diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 6853880..b39cea2 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 import subprocess
+import argparse
+
+def parse_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("--publish", action="store_true", help="Publish to PyPI")
+    return parser.parse_args()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    args = parse_args()
     print("Building i18n...")
     subprocess.run(["msgfmt", "biliarchiver/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/biliarchiver.po", "-o", "biliarchiver/locales/en/LC_MESSAGES/biliarchiver.mo"])
     print("Building with poetry...")
-    subprocess.run(["poetry", "build"])
\ No newline at end of file
+    poetry_comm = ["poetry", "build"]
+    subprocess.run(poetry_comm)
+    if args.publish:
+        poetry_comm = ["poetry", "publish"]
+        subprocess.run(poetry_comm)