diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 4efd5f5b6..763a7883d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="de.danoeh.antennapod"
-    android:versionCode="1040012"
-    android:versionName="1.4.0.12">
+    android:versionCode="1040100"
+    android:versionName="1.4.1.0">
     <!--
       Version code schema:
       "1.2.3-SNAPSHOT" -> 1020300
diff --git a/makeRelease.sh b/makeRelease.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..c6ca354a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makeRelease.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+DEST=$2
+VERSION_NAME=$1
+
+# need to get rid of this so that it gets regenerated
+# probably a way to solve this in Gradle too...
+rm app/src/main/assets/about.html
+./gradlew clean assembleDebug assembleRelease
+cp app/build/outputs/apk/app-debug.apk $DEST/AntennaPod_${VERSION_NAME}_debug.apk
+cp app/build/outputs/apk/app-release.apk $DEST/AntennaPod_${VERSION_NAME}_release.apk