diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+NAME=redhat-rpm-config
+VERSION=$(shell awk '/Version:/ { print $$2 }' $(NAME).spec)
+
+CVSROOT = $(shell cat CVS/Root 2>/dev/null || :)
+
+CVSTAG = REDHAT_RPM_CONFIG_$(subst .,_,$(VERSION))
+
+all:
+
+tag-archive:
+	@cvs -Q tag -F $(CVSTAG)
+
+create-archive:
+	@rm -rf /tmp/$(NAME)
+	@cd /tmp ; cvs -Q -d $(CVSROOT) export -r$(CVSTAG) $(NAME) || echo "Um... export aborted."
+	@mv /tmp/$(NAME) /tmp/$(NAME)-$(VERSION)
+	@cd /tmp ; tar -czSpf $(NAME)-$(VERSION).tar.gz $(NAME)-$(VERSION)
+	@rm -rf /tmp/$(NAME)-$(VERSION)
+	@cp /tmp/$(NAME)-$(VERSION).tar.gz .
+	@rm -f /tmp/$(NAME)-$(VERSION).tar.gz
+	@echo ""
+	@echo "The final archive is in $(NAME)-$(VERSION).tar.gz"
+
+archive: tag-archive create-archive