diff --git a/build.fsx b/build.fsx
index 355145e..665a25d 100644
--- a/build.fsx
+++ b/build.fsx
@@ -128,6 +128,41 @@ Target "PublishToGallery" ( fun _ ->
     run vsceTool "publish" "release"
 )
 
+#load "paket-files/fsharp/FAKE/modules/Octokit/Octokit.fsx"
+open Octokit
+
+Target "ReleaseGitHub" (fun _ ->
+    let user =
+        match getBuildParam "github-user" with
+        | s when not (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace s) -> s
+        | _ -> getUserInput "Username: "
+    let pw =
+        match getBuildParam "github-pw" with
+        | s when not (String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace s) -> s
+        | _ -> getUserPassword "Password: "
+    let remote =
+        Git.CommandHelper.getGitResult "" "remote -v"
+        |> Seq.filter (fun (s: string) -> s.EndsWith("(push)"))
+        |> Seq.tryFind (fun (s: string) -> s.Contains(gitOwner + "/" + gitName))
+        |> function None -> gitHome + "/" + gitName | Some (s: string) -> s.Split().[0]
+
+    StageAll ""
+    Git.Commit.Commit "" (sprintf "Bump version to %s" release.NugetVersion)
+    Branches.pushBranch "" remote (Information.getBranchName "")
+
+    Branches.tag "" release.NugetVersion
+    Branches.pushTag "" remote release.NugetVersion
+    
+    let file = !! ("./temp" </> "*.vsix") |> Seq.head
+    
+    // release on github
+    createClient user pw
+    |> createDraft gitOwner gitName release.NugetVersion (release.SemVer.PreRelease <> None) release.Notes 
+    |> uploadFile file
+    |> releaseDraft
+    |> Async.RunSynchronously
+)
+
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Run generator by default. Invoke 'build <Target>' to override
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -149,6 +184,7 @@ Target "Release" DoNothing
 "Default"
   ==> "InstallVSCE"
   ==> "BuildPackage"
+  ==> "ReleaseGitHub"
   // ==> "LoginToVSCE"
   ==> "PublishToGallery"
   ==> "Release"
diff --git a/paket-files/fsharp/FAKE/modules/Octokit/Octokit.fsx b/paket-files/fsharp/FAKE/modules/Octokit/Octokit.fsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acca044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paket-files/fsharp/FAKE/modules/Octokit/Octokit.fsx
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#I __SOURCE_DIRECTORY__
+#I @"../../../../../packages/Octokit/lib/net45"
+#I @"../../../../../../packages/build/Octokit/lib/net45"
+#r "Octokit.dll"
+
+open Octokit
+open System
+open System.IO
+
+type Draft =
+    { Client : GitHubClient
+      Owner : string
+      Project : string
+      DraftRelease : Release }
+
+let private isRunningOnMono = System.Type.GetType ("Mono.Runtime") <> null
+
+/// A version of 'reraise' that can work inside computation expressions
+let private captureAndReraise ex =
+    System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Capture(ex).Throw()
+    Unchecked.defaultof<_>
+
+/// Retry the Octokit action count times
+let rec private retry count asyncF =
+    // This retry logic causes an exception on Mono:
+    // https://github.com/fsharp/fsharp/issues/440
+    if isRunningOnMono then
+        asyncF
+    else
+        async {
+            try
+                return! asyncF
+            with ex ->
+                return!
