diff --git a/buildscripts/appimage.sh b/buildscripts/appimage.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# Cleanup
+rm -rf PyBitmessage
+export VERSION=$(python setup.py --version)
+
+[ -f "pkg2appimage" ] || wget -O "pkg2appimage" https://github.com/AppImage/pkg2appimage/releases/download/continuous/pkg2appimage-1807-x86_64.AppImage
+chmod a+x pkg2appimage
+
+echo "Building AppImage"
+
+./pkg2appimage packages/AppImage/PyBitmessage.yml
+
+
+if [ -f "out/PyBitmessage-${VERSION}.glibc2.15-x86_64.AppImage" ]; then
+    echo "Build Successful";
+    echo "Run out/PyBitmessage-${VERSION}.glibc2.15-x86_64.AppImage"
+else
+    echo "Build Failed"
+fi