diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 415e2da..8f3cf33 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: all check clean distclean doc install install-headers regressions uninstall
+.PHONY: all check clean dist distclean doc install install-headers regressions uninstall
 
 CFLAGS=@CFLAGS@
 VERSION=@VERSION@
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ PREFIX=@PREFIX@
 LIBRARY=@LIBRARY@
 HEADERS=@HEADERS@
 PKGCONFIG_DATA=@LIBRARY@/pkgconfig
-DISTDIR=.spool
-DISTFILE=$(DISTDIR)/ck-$(VERSION).tar.gz
 
 all: doc
 	$(MAKE) -C src all || exit
@@ -69,6 +67,10 @@ clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C regressions clean
 	rm -f *~ *.o *.tar.gz
 
+dist:
+	git archive --format=tar --prefix=ck-$(VERSION)/ HEAD \
+		| gzip > ck-$(VERSION).tar.gz
+
 distclean: clean
 	rm -f include/ck_md.h
 	rm -f build/regressions.build
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7c4bfa1..6e51c08 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ EXIT_SUCCESS=0
 EXIT_FAILURE=1
 
 MAINTAINER='sbahra@repnop.org'
-VERSION='0.2.7'
+VERSION=${VERSION:-'0.2.7'}
 VERSION_MAJOR='0'
 BUILD="$PWD/build/ck.build"
 PREFIX=${PREFIX:-"/usr/local"}
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ generate_stdout()
 {
 
 	echo
+	echo "           VERSION = $VERSION"
 	echo "           PROFILE = $PROFILE"
 	echo "                CC = $CC"
 	echo "          COMPILER = $COMPILER"