+                    match (ex, ex.InnerException) with
+                    | (:? AggregateException, (:? AuthorizationException as ex)) -> captureAndReraise ex
+                    | _ when count > 0 -> retry (count - 1) asyncF
+                    | (ex, _) -> captureAndReraise ex
+        }
+
+/// Retry the Octokit action count times after input succeed
+let private retryWithArg count input asycnF =
+    async {
+        let! choice = input |> Async.Catch
+        match choice with
+        | Choice1Of2 input' ->
+            return! (asycnF input') |> retry count
+        | Choice2Of2 ex ->
+            return captureAndReraise ex
+    }
+
+let createClient user password =
+    async {
+        let github = new GitHubClient(new ProductHeaderValue("FAKE"))
+        github.Credentials <- Credentials(user, password)
+        return github
+    }
+
+let createClientWithToken token =
+    async {
+        let github = new GitHubClient(new ProductHeaderValue("FAKE"))
+        github.Credentials <- Credentials(token)
+        return github
+    }
+
+let private makeRelease draft owner project version prerelease (notes:seq<string>) (client : Async<GitHubClient>) =
+    retryWithArg 5 client <| fun client' -> async {
+        let data = new NewRelease(version)
+        data.Name <- version
+        data.Body <- String.Join(Environment.NewLine, notes)
+        data.Draft <- draft
+        data.Prerelease <- prerelease
+        let! draft = Async.AwaitTask <| client'.Release.Create(owner, project, data)
+        let draftWord = if data.Draft then " draft" else ""
+        printfn "Created%s release id %d" draftWord draft.Id
+        return {
+            Client = client'
+            Owner = owner
+            Project = project
+            DraftRelease = draft }
+    }
+
+let createDraft owner project version prerelease notes client = makeRelease true owner project version prerelease notes client
+let createRelease owner project version prerelease notes client = makeRelease false owner project version prerelease notes client
+
+let uploadFile fileName (draft : Async<Draft>) =
+    retryWithArg 5 draft <| fun draft' -> async {
+        let fi = FileInfo(fileName)
+        let archiveContents = File.OpenRead(fi.FullName)
+        let assetUpload = new ReleaseAssetUpload(fi.Name,"application/octet-stream",archiveContents,Nullable<TimeSpan>())
+        let! asset = Async.AwaitTask <| draft'.Client.Release.UploadAsset(draft'.DraftRelease, assetUpload)
+        printfn "Uploaded %s" asset.Name
+        return draft'
+    }
+
+let releaseDraft (draft : Async<Draft>) =
+    retryWithArg 5 draft <| fun draft' -> async {
+        let update = draft'.DraftRelease.ToUpdate()
+        update.Draft <- Nullable<bool>(false)
+        let! released = Async.AwaitTask <| draft'.Client.Release.Edit(draft'.Owner, draft'.Project, draft'.DraftRelease.Id, update)
+        printfn "Released %d on github" released.Id
+    }
diff --git a/paket-files/fsharp/FAKE/modules/Octokit/paket.version b/paket-files/fsharp/FAKE/modules/Octokit/paket.version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab41686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paket-files/fsharp/FAKE/modules/Octokit/paket.version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+752592c55d7f9e2b7a10f1782cb4128703d7a7d3
diff --git a/paket.dependencies b/paket.dependencies
index 8707e24..ff8ebf2 100644
--- a/paket.dependencies
+++ b/paket.dependencies
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@ source https://nuget.org/api/v2
 
 nuget FAKE
 nuget FunScript
-nuget Npm.js
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+nuget Npm.js
+
+github fsharp/FAKE modules/Octokit/Octokit.fsx
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diff --git a/paket.lock b/paket.lock
index 4ef4cd8..667ce63 100644
--- a/paket.lock
+++ b/paket.lock
@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
 NUGET
   remote: https://nuget.org/api/v2
   specs:
-    FAKE (4.0.0)
+    FAKE (4.9.3)
     FunScript (1.1.94)
+    Microsoft.Bcl (1.1.10)
+      Microsoft.Bcl.Build (>= 1.0.14)
+    Microsoft.Bcl.Build (1.0.21) - import_targets: false
+    Microsoft.Net.Http (2.2.29)
+      Microsoft.Bcl (>= 1.1.10)
+      Microsoft.Bcl.Build (>= 1.0.14)
     Node.js (4.0.0)
-    Npm.js (2.13.1.0)
+    Npm.js (2.13.1)
       Node.js (>= 0.12.7)
+    Octokit (0.16.0)
+      Microsoft.Net.Http
+GITHUB
+  remote: fsharp/FAKE
+  specs:
+    modules/Octokit/Octokit.fsx (752592c55d7f9e2b7a10f1782cb4128703d7a7d3)
+      Octokit
\ No newline at end of file