diff --git a/utils/releasetools/00_test_release.sh b/utils/releasetools/00_test_release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8fb6e950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/releasetools/00_test_release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+if [ $# != "1" ]
+then
+    echo "Usage: ${0} <git-ref>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+TAG=$1
+TARNAME="redis-${TAG}.tar.gz"
+DOWNLOADURL="http://download.redis.io/releases/${TARNAME}"
+
+ssh antirez@metal "export TERM=xterm;
+                   cd /tmp;
+                   rm -rf test_release_tmp_dir;
+                   cd test_release_tmp_dir;
+                   wget $DOWNLOADURL;
+                   tar xvzf $TARNAME;
+                   cd redis-${TAG};
+                   make;
+                   ./runtest;
+                   ./runtest-sentinel;
+                   if [ -x runtest-cluster ]; then
+                       ./runtest-cluster;
+                   fi"
diff --git a/utils/mkrelease.sh b/utils/releasetools/01_create_tarball.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from utils/mkrelease.sh
rename to utils/releasetools/01_create_tarball.sh
diff --git a/utils/releasetools/02_upload_tarball.sh b/utils/releasetools/02_upload_tarball.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..9d553e52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/releasetools/02_upload_tarball.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+scp /tmp/redis-${1} antirez@antirez.com:/var/virtual/download.redis.io/httpdocs/releases/
+ssh antirez@antirez.com 'cd /var/virtual/download.redis.io/httpdocs; ./update.sh ${1}'
diff --git a/utils/releasetools/03_release_hash.sh b/utils/releasetools/03_release_hash.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ef38aee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/releasetools/03_release_hash.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+SHA=$(curl -s http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-${1}.tar.gz | shasum | cut -f 1 -d' ')
+ENTRY="hash redis-${1}.tar.gz sha1 $SHA http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-${1}.tar.gz"
+echo $ENTRY >> ~/hack/redis-hashes/README
+cat ~/hack/redis-hashes/README
+echo "Press any key to commit, Ctrl-C to abort)."
+read yes
+(cd ~/hack/redis-hashes; git commit -m '${1} hash.'; git push)