diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c8ea3074..b5a7fb5b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -50,9 +50,11 @@ all: help
 help:
 	@echo "Proton Makefile instructions"
 	@echo ""
-	@echo ""Quick start" Makefile targets:"
+	@echo "\"Quick start\" Makefile targets:"
 	@echo "  install - Install Proton into current user's Steam installation"
-	@echo "  deploy - Build deployment files into a directory in vagrant_share/ named"
+	@echo "  redist - Build a package suitable for manual installation or distribution"
+	@echo "           to other users in vagrant_share/ named after the nearest git tag"
+	@echo "  deploy - Build Steam deployment files into a directory in vagrant_share/ named"
 	@echo "           after the nearest git tag"
 	@echo "  clean - Delete the Proton build directory"
 	@echo ""
@@ -76,16 +78,16 @@ help:
 	@echo "  lsteamclient - Rebuild the Steam client wrapper and copy it into vagrant_share/."
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "Examples:"
-	@echo "  "make install" - Build Proton and install into this user's Steam installation,"
+	@echo "  make install - Build Proton and install into this user's Steam installation,"
 	@echo "      with the current Proton branch name as the tool's name."
 	@echo ""
-	@echo "  "make deploy" - Build a Proton deployment package in a tagged directory"
+	@echo "  make redist - Build a Proton redistribution package in a tagged directory"
 	@echo "      in vagrant_share/."
 	@echo ""
-	@echo "  "make build_name=mytest install" - Build Proton with the tool name \"mytest\" and"
+	@echo "  make build_name=mytest install - Build Proton with the tool name \"mytest\" and"
 	@echo "      install into this user's Steam installation."
 	@echo ""
-	@echo "  "make build_name=mytest module=dsound module" - Build only the dsound module"
+	@echo "  make build_name=mytest module=dsound module - Build only the dsound module"
 	@echo "      in the \"mytest\" build directory and place it into vagrant_share/dsound/."
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "Running out of disk space in the VM? See resize-vagrant-disk.sh"
@@ -110,10 +112,15 @@ install: configure
 	cp -R vagrant_share/compatibilitytools.d/$(_build_name) $(STEAM_DIR)/compatibilitytools.d/
 	echo "Proton installed to your local Steam installation"
 
-deploy: configure
+redist: configure
 	mkdir -p vagrant_share/$(DEPLOY_DIR)
-	vagrant ssh -c 'make -C $(BUILD_DIR)/ $(UNSTRIPPED) deploy && cp $(BUILD_DIR)/deploy/* /vagrant/$(DEPLOY_DIR)'
-	echo "Proton deployed to vagrant_share/$(DEPLOY_DIR)"
+	vagrant ssh -c 'make -C $(BUILD_DIR)/ $(UNSTRIPPED) redist && cp $(BUILD_DIR)/redist/* /vagrant/$(DEPLOY_DIR)'
+	echo "Proton build available at vagrant_share/$(DEPLOY_DIR)"
+
+deploy: configure
+	mkdir -p vagrant_share/$(DEPLOY_DIR)-deploy
+	vagrant ssh -c 'make -C $(BUILD_DIR)/ $(UNSTRIPPED) deploy && cp $(BUILD_DIR)/deploy/* /vagrant/$(DEPLOY_DIR)-deploy'
+	echo "Proton deployed to vagrant_share/$(DEPLOY_DIR)-deploy"
 
 module: configure
 	mkdir -p vagrant_share/$(module)/lib/wine/ vagrant_share/$(module)/lib64/wine/
diff --git a/build/makefile_base.mak b/build/makefile_base.mak
index 3b287d7b..1d69738f 100644
--- a/build/makefile_base.mak
+++ b/build/makefile_base.mak
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ TOOLS_DIR64 := ./obj-tools64
 DST_BASE := ./dist
 DST_DIR := $(DST_BASE)/dist
 DEPLOY_DIR := ./deploy
+REDIST_DIR := ./redist
 
 # All top level goals.  Lazy evaluated so they can be added below.
 GOAL_TARGETS = $(GOAL_TARGETS_LIBS)
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ DIST_TARGETS := $(DIST_COPY_TARGETS) $(DIST_OVR32) $(DIST_OVR64) \
                 $(DIST_COMPAT_MANIFEST) $(DIST_LICENSE) $(DIST_FONTS)
 
 DEPLOY_COPY_TARGETS := $(DIST_COPY_TARGETS) $(DIST_VERSION) $(DIST_LICENSE)
+REDIST_COPY_TARGETS := $(DEPLOY_COPY_TARGETS) $(DIST_COMPAT_MANIFEST)
 
 $(DIST_LICENSE): $(LICENSE)
 	cp -a $< $@
@@ -438,19 +440,25 @@ dist: $(DIST_TARGETS) wine vrclient lsteamclient steam dxvk d9vk | $(DST_DIR)
 #The use of "cour" here is for compatibility with programs that require that exact string. This link does not point to Courier New.
 #The use of "msyh" here is for compatibility with programs that require that exact string. This link does not point to Microsoft YaHei.
 
-deploy: dist | $(filter-out dist deploy install,$(MAKECMDGOALS))
+deploy: dist | $(filter-out dist deploy install redist,$(MAKECMDGOALS))
 	mkdir -p $(DEPLOY_DIR) && \
 	cp -a $(DEPLOY_COPY_TARGETS) $(DEPLOY_DIR) && \
 	tar -C $(DST_DIR) -c . > $(DEPLOY_DIR)/proton_dist.tar
 	@echo "Created deployment archive at "$(DEPLOY_DIR)"/proton_dist.tar"
 
-install: dist | $(filter-out dist deploy install,$(MAKECMDGOALS))
+install: dist | $(filter-out dist deploy install redist,$(MAKECMDGOALS))
 	if [ ! -d $(STEAM_DIR) ]; then echo >&2 "!! "$(STEAM_DIR)" does not exist, cannot install"; return 1; fi
 	mkdir -p $(STEAM_DIR)/compatibilitytools.d/$(BUILD_NAME)
 	cp -r $(DST_BASE)/* $(STEAM_DIR)/compatibilitytools.d/$(BUILD_NAME)
 	@echo "Installed Proton to "$(STEAM_DIR)/compatibilitytools.d/$(BUILD_NAME)
 	@echo "You may need to restart Steam to select this tool"
 
+redist: dist | $(filter-out dist deploy install redist,$(MAKECMDGOALS))
+	mkdir -p $(REDIST_DIR)
+	cp -a $(REDIST_COPY_TARGETS) $(REDIST_DIR)
+	tar -C $(DST_DIR) -c . | gzip -c -1 > $(REDIST_DIR)/proton_dist.tar.gz
+	@echo "Created redistribution tarball at "$(REDIST_DIR)"/proton_dist.tar.gz"
+
 .PHONY: module32 module64 module
 
 module32: SHELL = $(CONTAINER_SHELL32)