diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a39ab0b3e4..1aa8fc6a55 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 *.pyc
-/build
+/build/
 /examples/*.html.png
 /examples/example-list.js
 /examples/example-list.xml
 /node_modules/
+/dist/
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cdb35d22d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+*.pyc
+/build/
+/examples/*.html.png
+/examples/example-list.js
+/examples/example-list.xml
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8a053a7333..ae546f8db8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     "start": "node tasks/serve.js",
     "test": "node tasks/test.js"
   },
+  "main": "dist/ol.js",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git://github.com/openlayers/ol3.git"
diff --git a/tasks/build.js b/tasks/build.js
index d89eea0966..bbdbee0a72 100644
--- a/tasks/build.js
+++ b/tasks/build.js
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ function concatenate(paths, callback) {
       callback(new Error(msg));
     } else {
       var parts = umdWrapper.split('%output%');
-      var src = 'var CLOSURE_NO_DEPS = true;\n' +
-          parts[0] +
+      var src = parts[0] +
           'var goog = this.goog = {};\n' +
+          'this.CLOSURE_NO_DEPS = true;\n' +
           results.join('\n') +
           'OPENLAYERS.ol = ol;\n' +
           parts[1];
diff --git a/tasks/publish.sh b/tasks/publish.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..faf24b502a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/publish.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# Run this script to publish a new version of the library to npm.  This requires
+# that you have a clean working directory and have created a tag that matches
+# the version number in package.json.
+#
+set -o errexit
+
+#
+# All profiles to be built.  Must correspond to .json files in the config
+# directory.
+#
+PROFILES="ol ol-debug"
+
+#
+# Destination directory for builds.
+#
+BUILDS=dist
+
+#
+# URL for canonical repo.
+#
+REMOTE=https://github.com/openlayers/ol3.git
+
+#
+# Display usage and exit.
+#
+display_usage() {
+  cat <<-EOF
+
+  Usage: ${1} <version>
+
+  To publish a new release, update the version number in package.json and
+  create a tag for the release.
+
+  The tag name must match the version number prefixed by a "v" (for example,
+  version 3.2.1 would be tagged v3.2.1).
+
+  The tag must be pushed to ${REMOTE} before the release can be published.
+
+EOF
+}
+
+#
+# Exit if the current working tree is not clean.
+#
+assert_clean() {
+  source `git --exec-path`/git-sh-setup && \
+      require_clean_work_tree "publish" "Please commit or stash them."
+}
+
+#
+# Exit if the requested version doesn't match package.json.
+#
+assert_version_match() {
+  v=`grep -o '"version":.*' package.json | sed 's/"version": *"\(.*\)",/\1/'`
+  if test "${1}" != "${v}"; then
+    echo "Version mismatch: requested '${1}', but package.json specifies '${v}'"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+#
+# Build all of the distribution profiles.
+#
+build_profiles() {
+  for p in ${@}; do
+    echo building ${BUILDS}/${p}.js
+    node ./tasks/build.js config/${p}.json ${BUILDS}/${p}.js
+  done
+}
+
+#
+# Check out the provided tag.  This ensures that the tag has been pushed to
+# the canonical remote.
+#
+checkout_tag() {
+  git fetch ${REMOTE} refs/tags/v${1}:refs/tags/v${1}
+  git checkout refs/tags/v${1}
+}
+
+#
+# Build all profiles and publish.
+#
+main() {
+  root=$(cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "${0}")" && pwd -P)/..
+  cd ${root}
+  assert_clean
+  checkout_tag ${1}
+  assert_version_match ${1}
+  rm -rf ${BUILDS}
+  build_profiles ${PROFILES}
+  npm publish
+}
+
+if test ${#} -ne 1; then
+  display_usage ${0}
+  exit 1
+else
+  main ${1}
+fi