diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f582b23..8a9ecc2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.1.dev
\ No newline at end of file
+0.0.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maint/scripts/local_distribution.sh b/maint/scripts/local_distribution.sh
index 95ba982..48527af 100755
--- a/maint/scripts/local_distribution.sh
+++ b/maint/scripts/local_distribution.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ fi
 
 python -m build --wheel -o dist
 
+python setup.py sdist --formats=gztar,zip 
+
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "Error: Failed to build the wheel."
     exit 1