diff --git a/RELEASE.BAT b/RELEASE.BAT
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f15720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASE.BAT
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+@ECHO OFF
+IF "%1"=="" GOTO USAGE
+REM goto to just below trunk and tags directory, assume ran in trunk directory
+CD ..
+
+ECHO tag SVN with release version - svn copy trunk/ tags/ke%1
+svn copy https://freedos.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/freedos/kernel/trunk/ https://freedos.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/freedos/kernel/tags/ke%1 -m "Tag kernel release %1"
+PAUSE
+ECHO svn export to get clean tree
+if EXIST SOURCE RMDIR /S /Q SOURCE > NUL
+svn export https://freedos.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/freedos/kernel/tags/ke%1 SOURCE\ke%1
+REM svn export https://freedos.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/freedos/kernel/trunk SOURCE\ke%1
+
+SET VERSION=%1
+SET LSMRET=SRC
+SET LSMFILE=SOURCE\ke%1\docs\fdkernel.lsm
+GOTO LSM
+:SRC
+ECHO zipping source
+7z.exe a -tzip -mx9 -mpass15 -r ke%1s.zip SOURCE\*
+ECHO creating APPINFO and expected packaging dir structure
+ECHO using working configuration file
+COPY trunk\CONFIG.BAT SOURCE\ke%1 > NUL
+CD SOURCE\ke%1
+
+ECHO build and packaging
+SET VERSION=%1 (FAT12/FAT16)
+SET FAT=16
+SET BZKRET=F16
+GOTO BZK
+:F16
+SET VERSION=%1 (FAT12/FAT16/FAT32)
+SET FAT=32
+SET BZKRET=F32
+GOTO BZK
+:F32
+ECHO clean up
+CD ..\..
+RMDIR /S /Q SOURCE > NUL
+ECHO Done.
+SET BZKRET=
+GOTO DONE
+
+
+:BZK
+ECHO build kernel %VERSION%
+CALL build.bat /D KERNEL_VERSION /V "%1 " 86 upx fat%FAT%
+DEL BIN\K??86??.sys
+SET LSMRET=BZK_2
+SET LSMFILE=docs\fdkernel.lsm
+GOTO LSM
+:BZK_2
+SET LSMRET=
+ECHO zipping FAT%FAT% release version
+7z.exe a -tzip -mx9 -mpass15 -r ..\..\ke%1_86f%FAT%.zip BIN\* DOCS\*
+ECHO restructuring and zipping update package
+DEL BIN\K??86??.* > NUL
+MKDIR DOC
+MKDIR DOC\KERNEL
+COPY DOCS\* DOC\KERNEL\
+MKDIR APPINFO
+MOVE DOC\KERNEL\*.lsm APPINFO\
+7z.exe a -tzip -mx9 -mpass15 -r ..\..\kernel%FAT%.zip APPINFO\* BIN\* DOC\*
+ECHO cleaning up between builds
+CALL clobber.bat
+RMDIR /S /Q DOC
+RMDIR /S /Q APPINFO
+GOTO %BZKRET%
+
+:LSM
+ECHO Begin3>%LSMFILE%
+ECHO Title:          The FreeDOS Kernel>>%LSMFILE%
+ECHO Version:        %VERSION%>>%LSMFILE%
+ECHO Entered-date:   %DATE%>>%LSMFILE%
+ECHO Description:    The FreeDOS Kernel>>%LSMFILE%
+ECHO Keywords:       kernel, FreeDOS, DOS, MSDOS>>%LSMFILE%
+ECHO Author:         (developers: can be reached on the freedos-kernel mailing list)>>%LSMFILE%
+ECHO Maintained-by:  freedos-kernel@lists.sourceforge.net>>%LSMFILE%
+ECHO Primary-site:   http://freedos.sourceforge.net/kernel/>>%LSMFILE%
+ECHO Alternate-site: http://www.fdos.org/kernel/>>%LSMFILE%
+ECHO Alternate-site: https://freedos.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/freedos>>%LSMFILE%
+ECHO Original-site:  http://www.gcfl.net/pub/FreeDOS/kernel>>%LSMFILE%
+ECHO Platforms:      DOS, FreeDOS, DOSEMU (OpenWatcom C or Turbo C, NASM, UPX)>>%LSMFILE%
+ECHO Copying-policy: GPL2>>%LSMFILE%
+ECHO End>>%LSMFILE%
+SET LSMFILE=
+SET VERSION=
+GOTO %LSMRET%
+
+:USAGE
+ECHO Tag and build release kernels - usage: RELEASE {VERSION} e.g. RELEASE 2039
+:DONE
diff --git a/docs/contrib.txt b/docs/contrib.txt
index e5cbf20..699fbcc 100644
--- a/docs/contrib.txt
+++ b/docs/contrib.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Helmut Fritsch (helmut.fritsch@gcd-hs.de)
 James Tabor (jimtabor@infohwy.com)
 Jason Hood (jadoxa@yahoo.com.au)
 Jens Horstmeier (Jens.Horstmeier@abg1.siemens.de)
-Jeremy Davis (jeremyd@computer.org)
+Jeremy Davis (jeremyd@fdos.org)
 Jim Hall (jhall@freedos.org)
 John Price (linux-guru@gcfl.net)
 Kolya Ksenev (7207@mx.csd.tsu.ru)
diff --git a/docs/fdkernel.lsm b/docs/fdkernel.lsm
index 9689d39..82ef3aa 100644
--- a/docs/fdkernel.lsm
+++ b/docs/fdkernel.lsm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Begin3
 Title:          The FreeDOS Kernel
-Version:        2039
-Entered-date:   2009-06-21
+Version:        SVN
+Entered-date:   N/A
 Description:    The FreeDOS Kernel
 Keywords:       kernel, FreeDOS, DOS, MSDOS
 Author:         (developers: can be reached on the freedos-kernel mailing list)
@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@ Original-site:  http://www.gcfl.net/pub/FreeDOS/kernel
 Platforms:      DOS, FreeDOS, DOSEMU (OpenWatcom C or Turbo C, NASM, optionally UPX)
 Copying-policy: GPL2
 End
-