diff --git a/make-zip.cmd b/make-zip.cmd
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+@echo off
+setlocal
+set TODAY=%DATE:~0,4%%DATE:~5,2%%DATE:~8,2%
+set ZIP_NAME=VRCX_%TODAY%.zip
+echo %ZIP_NAME%
+rem using bandizip (https://www.bandisoft.com/bandizip)
+bandizip c -l:9 -cmt:"https://github.com/pypy-vrc/VRCX" -ex:"cache;node_modules;src;*.log;*.zip;package.json;package-lock.json;.eslintrc.js;webpack.config.js;VRCX.json;VRCX.sqlite;VRCX_ZIP.cmd" -r %ZIP_NAME% bin/x64/Release/*
+pause