diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index de0666dd6..a896678d7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ draw_deps: tools
 	@goviz -i github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/cmd/gaia/cmd/gaiad -d 2 | dot -Tpng -o dependency-graph.png
 
 clean:
-	rm -f devtools-stamp vendor-deps
+	rm -f devtools-stamp vendor-deps snapcraft.yaml
 
 ########################################
 ### Documentation
@@ -235,6 +235,18 @@ localnet-start: localnet-stop
 localnet-stop:
 	docker-compose down
 
+
+########################################
+### Packaging
+
+snapcraft.yaml: snapcraft.yaml.in
+	sed "s/@VERSION@/${VERSION}/g" < $< > $@
+
+build-snap-edge: snapcraft.yaml
+	snapcraft clean
+	snapcraft
+
+
 # To avoid unintended conflicts with file names, always add to .PHONY
 # unless there is a reason not to.
 # https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/html_node/Phony-Targets.html
@@ -243,4 +255,5 @@ check_tools check_dev_tools get_vendor_deps draw_deps test test_cli test_unit \
 test_cover test_lint benchmark devdoc_init devdoc devdoc_save devdoc_update \
 build-linux build-docker-gaiadnode localnet-start localnet-stop \
 format check-ledger test_sim_gaia_nondeterminism test_sim_modules test_sim_gaia_fast \
-test_sim_gaia_multi_seed test_sim_gaia_import_export update_tools update_dev_tools
+test_sim_gaia_multi_seed test_sim_gaia_import_export update_tools update_dev_tools \
+build-snap-edge
diff --git a/snapcraft.yaml.in b/snapcraft.yaml.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a7878a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snapcraft.yaml.in
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: gaia # you probably want to 'snapcraft register <name>'
+# base: core18 # the base snap is the execution environment for this snap
+version: '@VERSION@' # just for humans, typically '1.2+git' or '1.3.2'
+summary: Gaia Daemon # 79 char long summary
+description: |
+  This snap provides the Gaia daemon gaiad and the command line
+  tool gaiacli.
+grade: devel # must be 'stable' to release into candidate/stable channels
+confinement: strict # use 'strict' once you have the right plugs and slots
+
+apps:
+    gaiad:
+        command: bin/gaiad
+        plugs: [home,network,network-bind]
+    gaiacli:
+        command: bin/gaiacli
+        plugs: [home,network,network-bind]
+
+parts:
+  gaia:
+    plugin: dump
+    source: ./
+    override-pull: |
+        rootdir=$(pwd)
+        gitroot=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+        cd ${gitroot} && git archive \
+            -o ${rootdir}/gaia-@VERSION@.tar.gz \
+            --format tar.gz -9 --prefix gaia-@VERSION@/ HEAD
+        cd ${rootdir}
+        tar xvf gaia-@VERSION@.tar.gz ; rm -f gaia-@VERSION@.tar.gz
+        mkdir -p go/src/github.com/cosmos bin
+        mv gaia-@VERSION@/ go/src/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/
+
+        # Use the following instructions to build a package from a release.
+        # wget https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/archive/v@VERSION@.tar.gz
+        # tar xvf v@VERSION@.tar.gz
+        # rm v@VERSION@.tar.gz
+
+    build-snaps: [go]
+    override-build: |
+        base=`pwd`
+        export GOPATH=`pwd`/go
+        cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk
+        make tools
+        make vendor-deps
+        make install
+        mkdir $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin
+        cp $GOPATH/bin/gaiad $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin
+        cp $GOPATH/bin/gaiacli $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/bin