diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 8106941..3a226f9 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ GITHASH = $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 debug:
 	cargo run
 
-release:
+build:
 	cargo build --release
+	ls -lh target/release/$(PROJECT)
+
+release: build
 	tar -czf $(PROJECT)_$(GITHASH).tar.gz -C target/release $(PROJECT)
 	tar -tvf $(PROJECT)_$(GITHASH).tar.gz