diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d07f067b9..35ddb7e05 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ The only required tools are the Android SDK and Apache Ant.
 
 ```
 git submodule update --init
-android update project -p . --name F-droid
-android update lib-project -p extern/Universal-Image-Loader/library
-android update lib-project -p extern/AndroidPinning -t android-17
-android update lib-project -p extern/MemorizingTrustManager
+./ant-prepare.sh # This runs 'android update' on the libs and the main project
 ant clean release
 ```
 
diff --git a/ant-prepare.sh b/ant-prepare.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..7de7d1df7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ant-prepare.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash -ex
+
+android update lib-project -p extern/Universal-Image-Loader/library
+android update lib-project -p extern/AndroidPinning -t android-17
+android update lib-project -p extern/MemorizingTrustManager
+android update project -p . --name F-Droid
diff --git a/build.properties b/ant.properties
similarity index 100%
rename from build.properties
rename to ant.properties