diff --git a/.build.sh b/.build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d957bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+set -x
+
+# build for all architectures
+cargo build --release
+
+# tar binary files for upload
+tar -czvf target/release/linux_amd64.tar.gz  target/release/farm target/release/node target/release/plot target/release/wallet
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index df3ced0..51ee7b7 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ steps:
       - name: cache
         path: /vendor
     commands:
-      - cargo build --release
-      - tar -czvf target/release/linux_amd64.tar.gz  target/release/farm target/release/node target/release/plot target/release/wallet
+      - sh .build.sh
 
   - name: release
     image: plugins/gitea-release