl"
 )
 
+var version = "dev build <no version set>"
+
 var (
 	exit = os.Exit
 
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ var (
 
 	help = flag.Bool("help", false,
 		`Print usage instructions and exit.`)
+	printVersion = flag.Bool("version", false,
+		`Print version.`)
 	plaintext = flag.Bool("plaintext", false,
 		`Use plain-text HTTP/2 when connecting to server (no TLS).`)
 	insecure = flag.Bool("insecure", false,
@@ -146,6 +150,10 @@ func main() {
 		usage()
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
+	if *printVersion {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s %s\n", os.Args[0], version)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
 
 	// Do extra validation on arguments and figure out what user asked us to do.
 	if *plaintext && *insecure {