diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7067f27..d41c2e2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 VERSION ?= 0.0.0
 LDFLAGS := -s -w -X main.version=$(VERSION)
 
-.PHONY: build install test lint fmt clean release
+.PHONY: build install test lint fmt clean release run
 
 build:
 	go build -trimpath -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o bin/zot ./cmd/zot
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ install:
 test:
 	go test -race ./...
 
+run: build
+	./bin/zot
+
 lint:
 	go vet ./...
 	@test -z "$$(gofmt -l . | tee /dev/stderr)" || (echo "gofmt issues"; exit 1)