diff --git a/make.ps1 b/make.ps1
index 64d73e62b3d5d710cd6e2378679bb3bb743a29ea..5bbadaf9aba2a89d66e65ec234d0bc9627d66cbb 100644
--- a/make.ps1
+++ b/make.ps1
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ param (
     [string]$target
 )
 
+$buildType = "Release"
+$cppStd=17
+
 function Install-Conan {
     Write-Output "Installing Release dependencies with Conan..."
         # check if conan is available
@@ -9,11 +12,11 @@ function Install-Conan {
             Write-Output "Conan is not available. Please install Conan or activate the Conan environment venv"
             exit 1
         }
-        conan install . --build=missing -s build_type=Release -s compiler.cppstd=17 
+        conan install . --build=missing -s build_type=$buildType -s compiler.cppstd=$cppStd 
         cmake --preset conan-default
 }
 
-function Build-Project {
+function Invoke-Build {
     Write-Output "Building the project..."
     # check if msbuild is available
     if (-not (Get-Command msbuild -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ function Build-Project {
         Write-Output "Please run conan-install first."
         exit 1
     }
-    msbuild .\build\liblinkahead.sln /property:Configuration=Release
+    msbuild .\build\liblinkahead.sln /property:Configuration=$buildType
 }
 
 function Invoke-Tests {
@@ -37,6 +40,12 @@ function Invoke-Tests {
     }
     Set-Location .\build\
     ctest
+    Set-Location ..\
+}
+
+function Invoke-Create {
+    Write-Output "Creating Conan package..."
+    conan create . 
 }
 
 # check if vswhere is available
@@ -57,7 +66,7 @@ Set-Location $currentPath
 
 switch ($target) {
     "build" {
-        Build-Project
+        Invoke-Build
     }
     "test" {
         Invoke-Tests
@@ -65,16 +74,20 @@ switch ($target) {
     "conan-install" {
         Install-Conan
     }
+    "conan-create" {
+        Invoke-Create
+    }
     "clean"{
         Write-Output "Cleaning the project..."
         Remove-Item -Recurse -Force .\build\*
     }
     "all" {
         Install-Conan
-        Build-Project
+        Invoke-Build
         Invoke-Tests
+        Invoke-Create
     }
     default {
-        Write-Output "Usage: .\make.ps1 [all|conan-install|build|test|clean]"
+        Write-Output "Usage: .\make.ps1 [all|conan-install|conan-create|build|test|clean]"
     }
 }