diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 727bbacc..b97cee91 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@
 
 # Biicode directory
 bii
+bin
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e12af41f..89ea2322 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ before_script:
 script:
 #The configure line is needed as a workaround for the following link, otherwise we wouldn't need "bii configure" at all because "bii build" calls it: http://forum.biicode.com/t/error-could-not-find-the-following-static-boost-libraries-boost-thread/374
 - bii cpp:configure || bii cpp:configure
+# Build cryfs executable
 - bii cpp:build -- -j2
+# Make distribution packages
+- cd bii/build/messmer_cryfs && make package
+# Build and run test cases
 - bii cpp:build --target messmer_cryfs_test_main -- -j2
 - wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smessmer/travis-utils/master/run_with_fuse.sh
   && chmod +x run_with_fuse.sh