diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+SHELL := /bin/bash
+sha = $(shell "git" "rev-parse" "--short" "HEAD")
+
+dist/spacy.pex : 
+	python3.6 -m venv env3.6
+	source env3.6/bin/activate
+	pip install wheel
+	pip install -r requirements.txt --no-cache-dir --no-binary :all:
+	python setup.py build_ext --inplace
+	python setup.py sdist
+	python setup.py bdist_wheel
+	python -m pip install pex
+	pex dist/*.whl -e spacy -o dist/spacy-$(sha).pex
+	cp dist/spacy-$(sha).pex dist/spacy.pex
+	chmod a+rx dist/spacy.pex