diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 415207d..1bff59b 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
-##############################################################
-#
-##############################################################
-
 include config/make/rules.mk
 
 OS_NAME = kosmos
 
-MAINFILE = $(EXE_DIR)/lib$(OS_NAME)-$(ARCH)-$(BOARD)$(DBG_EXT)$(LIB_EXT)
-DEPLOY_PACKET = lib$(OS_NAME)-$(ARCH)-$(BOARD)-$()$(DBG_EXT).tar.gz
+# version numbering deployed by ci deploy script - no necessary for local build
+ifdef $(SW_KERNEL)
+VERSION := -$(SW_KERNEL).$(SW_MAJOR).$(SW_MINOR)-
+else
+VERSION :=
+endif
+
+MAINFILE = $(EXE_DIR)/lib$(OS_NAME)-$(ARCH)-$(BOARD)$(VERSION)$(DBG_EXT)$(LIB_EXT)
+DEPLOY_PACKET = lib$(OS_NAME)-$(ARCH)-$(BOARD)$(VERSION)$(DBG_EXT).tar.xz
 
 INCLUDES += $(SRC_DIR)
 
@@ -30,17 +33,14 @@ ASMSOURCES += $(foreach folder, $(SUB_FOLDER), $(wildcard $(ROOT_DIR)/$(folder)/
 all: check $(MAINFILE)
 
 deploy: all
-	echo $(SW_KERNEL)
-	echo $(SW_MAJOR)
-	echo $(SW_MINOR)
 	@$(MKDIR) $(EXE_DIR)/include
 	$(SRC_DIR)/scripts/board_interface.py -b "$(SRC_DIR)/firmware/arch/$(CPU)/board/$(BOARD)/include/$(BOARD).h" -o "$(EXE_DIR)/include/board_devices.h"
 	$(SRC_DIR)/scripts/stack_interface.py -i "$(SRC_DIR)/firmware/arch/$(CPU)/include/$(CPU)_stack.h" -o "$(EXE_DIR)/include/stack.h"
 	cp $(SRC_DIR)/firmware/kernel/interface/*.* $(EXE_DIR)/include/
+	tar cvJf $(DEPLOY_PACKET) -C $(EXE_DIR) .
+	echo $(DEPLOY_PACKET)
 
 check:
-	echo $(CHECK_FOLDER)
-	echo $(CHECKSOURCES)
 	$(CPPCHECK) $(CPPCHECK_FLAGS) $(CHECKSOURCES)