diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9fa88ac..657be65 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 .DS_Store
 *.log
+node_modules/*
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9b0038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+var gulp = require('gulp');
+var uglify = require("gulp-uglify");
+var rename = require('gulp-rename');
+
+
+gulp.task('min', function() {
+  gulp.src('jquery.modal.js')
+    .pipe(uglify({preserveComments: 'license'}))
+    .pipe(rename('jquery.modal.min.js'))
+    .pipe(gulp.dest('.'));
+});
diff --git a/jquery.modal.min.js b/jquery.modal.min.js
index 1cb9891..bc7e249 100644
--- a/jquery.modal.min.js
+++ b/jquery.modal.min.js
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
     A simple jQuery modal (http://github.com/kylefox/jquery-modal)
     Version 0.5.8
 */
-!function(a){var b=null;a.modal=function(c,d){a.modal.close();var e,f;if(this.$body=a("body"),this.options=a.extend({},a.modal.defaults,d),this.options.doFade=!isNaN(parseInt(this.options.fadeDuration,10)),c.is("a"))if(f=c.attr("href"),/^#/.test(f)){if(this.$elm=a(f),1!==this.$elm.length)return null;this.open()}else this.$elm=a("<div>"),this.$body.append(this.$elm),e=function(a,b){b.elm.remove()},this.showSpinner(),c.trigger(a.modal.AJAX_SEND),a.get(f).done(function(d){b&&(c.trigger(a.modal.AJAX_SUCCESS),b.$elm.empty().append(d).on(a.modal.CLOSE,e),b.hideSpinner(),b.open(),c.trigger(a.modal.AJAX_COMPLETE))}).fail(function(){c.trigger(a.modal.AJAX_FAIL),b.hideSpinner(),c.trigger(a.modal.AJAX_COMPLETE)});else this.$elm=c,this.open()},a.modal.prototype={constructor:a.modal,open:function(){var b=this;this.options.doFade?(this.block(),setTimeout(function(){b.show()},this.options.fadeDuration*this.options.fadeDelay)):(this.block(),this.show()),this.options.escapeClose&&a(document).on("keydown.modal",function(b){27==b.which&&a.modal.close()}),this.options.clickClose&&this.blocker.click(a.modal.close)},close:function(){this.unblock(),this.hide(),a(document).off("keydown.modal")},block:function(){var b=this.options.doFade?0:this.options.opacity;this.$elm.trigger(a.modal.BEFORE_BLOCK,[this._ctx()]),this.blocker=a('<div class="jquery-modal blocker"></div>').css({top:0,right:0,bottom:0,left:0,width:"100%",height:"100%",position:"fixed",zIndex:this.options.zIndex,background:this.options.overlay,opacity:b}),this.$body.append(this.blocker),this.options.doFade&&this.blocker.animate({opacity:this.options.opacity},this.options.fadeDuration),this.$elm.trigger(a.modal.BLOCK,[this._ctx()])},unblock:function(){this.options.doFade?this.blocker.fadeOut(this.options.fadeDuration,function(){a(this).remove()}):this.blocker.remove()},show:function(){this.$elm.trigger(a.modal.BEFORE_OPEN,[this._ctx()]),this.options.showClose&&(this.closeButton=a('<a href="#close-modal" rel="modal:close" class="close-modal '+this.options.closeClass+'">'+this.options.closeText+"</a>"),this.$elm.append(this.closeButton)),this.$elm.addClass(this.options.modalClass+" current"),this.center(),this.options.doFade?this.$elm.fadeIn(this.options.fadeDuration):this.$elm.show(),this.$elm.trigger(a.modal.OPEN,[this._ctx()])},hide:function(){this.$elm.trigger(a.modal.BEFORE_CLOSE,[this._ctx()]),this.closeButton&&this.closeButton.remove(),this.