diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 67d05077d..b8750491b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -73,40 +73,7 @@ matrix:
       env: DESCR=windows-visualstudio
       language: shell
       script:
-#       - find /c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\) -iname 'rc.exe' -print
-#       - export
-        - export VSVER=2017
-        - export MSVER=14.16.27023
-        - export SDKVER=10.0.17763.0
-        - export FRAMEVER=4.0.30319
-        - export NETFXVER=4.6.1
-        - export WKITVER=10.0.17134.0
-#       - export TOOLSVER=Community
-        - export TOOLSVER=BuildTools
-        - export PATH=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/$VSVER/$TOOLSVER/Common7/IDE/VC/VCPackages:$PATH
-        - export PATH=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/bin/$WKITVER/x64:$PATH
-        - export PATH=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/$VSVER/$TOOLSVER/VC/Tools/MSVC/$MSVER/bin/HostX64/x64:$PATH
-        - export PATH=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/$VSVER/$TOOLSVER/VC/Tools/MSVC/$MSVER/bin/HostX64/x86:$PATH
-        - export PATH=$PATH:/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/$VSVER/$TOOLSVER/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/TestWindow
-        - export PATH=$PATH:/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/$VSVER/$TOOLSVER/MSBuild/Current/bin/Roslyn
-        - export INCLUDE=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/2017/$TOOLSVER/VC/Tools/MSVC/$MSVER/include
-        - export INCLUDE=$INCLUDE:/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/Include/$WKITVER/ucrt
-        - export INCLUDE=$INCLUDE:/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/include/$WKITVER/ucrt
-        - export INCLUDE=$INCLUDE:/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/include/$WKITVER/shared
-        - export INCLUDE=$INCLUDE:/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/include/$WKITVER/um
-        - export INCLUDE=$INCLUDE:/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/include/$WKITVER/winrt
-        - export INCLUDE=$INCLUDE:/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/include/$WKITVER/cppwinrt
-        - export LIB=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/$VSVER/$TOOLSVER/VC/Tools/MSVC/$MSVER/ATLMFC/lib/x86
-        - export LIB=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/$VSVER/$TOOLSVER/VC/Tools/MSVC/$MSVER/lib/x86:$LIB
-        - export LIB=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/lib/$WKITVER/ucrt/x86:$LIB
-        - export LIB=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/lib/$WKITVER/um/x86:$LIB
-#       - export
-        - git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wmcbrine/PDCurses.git ../pdcurses
-        - export ADD_CURSES=Y
-        - export PDCURSES_TOP=../../pdcurses
-        - cd src
-        - cp ../sys/winnt/Makefile.msc ./Makefile
-        - nmake install
+        - ./win/win32/vs2017/travisci.sh
     - os: windows
 #     install: choco install mingw
       env: DESCR=windows-mingw
@@ -128,4 +95,17 @@ sudo: false
 notifications:
   email:
     recipients:
-      - devteam@nethack.org
+      - bart@barthouse.com
+#
+deploy:
+  provider: releases
+  api_key:
+    secure: "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"
+  file: 
+    - "NetHack.zip"
+  skip_cleanup: true
+  on:
+    tags: true
+  prerelease: true
+  name: "Pre-release build of NetHack 3.6.3"
+  body: "This is auto generated pre-release build of NetHack 3.6.3 and as such has not been tested."
diff --git a/win/win32/vs2017/travisci.sh b/win/win32/vs2017/travisci.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6b21a45d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/win/win32/vs2017/travisci.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+export VSVER=2017
+export MSVER=14.16.27023
+export SDKVER=10.0.17763.0
+export FRAMEVER=4.0.30319
+export NETFXVER=4.6.1
+export WKITVER=10.0.17134.0
+#export TOOLSVER=Enterprise
+export TOOLSVER=BuildTools
+export PATH=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/$VSVER/$TOOLSVER/Common7/IDE/VC/VCPackages:$PATH
+export PATH=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/bin/$WKITVER/x64:$PATH
+export PATH=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/$VSVER/$TOOLSVER/VC/Tools/MSVC/$MSVER/bin/HostX64/x64:$PATH
+export PATH=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/$VSVER/$TOOLSVER/VC/Tools/MSVC/$MSVER/bin/HostX64/x86:$PATH
+export PATH=$PATH:/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/$VSVER/$TOOLSVER/Common7/IDE/CommonExtensions/Microsoft/TestWindow
+export PATH=$PATH:/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/$VSVER/$TOOLSVER/MSBuild/Current/bin/Roslyn
+export INCLUDE=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/2017/$TOOLSVER/VC/Tools/MSVC/$MSVER/include
+export INCLUDE=$INCLUDE:/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/Include/$WKITVER/ucrt
+export INCLUDE=$INCLUDE:/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/include/$WKITVER/ucrt
+export INCLUDE=$INCLUDE:/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/include/$WKITVER/shared
+export INCLUDE=$INCLUDE:/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/include/$WKITVER/um
+export INCLUDE=$INCLUDE:/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/include/$WKITVER/winrt
+export INCLUDE=$INCLUDE:/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/include/$WKITVER/cppwinrt
+export LIB=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/$VSVER/$TOOLSVER/VC/Tools/MSVC/$MSVER/ATLMFC/lib/x86
+export LIB=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/$VSVER/$TOOLSVER/VC/Tools/MSVC/$MSVER/lib/x86:$LIB
+export LIB=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/lib/$WKITVER/ucrt/x86:$LIB
+export LIB=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/lib/$WKITVER/um/x86:$LIB
+git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wmcbrine/PDCurses.git ../pdcurses
+export ADD_CURSES=Y
+export PDCURSES_TOP=../../pdcurses
+cd src
+cp ../sys/winnt/Makefile.msc ./Makefile
+nmake install
+cd ..
+powershell -Command "Compress-Archive -U -LiteralPath binary -DestinationPath NetHack.zip"