diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index def4734..42e4f29 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ upload:
 release: clean releasecheck dist upload
 	@echo "Register at Python Package Index..."
 	python setup.py register
+	freshmeat-submit < patool.freshmeat
 
 
 .PHONY: releasecheck
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ releasecheck: check test
 	  echo "Missing WIN32 distribution archive at ../$(ARCHIVE_WIN32)"; \
 	  false; \
 	fi
+	@if ! grep "Version: $(VERSION)" patool.freshmeat > /dev/null; then \
+	  echo "Could not release: edit patool.freshmeat version"; false; \
+	fi
 
 # The check programs used here are mostly local scripts on my private system.
 # So for other developers there is no need to execute this target.
diff --git a/patool.freshmeat b/patool.freshmeat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f137772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patool.freshmeat
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Project: patool
+Version: 0.12
+Release-Focus: Minor bugfixes
+Hide: N
+Website-URL: http://patool.sourceforge.net/
+Changelog-URL: http://patool.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=patool/patool;a=blob;f=doc/changelog.txt;hb=HEAD
+Tar/GZ-URL: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/patool/patool-${version}.tar.gz
+GIT-Tree-URL: http://patool.git.sourceforge.net/
+Windows-installer-URL: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/patool/patool-${version}.win32.exe
+
+Archive commands are now printed on the console before running them.
+A RAR extraction bug has been fixed.