diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ddbc4ee1..56c9f21d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "build:compile": "babel --source-maps -d lib src",
     "build:bundle": "NODE_ENV=production webpack -p lib/vector/index.js vector/bundle.js",
     "build": "npm run build:css && npm run build:compile && npm run build:bundle",
-    "package": "npm run build && mkdir -p packages && tar chvzf packages/vector-`git describe --dirty --tags || echo unknown`.tar.gz vector",
+    "package": "scripts/package.sh",
     "start:js": "webpack -w src/vector/index.js vector/bundle.js",
     "start:js:prod": "NODE_ENV=production webpack -w src/vector/index.js vector/bundle.js",
     "start:skins:css": "catw \"src/skins/vector/css/**/*.css\" -o vector/components.css",
diff --git a/scripts/package.sh b/scripts/package.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e1f5f3c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/package.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+version=`git describe --dirty --tags || echo unknown`
+
+npm run build
+mkdir -p packages
+ln -s vector vector-$version
+tar chvzf packages/vector-$version.tar.gz vector-$version
+rm vector-$version
+
+echo
+echo "Packaged packages/vector-$version.tar.gz"