diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fd796371..898da0ea 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,11 +48,15 @@ $(PACKER):
 	rm $(PACKER).zip
 	chmod +x $@
 
+SDIST := dist/pwnagotchi-$(PWN_VERSION).tar.gz
+$(SDIST): setup.py pwnagotchi
+	python3 setup.py sdist
+
 # Building the image requires packer, but don't rebuild the image just because packer updated.
 pwnagotchi: | $(PACKER)
 
 # If the packer or ansible files are updated, rebuild the image.
-pwnagotchi: builder/pwnagotchi.json.pkr.hcl builder/raspberrypi64.yml $(shell find builder/data -type f)
+pwnagotchi: $(SDIST) builder/pwnagotchi.json.pkr.hcl builder/raspberrypi64.yml $(shell find builder/data -type f)
 
 	cd builder && $(PACKER) init pwnagotchi.json.pkr.hcl && sudo $(UNSHARE) $(PACKER) build -var "pwn_hostname=$(PWN_HOSTNAME)" -var "pwn_version=$(PWN_VERSION)" pwnagotchi.json.pkr.hcl