diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index adf8f72..f083144 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@
 # Go workspace file
 go.work
 
+# built binaries
+bin/
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57f5b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+setup:
+	mkdir bin
+	curl -fsSL https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/releases/download/cmd%2Fbuilder%2Fv0.84.0/ocb_0.84.0_linux_amd64 -o ./bin/ocb
+	chmod +x ./bin/ocb