diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 201ecd9..8d2026f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@ all: svtplay-dl
 .PHONY: test cover doctest pylint svtplay-dl \
         release clean_releasedir $(RELEASE_DIR)
 
+# These variables describe the latest release:
 VERSION = 0.10
-RELEASE = $(VERSION).$(shell date +%Y.%m.%d)
-RELEASE_DIR = svtplay-dl-$(RELEASE)
-LATEST_RELEASE = 0.10.2015.05.24
+LATEST_RELEASE_DATE = 2015.05.24
+LATEST_RELEASE = $(VERSION).$(LATEST_RELEASE_DATE)
+
+# If we build a new release, this is what it will be called:
+NEW_RELEASE_DATE = $(shell date +%Y.%m.%d)
+NEW_RELEASE = $(VERSION).$(NEW_RELEASE_DATE)
+RELEASE_DIR = svtplay-dl-$(NEW_RELEASE)
 
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local
 BINDIR = $(PREFIX)/bin
@@ -20,8 +25,10 @@ MANFILE = svtplay-dl.1$(MANFILE_EXT)
 
 # As pod2man is a perl tool, we have to jump through some hoops
 # to remove references to perl.. :-)
-POD2MAN ?= pod2man --section 1 --utf8 -c "svtplay-dl manual" \
-           -r "svtplay-dl $(VERSION)"
+POD2MAN ?= pod2man --section 1 --utf8 \
+                   --center "svtplay-dl manual" \
+                   --release "svtplay-dl $(VERSION)" \
+                   --date "$(LATEST_RELEASE_DATE)"
 
 PYTHON ?= /usr/bin/env python
 export PYTHONPATH=lib
@@ -61,24 +68,25 @@ doctest: svtplay-dl
 	sh scripts/diff_man_help.sh
 
 $(RELEASE_DIR): clean_releasedir
-	mkdir svtplay-dl-$(RELEASE)
-	cd svtplay-dl-$(RELEASE) && git clone -b master ../ . && make svtplay-dl
+	mkdir $(RELEASE_DIR)
+	cd $(RELEASE_DIR) && git clone -b master ../ . && \
+		make svtplay-dl $(MANFILE)
 
 clean_releasedir:
 	rm -rf $(RELEASE_DIR)
 
 release: $(RELEASE_DIR) release-test
 	set -e; cd $(RELEASE_DIR) && \
-		sed -i -r -e 's/^(LATEST_RELEASE = ).*/\1$(RELEASE)/' Makefile;\
-		sed -i -r -e 's/^(__version__ = ).*/\1"$(RELEASE)"/' lib/svtplay_dl/__init__.py;\
+		sed -i -re 's/^(LATEST_RELEASE_DATE = ).*/\1$(NEW_RELEASE_DATE)/' Makefile;\
+		sed -i -re 's/^(__version__ = ).*/\1"$(NEW_RELEASE)"/' lib/svtplay_dl/__init__.py;\
 		make svtplay-dl; \
 		git add svtplay-dl Makefile lib/svtplay_dl/__init__.py; \
-		git commit -m "Prepare for release $(RELEASE)";
+		git commit -m "Prepare for release $(NEW_RELEASE)";
 	(cd $(RELEASE_DIR) && git format-patch --stdout HEAD^) | git am
 
-	git tag -m "New version $(RELEASE)" \
+	git tag -m "New version $(NEW_RELEASE)" \
 		-m "$$(git log --oneline $(LATEST_RELEASE)..HEAD^)" \
-		$(RELEASE)
+		$(NEW_RELEASE)
 
 	make clean_releasedir
 
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 1b4220f..c9c43f4 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -14,14 +14,28 @@ export PACKAGES = svtplay_dl \
                  svtplay_dl.utils \
                  svtplay_dl.service \
                  svtplay_dl.subtitle
-export PYFILES = $(addsuffix /*.py,$(subst .,/,$(PACKAGES)))
+export PYFILES = $(sort $(addsuffix /*.py,$(subst .,/,$(PACKAGES))))
 
 PYTHON ?= /usr/bin/env python
 
 svtplay-dl: $(PYFILES)
-	zip -X --quiet svtplay-dl $(PYFILES)
-	zip -X --quiet --junk-paths svtplay-dl svtplay_dl/__main__.py
+	@# Verify that there's no .build already \
+	! [ -d .build ] || { \
+		echo "ERROR: build already in progress? (or remove $(PWD)/.build/)"; \
+		exit 1; \
+	}; \
+	mkdir -p .build
+
+	@# Stage the files in .build for postprocessing
+	for py in $(PYFILES); do install -D $$py .build/$$py; done
+
+	@# reset timestamps, to avoid non-determinism in zip file
+	find .build/ -exec touch -m -t 198001010000 {} \;
+
+	(cd .build && zip -X --quiet svtplay-dl $(PYFILES))
+	(cd .build && zip -X --quiet --junk-paths svtplay-dl svtplay_dl/__main__.py)
+
 	echo '#!$(PYTHON)' > svtplay-dl
-	cat svtplay-dl.zip >> svtplay-dl
-	rm svtplay-dl.zip
+	cat .build/svtplay-dl.zip >> svtplay-dl
+	rm -rf .build
 	chmod a+x svtplay-dl