diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 98480b07..daedcdd6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ build.log
 targets/
 # .. and log for 'build-all'
 .build-all
+# .. and release creation
+release
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 634abaf2..3d2c6077 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -304,14 +304,13 @@ $(patsubst %,install-lib-%-copy,$(LIB_SUB_DIR)): $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	@tar cf - --exclude='*.sh.in' $(patsubst install-lib-%-copy,%,$(@)) \
 	 |(cd "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)"; tar xf -)
 
-# Huh? It seems we need at least one command to make this rule kick-in.
-install-lib-%: install-lib-%-copy; @true
+# We need at least one command to make this rule kick-in.
+install-lib-%: install-lib-%-copy
+	@true
 
-# Huh? that one does not inherit the -opy dependency, above...
 install-lib-scripts: install-lib-scripts-copy
 	@chmod a+x $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/scripts/crosstool-NG.sh
 	@chmod a+x $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/scripts/saveSample.sh
-	@rm -f "$(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/scripts/addToolVersion.sh"
 
 install-lib-main: $(DESTDIR)$(libdir) $(patsubst %,install-lib-%,$(LIB_SUB_DIR))
 	@echo "  INST    'steps.mk'"
@@ -361,8 +360,8 @@ install-doc-message:
 
 
 install-doc-real: $(DESTDIR)$(docdir)
-	@echo "  INST    'docs/*.txt'"
-	@for doc_file in docs/*.txt; do                              \
+	@echo "  INST    'docs/manual/*.md'"
+	@for doc_file in docs/manual/*.md; do                        \
 	     $(install) -m 644 "$${doc_file}" "$(DESTDIR)$(docdir)"; \
 	 done
 
diff --git a/maintainer/README b/maintainer/README
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0d174a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maintainer/README
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+These scripts are not of much interest to the end user.
+They are used to automate everyday maintenance tasks for crosstool-NG. As such,
+they are not subject to the same level of portability requirements - they can
+expect to be run on a fairly modern Linux distribution, with bash, GNU sed and
+grep, etc.
diff --git a/scripts/addToolVersion.sh b/maintainer/addToolVersion.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/addToolVersion.sh
rename to maintainer/addToolVersion.sh
diff --git a/maintainer/create-release.sh b/maintainer/create-release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b04747e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maintainer/create-release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Configurable portions
+docs_git=https://github.com/crosstool-ng/crosstool-ng.github.io.git
+docs_subdir=_pages/docs
+formats=( "bz2" "xz" )
+declare -A tar_opt=( ["bz2"]=j ["xz"]=J )
+digests=( md5 sha1 sha512 )
+
+do_trace()
+{
+    echo "  --> $@" >&2
+}
+
+do_abort()
+{
+    echo "ERROR: $@" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Go to the top-level
+topdir=`git rev-parse --show-toplevel`
+if [ -z "${topdir}" ]; then
+    do_abort "Not in the Git clone"
+fi
+cd "${topdir}"
+
+# Determine the version. Replace the dashes with dots, as packaging
+# systems don't expect dashes in versions, but they're ok in package
+# name.
+version=`git describe | sed -r -e 's,-,.,g' -e 's,^crosstool\.ng\.,crosstool-ng-,'`
+do_trace "Creating release for ${version}"
+
+# Create the base working directory
+if [ -e "release" -a ! -d "release" ]; then
+    do_abort "File 'release' already exists but is not a directory"
+fi
+mkdir -p "release"
+
+# Copy the base stuff
+do_trace "Copying crosstool-NG"
+rm -rf "release/${version}"
+git archive --prefix="${version}/" HEAD | tar xf - -C "release"
+
+# Clone a repository for docs. Github does not support 'git archive --remote='.
+do_trace "Checking out docs"
+rm -rf "release/site"
+git clone --depth=1 "${docs_git}" "release/site"
+
+# The rest of modifications are inside the release directory
+cd "release/${version}"
+
+# Copy the docs instead of the MANUAL_ONLINE placeholder
+do_trace "Replacing docs"
+rm "docs/MANUAL_ONLINE"
+mkdir -p "docs/manual"
+for i in "../site/${docs_subdir}/"*.md; do
+    awk '
+BEGIN   { skip=0; }
+        {
+            if ($0=="---") {
+                if (NR==1) {
+                    skip=1
+                    next
+                }
+                else if (skip) {
+                    skip=0
+                    next
+                }
+            }
+            if (!skip) {
+                print $0
+            }
+        }
+' < "${i}" > "docs/manual/${i##*/}"
+done
+
+# Run bootstrap before it is removed
+do_trace "Bootstrapping"
+./bootstrap
+rm -f bootstrap
+
+# Remove other things not for the end user
+do_trace "Removing unreleased files"
+rm -f .travis.*
+find -name .gitignore | xargs rm
+rm -rf autom4te.cache maintainer
+
+# Go back to top level
+cd ../..
+
+# Package up
+do_trace "Packaging"
+for fmt in "${formats[@]}"; do
+    tar c${tar_opt[$fmt]}f "release/${version}.tar.${fmt}" -C "release" "${version}"
+    for h in "${digests[@]}"; do
+        ${h}sum "release/${version}.tar.${fmt}" > "release/${version}.tar.${fmt}.${h}"
+    done
+    # TBD sign
+done
diff --git a/scripts/patch-renumber.sh b/maintainer/patch-renumber.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/patch-renumber.sh
rename to maintainer/patch-renumber.sh
diff --git a/scripts/patch-rework.sh b/maintainer/patch-rework.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/patch-rework.sh
rename to maintainer/patch-rework.sh
diff --git a/scripts/build/debug/000-template.sh b/scripts/build/debug/000-template.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 47d2caea..00000000
--- a/scripts/build/debug/000-template.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# Template file for a debug utility
-
-# Put your download code here
-do_debug_foobar_get() {
-    # For example:
-    # CT_GetFile "foobar-${CT_FOOBAR_VERSION}" http://foobar.com/releases/
-    :
-}
-
-# Put your extract code here
-do_debug_foobar_extract() {
-    # For example:
-    # CT_Extract "foobar-${CT_FOOBAR_VERSION}"
-    # CT_Patch "foobar" "${CT_FOOBAR_VERSION}"
-    :
-}
-
-# Put your build code here
-do_debug_foobar_build() {
-    # For example:
-    # mkdir -p "${CT_BUILD_DIR}/build-foobar"
-    # CT_Pushd "${CT_BUILD_DIR}/build-foobar"
-    # CT_DoExecLog CFG                                        \
-    # "${CT_SRC_DIR}/foobar-${CT_FOOBAR_VERSION}/configure"   \
-    #     --build=${CT_BUILD}                                 \
-    #     --host=${CT_TARGET}                                 \
-    #     --prefix=/usr                                       \
-    #     --foobar-options
-    # CT_DoExecLog ALL make
-    # CT_DoExecLog ALL make DESTDIR="${CT_SYSROOT_DIR}" install
-    # CT_Popd
-    :
-}
-
diff --git a/scripts/functions b/scripts/functions
index ab141d5d..0ba96b48 100644
--- a/scripts/functions
+++ b/scripts/functions
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ CT_SanitizeVarDir() {
     }
     if (!seencomp && !isabs && !trail) {
         # Eliminated all components, but no trailing slash -
-        # if the result is appened with /foo, must not become absolute
+        # if the result is appended with /foo, must not become absolute
         printf ".";
     }
     if ((!seencomp && isabs) || (seencomp && trail)) {