diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a9ec0764f..d29527f41 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: all format lint
+.PHONY: all format lint build
 
 all: help
 
@@ -12,7 +12,21 @@ lint:
 	poetry run black . --check
 	poetry run ruff .
 
+install_frontend:
+	cd langflow/frontend && npm install
+
+build_frontend:
+	cd langflow/frontend && npm run build
+
+build:
+	make install_frontend
+	make build_frontend
+	poetry build
+
 help:
 	@echo '----'
 	@echo 'format              - run code formatters'
-	@echo 'lint                - run linters'
\ No newline at end of file
+	@echo 'lint                - run linters'
+	@echo 'install_frontend    - install the frontend dependencies'
+	@echo 'build_frontend      - build the frontend static files'
+	@echo 'build               - build the frontend static files and package the project'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/langflow/build b/langflow/build
deleted file mode 100755
index 1a67cf140..000000000
--- a/langflow/build
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/bash
-
-cd ../space_flow && npm run build