diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 200d338b06f..dee065db481 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 # General Makefile
 #
 
-tar:
-	tar --exclude-from tar.exclude -cvvf dolibarr.tar .
+DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
+
+tar:
+	tar --exclude-from tar.exclude -cvvf dolibarr-$(DATE).tar .
+	gzip dolibarr-$(DATE).tar