diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 832a61ed7..bede5d2a6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@ validate_website: website
 tarball:
 	git archive -9 --format=tar.gz --prefix=rclone-$(TAG)/ -o build/rclone-$(TAG).tar.gz $(TAG)
 
+vendorball:
+	go mod vendor
+	tar -zcf build/rclone-$(TAG)-vendor.tar.gz vendor
+	rm -rf vendor
+
 sign_upload:
 	cd build && md5sum rclone-v* | gpg --clearsign > MD5SUMS
 	cd build && sha1sum rclone-v* | gpg --clearsign > SHA1SUMS
@@ -239,7 +244,7 @@ startdev:
 	echo -e "package fs\n\n// Version of rclone\nvar Version = \"$(NEXT_VERSION)-DEV\"\n" | gofmt > fs/version.go
 	echo -n "$(NEXT_VERSION)" > docs/layouts/partials/version.html
 	echo "$(NEXT_VERSION)" > VERSION
-	git commit -m "Start $(VERSION)-DEV development" fs/version.go
+	git commit -m "Start $(NEXT_VERSION)-DEV development" fs/version.go VERSION docs/layouts/partials/version.html
 
 winzip:
 	zip -9 rclone-$(TAG).zip rclone.exe
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index eeb4d05aa..0f620169d 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ This file describes how to make the various kinds of releases
   * # Wait for the GitHub builds to complete then...
   * make fetch_binaries
   * make tarball
+  * make vendorball
   * make sign_upload
   * make check_sign
   * make upload