diff --git a/controlBox.go b/controlBox.go
index 4d3cec4..b25e91e 100644
--- a/controlBox.go
+++ b/controlBox.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type controlFile struct {
 
 	Package      *gadgets.OneLiner
 	Source       *gadgets.OneLiner
+	Version      *gadgets.OneLiner
 	Maintainer   *gadgets.OneLiner
 	Architecture *gadgets.BasicDropdown
 	InstallPath  *gadgets.BasicCombobox
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ func newControl(parent *gui.Node) *controlFile {
 	c.Source = gadgets.NewOneLiner(c.grid, "Source")
 	c.grid.NextRow()
 
+	c.Version = gadgets.NewOneLiner(c.grid, "Version")
+	c.grid.NextRow()
+
 	c.Architecture = gadgets.NewBasicDropdown(c.grid, "Architecture")
 	c.Architecture.AddText("riscv")
 	c.Architecture.AddText("amd64")
diff --git a/md5sums b/md5sums
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95ee41a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/md5sums
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+94c9b46e3e74ea492b1cc14db60aa4b2  ./usr/bin/go-deb
+070e03c58907970c10e3fa1f9a174877  ./usr/lib/go-deb/README.md
diff --git a/stateWindow.go b/stateWindow.go
index 5d88d8e..3fda09d 100644
--- a/stateWindow.go
+++ b/stateWindow.go
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"strings"
 
 	"go.wit.com/gui"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
@@ -86,11 +88,50 @@ func (c *controlFile) buildPackage() bool {
 	}
 
 	arch := c.Architecture.String()
-	version := "v0.0.0"
+	version := "0.0.0"
+	c.Version.SetText(version)
 
 	debname := filename + "_" + version + "_" + arch + ".deb"
 
-	shell.Run([]string{"strip", filename})
+	if !shell.Mkdir("files/usr/bin") {
+		log.Warn("mkdir failed")
+		return false
+	}
+	if !shell.Mkdir("files/usr/lib/" + filename) {
+		log.Warn("mkdir failed")
+		return false
+	}
+	if shell.Exists("files/DEBIAN") {
+		if !shell.Run([]string{"rm", "-rf", "files/DEBIAN"}) {
+			log.Warn("rm failed")
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	if shell.Exists("files/DEBIAN") {
+		log.Warn("rm failed")
+		return false
+	}
+	if !shell.Mkdir("files/DEBIAN") {
+		log.Warn("mkdir failed")
+		return false
+	}
+	if !shell.Run([]string{"cp", filename, "files/usr/bin"}) {
+		log.Warn("cp failed")
+		return false
+	}
+	if !shell.Run([]string{"strip", "files/usr/bin/" + filename}) {
+		log.Warn("strip failed")
+		return false
+	}
+	if !shell.Run([]string{"cp", "README.md", "files/usr/lib/" + filename}) {
+		log.Warn("cp failed")
+		return false
+	}
+	if !c.writeFiles() {
+		log.Warn("write control file failed")
+		return false
+	}
+
 	shell.Run([]string{"dpkg-deb", "--build", "files", debname})
 	if shell.Exists(debname) {
 		log.Warn("build worked")
@@ -100,3 +141,23 @@ func (c *controlFile) buildPackage() bool {
 	}
 	return true
 }
+
+func (c *controlFile) writeFiles() bool {
+	cf, err := os.OpenFile("files/DEBIAN/control", os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0644)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("open control file failed", err)
+		return false
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintln(cf, "Package:", c.Package.String())
+	fmt.Fprintln(cf, "Source:", c.Source.String())
+	fmt.Fprintln(cf, "Version:", c.Version.String())
+	fmt.Fprintln(cf, "Architecture:", c.Architecture.String())
+	fmt.Fprintln(cf, "Depends:", c.Depends.String())
+	fmt.Fprintln(cf, "Build-Depends:", c.BuildDepends.String())
+	fmt.Fprintln(cf, "Maintainer:", c.Maintainer.String())
+	desc := c.Description.String()
+	parts := strings.Split(desc, "\n")
+	fmt.Fprintln(cf, "Description:", strings.Join(parts, " \n"))
+
+	return true
+}