diff --git a/doc/release-checklist.txt b/doc/release-checklist.txt
index 71158f6c..02ac82e2 100644
--- a/doc/release-checklist.txt
+++ b/doc/release-checklist.txt
@@ -1,28 +1,32 @@
 OpenSCAD Release Checklist
 --------------------------
 
-o Update version
+o Update VERSION in these files:
   scripts/release-linux.sh
-  scripts/publish-macosx.sh
-  FIXME: Windows
+ 	scripts/publish-macosx.sh
+  scripts/publish-mingw-x.sh
+
+o Update VERSION env variable
+  export VERSION=2012.08
 
 o Update RELEASE_NOTES
 
 o Tag release
-  git tag "openscad-2011.12"
+  git tag "openscad-$VERSION"
 
 o build source package
-  scripts/git-archive-all.py --prefix=openscad-2011.12/ openscad-2011.12.src.tar.gz
+  scripts/git-archive-all.py --prefix=openscad-$VERSION/ openscad-$VERSION.src.tar.gz
 
 o build binaries
-  tar xzf openscad-2011.12.src.tar.gz
-  cd openscad-2011.12
+  tar xzf openscad-$VERSION.src.tar.gz
+  cd openscad-$VERSION
   Mac OS X
     (For Qt-4.7.3: Remove /Developers/Applications/Qt/plugins/qmltooling)
-    ./scripts/publish-macosx.sh -> OpenSCAD-2011.12.dmg
+    ./scripts/publish-macosx.sh -> OpenSCAD-$VERSION.dmg
   Linux: FIXME 32 vs. 64 bit
     ./scripts/release-linux.sh
-  Windows: FIXME 32 vs. 64 bit
+  Windows mingw cross-build: FIXME 32 vs. 64 bit
+    ./scripts/publish-mingw-x.sh
 
 o FIXME: Run some tests
 
diff --git a/scripts/mingw-x-build-dependencies.sh b/scripts/mingw-x-build-dependencies.sh
index 6856ba16..1ea7d14e 100755
--- a/scripts/mingw-x-build-dependencies.sh
+++ b/scripts/mingw-x-build-dependencies.sh
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ fi
 if [ ! -e $BASEDIR ]; then
 	mkdir -p $BASEDIR
 fi
-if [ ! -e $DEPLOYDIR ]; then
-	mkdir -p $DEPLOYDIR
-fi
 
 cd $BASEDIR
 
@@ -61,9 +58,3 @@ echo "leaving" $MXEDIR
 echo "entering $OPENSCADDIR"
 cd $OPENSCADDIR
 
-if [ -e $DEPLOYDIR/mingw-cross-env ]; then
-	rm $DEPLOYDIR/mingw-cross-env
-fi
-echo "linking mxe to" $DEPLOYDIR/mingw-cross-env
-ln -s $MXEDIR/usr/i686-pc-mingw32/ $DEPLOYDIR/mingw-cross-env
-
diff --git a/scripts/publish-mingw-x.sh b/scripts/publish-mingw-x.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e15899ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/publish-mingw-x.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Set this if we're doing a release build. Comment it out for development builds
+#VERSION=2011.12
+
+if test -z "$VERSION"; then
+  VERSION=`date "+%Y.%m.%d"`
+  COMMIT=-c
+fi
+
+# Turn off ccache, just for safety
+CCACHE_DISABLE=1
+
+. ./scripts/setenv-mingw-xbuild.sh
+
+if [ ! -f $OPENSCADDIR/openscad.pro ]; then
+  echo "Must be run from the OpenSCAD source root directory"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+OS=LINXWIN ./scripts/release-common.sh -v $VERSION $COMMIT
+if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Please upload these files to the appropriate location"
+BINFILE=$DEPLOYDIR/OpenSCAD-$VERSION.zip
+INSTALLFILE=$DEPLOYDIR/OpenSCAD-$VERSION-Installer.exe
+echo $BINFILE
+echo $INSTALLFILE
+
+echo
+echo "Then copy/paste these commands into your shell:"
+echo
+
+# Update snapshot filename on wab page
+echo ./scripts/update-web.sh OpenSCAD-$VERSION.zip
+echo ./scripts/update-web.sh OpenSCAD-$VERSION-Installer.exe
diff --git a/scripts/release-common.sh b/scripts/release-common.sh
index 7bf1c077..fb7df404 100755
--- a/scripts/release-common.sh
+++ b/scripts/release-common.sh
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ case $OS in
         "$ZIP" $ZIPARGS OpenSCAD-$VERSION.zip openscad-$VERSION
         rm -rf ./openscad-$VERSION
         cd $OPENSCADDIR
+        echo "Binary package created"
 
         echo "Creating installer"
         ./scripts/mingw-x-build-installer.sh
diff --git a/scripts/setenv-mingw-xbuild.sh b/scripts/setenv-mingw-xbuild.sh
index 987f6e40..271e5be5 100644
--- a/scripts/setenv-mingw-xbuild.sh
+++ b/scripts/setenv-mingw-xbuild.sh
@@ -24,3 +24,14 @@ echo MXEDIR: $MXEDIR
 echo DEPLOYDIR: $DEPLOYDIR
 echo PATH modified with $MXEDIR/usr/bin
 
+if [ ! -e $DEPLOYDIR ]; then
+  mkdir -p $DEPLOYDIR
+fi
+if [ ! -e $DEPLOYDIR/mingw-cross-env ]; then
+	echo linking $MXEDIR/usr/i686-pc-mingw32/ to $DEPLOYDIR/mingw-cross-env
+	ln -s $MXEDIR/usr/i686-pc-mingw32/ $DEPLOYDIR/mingw-cross-env
+else
+	echo $DEPLOYDIR/mingw-cross-env is already symlinked
+fi
+
+