diff --git a/create-archive.sh b/create-archive.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+tag=$1
+if [ "$tag" == "" ] ; then 
+    echo provide tag
+    exit 1
+fi
+git archive --format=tar.gz -o ${tag}.tar.gz --prefix=zap-$tag/ HEAD