diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6bad877a..5255c0cd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 help:
 	@$(MAKE) -C docs help
 
-.PHONY: Makefile
+.PHONY: Makefile build-deps sdist wheel
 
 # Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new
 # "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).
 %: Makefile
 	@$(MAKE) -C docs $@
+
+build-deps:
+	python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+
+sdist: build-deps
+	python setup.py sdist
+
+wheel: build-deps
+	python -m pip wheel --no-deps -w dist/ .