diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f252255..9d4657d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,8 +8,13 @@ REX_VERSION := $(shell cat $(VERSION_FILE))
 RELEASE_NAME := rexforge_$(REX_VERSION)
 export REX_VERSION
 
-version:
-	@echo $(RELEASE_NAME)
+help:
+	@echo -e "Makefile for $(RELEASE_NAME)\n"
+	@echo "Available targets:"
+	@echo "  release    - Create a release version and package"
+	@echo "  clean      - Clean up build files"
+	@echo "  container  - Build an OCI container (requires podman)"
+	@echo "  help       - Show this help message"
 
 release: $(RELEASE_NAME)
 	make -C ./rex_client
@@ -20,6 +25,7 @@ release: $(RELEASE_NAME)
 	cp ./VERSION.txt $(RELEASE_NAME)
 	cp ./README.md $(RELEASE_NAME)
 	mkdir -p $(RELEASE_NAME)/source
+	cp ./VERSION.txt $(RELEASE_NAME)/source
 	git ls-files | xargs -I{} cp --parents {} $(RELEASE_NAME)/source
 	date -I > $(RELEASE_NAME)/VERSION.txt
 	echo $(rev) >> $(RELEASE_NAME)/VERSION.txt
@@ -38,4 +44,4 @@ clean:
 	rm -rf *.tar.gz
 	rm -rf rexforge_*
 
-.PHONY: release clean container
+.PHONY: release clean container help