diff --git a/Utilities/Release/MakeRelease.cmake.in b/Utilities/Release/MakeRelease.cmake.in
index 18b766f74..f45f6f965 100644
--- a/Utilities/Release/MakeRelease.cmake.in
+++ b/Utilities/Release/MakeRelease.cmake.in
@@ -49,3 +49,20 @@ IF (BUILD_WINZIP)
     ${SCPID}:/projects/FTP/pub/cmake/v@CMake_VERSION_MAJOR@.@CMake_VERSION_MINOR@
     )
 ENDIF (BUILD_WINZIP)
+
+#########################################################################
+# build the src tar file and copy it over
+#########################################################################
+IF (BUILD_TAR)
+  EXEC_PROGRAM(rm $ENV{HOME} ARGS -rf @PROJECT_NAME@ )
+  EXEC_PROGRAM(cvs $ENV{HOME}
+    ARGS -d ${CVSROOT} export -r ${TAG} @PROJECT_NAME@)
+  EXEC_PROGRAM(tar $ENV{HOME}
+    ARGS -cvf cmake-${VERSION}.tar CMake)
+  EXEC_PROGRAM(gzip $ENV{HOME}
+    ARGS -f -9 cmake-${VERSION}.tar)
+  EXEC_PROGRAM(scp $ENV{HOME}
+    ARGS cmake-${VERSION}.tar.gz 
+    ${SCPID}:/projects/FTP/pub/cmake/v@CMake_VERSION_MAJOR@.@CMake_VERSION_MINOR@
+    )
+ENDIF (BUILD_TAR)
diff --git a/Utilities/Release/Release.cmake b/Utilities/Release/Release.cmake
index b34eba0e9..01203f45c 100644
--- a/Utilities/Release/Release.cmake
+++ b/Utilities/Release/Release.cmake
@@ -54,12 +54,13 @@ IF(WIN32)
     ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/Utilities/Release/cmake_release.sh.in
     ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Utilities/Release/cmake_release.sh 
     IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
-  CONFIGURE_FILE(
-    ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/Utilities/Release/MakeRelease.cmake.in
-    ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Utilities/Release/MakeRelease.cmake
-    IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
 ENDIF(WIN32)
 
+CONFIGURE_FILE(
+  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/Utilities/Release/MakeRelease.cmake.in
+  ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Utilities/Release/MakeRelease.cmake
+  IMMEDIATE @ONLY)
+
 IF (NSIS_MAKENSIS AND WINZIP_WZZIP)
   # build the NSI
   ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET( release
@@ -70,12 +71,17 @@ IF (NSIS_MAKENSIS AND WINZIP_WZZIP)
     ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DBUILD_NSIW=1 
     -P ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Utilities/Release/MakeRelease.cmake
     )
-  ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET( release_tag
-    ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DTAG_TREE=1 
-    -P ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Utilities/Release/MakeRelease.cmake
-    )
   ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET( release_winzip
     ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DBUILD_WINZIP=1 
     -P ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Utilities/Release/MakeRelease.cmake
     )
 ENDIF (NSIS_MAKENSIS AND WINZIP_WZZIP)
+
+ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET( release_tag
+  ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DTAG_TREE=1 
+  -P ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Utilities/Release/MakeRelease.cmake
+  )
+ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET( release_tar
+  ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DBUILD_TAR=1 
+  -P ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/Utilities/Release/MakeRelease.cmake
+  )