diff --git a/CREDITS.txt b/CREDITS.txt
index b928353..09ee359 100644
--- a/CREDITS.txt
+++ b/CREDITS.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ In addition, I'd like to thank:
         without ZEngine, no photon)
     * The GameDev.net community for answering my (often complex) questions
     * Richard 'Superpig' Fine for his Enginuity articles, which influenced my
-        Kernel/Task design.
+        TaskManager/Task design.
     * Jesse Maurais and DevMaster.net for the OpenAL tutorials
     * Everyone responsible for FreeMind (http://freemind.sf.net)
     * The Ubuntu Team (http://ubuntulinux.com)
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ In addition, I'd like to thank:
         algorithm, and making it freely available.
         http://www.math.keio.ac.jp/~matumoto/emt.html
     
-$Id: CREDITS.txt,v 1.2 2005/07/19 18:35:20 cozman Exp $
+$Id: CREDITS.txt,v 1.3 2005/08/17 17:39:49 cozman Exp $
diff --git a/RELEASE-HOWTO.txt b/RELEASE-HOWTO.txt
index 3aa692f..2518cad 100644
--- a/RELEASE-HOWTO.txt
+++ b/RELEASE-HOWTO.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ Process:
     human:  sanity check tests
     human:  sanity check docs
     human:  check building on Windows
-    script: tag CVS with version number
-    script: CVS export `cvs -z3 -d:ext:cozman@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/photon export -r release-VERSION  photon`
+    script: tag CVS with version number `cvs rtag release-MAJOR_MINOR_RELEASE photon`
+    script: fresh CVS export `cvs -z3 -d:ext:cozman@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/photon export -r release-MAJOR_MINOR_RELEASE  photon`
     script: build docs with `scons docs`
     script: remove non-distribution files**
     script: rename directory to photon-MAJOR.MINOR
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ Process:
 **Non-Distribution Files:
     photon/.cvsignore
     photon/docs/.cvsignore
-    photon/ndoc/.cvsignore
+    photon/ndoc/
     
-$Id: RELEASE-HOWTO.txt,v 1.4 2005/08/17 06:35:54 cozman Exp $
+$Id: RELEASE-HOWTO.txt,v 1.5 2005/08/17 17:39:49 cozman Exp $
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 954dd0b..c52893a 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,24 @@
-# Photon release script
-
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# This file is part of Photon (http://photon.sourceforge.net)
+# Copyright (C) 2004-2005 James Turk
+#
+# Author:
+#  James Turk (jpt2433@rit.edu)
+#
+# Version:
+#  $Id: release.sh,v 1.2 2005/08/17 17:39:49 cozman Exp $
+
+major=0
+minor=1
+release=0
+suffix="-RC1"
+
+cvsTag="release-${major}_${minor}_${release}${suffix}"
+dirName="photon-${major}.${minor}"
+srcPkgName="photon-${major}.${minor}.${release}${suffix}-src.tar.bz2"
+
+# procedure to abort on errorcodes
 check_errs()
 {
   # Parameter 1 is the return code
@@ -17,6 +34,7 @@ check_errs()
 if [[ "${1}" = "pre" ]]; then
     # first checkout a fresh copy from CVS
     echo "Attempting to check fresh copy of photon out from CVS..."
+    rm -rf ./photon
     cvs -z3 -d:ext:cozman@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/photon co -P photon
     check_errs $? "Obtaining photon via CVS failed"
 
@@ -35,8 +53,39 @@ if [[ "${1}" = "pre" ]]; then
     echo "\nTime for some sanity checks, then run release.sh"
     
 elif [[ "${1}" = "release" ]]; then
-    echo "release mode not implemented"
+    # first checkout a fresh copy from CVS
+    echo "Attempting to check fresh copy of photon out from CVS..."
+    rm -rf ./photon
+    cvs -z3 -d:ext:cozman@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/photon co -P photon
+    check_errs $? "Obtaining photon via CVS failed"
 
+    cd photon
+    check_errs $? "No photon directory?! Cannot proceed."
+
+    echo "Tagging current CVS as ${cvsTag}"
+    cvs rtag ${cvsTag} photon
+    check_errs $? "Tagging photon in CVS failed"
+        
+    echo "Attempting to export ${cvsTag} tagged copy of photon"
+    rm -rf ./photon
+    cvs -z3 -d:ext:cozman@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/photon export -r ${cvsTag}  photon
+    check_errs $? "${cvsTag} export failed"
+
+    cd photon
+    check_errs $? "No photon directory?! Cannot proceed."
+    
+    scons docs
+    check_errs $? "Building photon docs failed, aborting."
+
+    # remove non-essential files
+    
+    # rename directory for packaging
+    cd ..
+    mv photon ${dirName}
+    tar cjf ${srcPkgName} ${dirName}/ 
+    check_errs $? "Failed to create source package."
+    
+    echo "Automated portion of release complete, put it up on sourceforge and relax."
 else
     echo "Usage: ./release.sh {pre|release}"
 fi