$elm.removeClass("current"),this.options.doFade?this.$elm.fadeOut(this.options.fadeDuration):this.$elm.hide(),this.$elm.trigger(a.modal.CLOSE,[this._ctx()])},showSpinner:function(){this.options.showSpinner&&(this.spinner=this.spinner||a('<div class="'+this.options.modalClass+'-spinner"></div>').append(this.options.spinnerHtml),this.$body.append(this.spinner),this.spinner.show())},hideSpinner:function(){this.spinner&&this.spinner.remove()},center:function(){this.$elm.css({position:"fixed",top:"50%",left:"50%",marginTop:-(this.$elm.outerHeight()/2),marginLeft:-(this.$elm.outerWidth()/2),zIndex:this.options.zIndex+1})},_ctx:function(){return{elm:this.$elm,blocker:this.blocker,options:this.options}}},a.modal.prototype.resize=a.modal.prototype.center,a.modal.close=function(a){if(b){a&&a.preventDefault(),b.close();var c=b.$elm;return b=null,c}},a.modal.resize=function(){b&&b.resize()},a.modal.isActive=function(){return b?!0:!1},a.modal.defaults={overlay:"#000",opacity:.75,zIndex:1,escapeClose:!0,clickClose:!0,closeText:"Close",closeClass:"",modalClass:"modal",spinnerHtml:null,showSpinner:!0,showClose:!0,fadeDuration:null,fadeDelay:1},a.modal.BEFORE_BLOCK="modal:before-block",a.modal.BLOCK="modal:block",a.modal.BEFORE_OPEN="modal:before-open",a.modal.OPEN="modal:open",a.modal.BEFORE_CLOSE="modal:before-close",a.modal.CLOSE="modal:close",a.modal.AJAX_SEND="modal:ajax:send",a.modal.AJAX_SUCCESS="modal:ajax:success",a.modal.AJAX_FAIL="modal:ajax:fail",a.modal.AJAX_COMPLETE="modal:ajax:complete",a.fn.modal=function(c){return 1===this.length&&(b=new a.modal(this,c)),this},a(document).on("click.modal",'a[rel="modal:close"]',a.modal.close),a(document).on("click.modal",'a[rel="modal:open"]',function(b){b.preventDefault(),a(this).modal()})}(jQuery);
+!function(o){var t=null;o.modal=function(e,i){o.modal.close();var s,l;if(this.$body=o("body"),this.options=o.extend({},o.modal.defaults,i),this.options.doFade=!isNaN(parseInt(this.options.fadeDuration,10)),e.is("a"))if(l=e.attr("href"),/^#/.test(l)){if(this.$elm=o(l),1!==this.$elm.length)return null;this.open()}else this.$elm=o("<div>"),this.$body.append(this.$elm),s=function(o,t){t.elm.remove()},this.showSpinner(),e.trigger(o.modal.AJAX_SEND),o.get(l).done(function(i){t&&(e.trigger(o.modal.AJAX_SUCCESS),t.$elm.empty().append(i).on(o.modal.CLOSE,s),t.hideSpinner(),t.open(),e.trigger(o.modal.AJAX_COMPLETE))}).fail(function(){e.trigger(o.modal.AJAX_FAIL),t.hideSpinner(),e.trigger(o.modal.AJAX_COMPLETE)});else this.$elm=e,this.$body.append(this.$elm),this.open()},o.modal.prototype={constructor:o.modal,open:function(){var t=this;this.options.doFade?(this.block(),setTimeout(function(){t.show()},this.options.fadeDuration*this.options.fadeDelay)):(this.block(),this.show()),this.options.escapeClose&&o(document).on("keydown.modal",function(t){27==t.which&&o.modal.close()}),this.options.clickClose&&this.blocker.click(o.modal.close)},close:function(){this.unblock(),this.hide(),o(document).off("keydown.modal")},block:function(){var t=this.options.doFade?0:this.options.opacity;this.$elm.trigger(o.modal.BEFORE_BLOCK,[this._ctx()]),this.blocker=o('<div class="jquery-modal blocker"></div>').css({top:0,right:0,bottom:0,left:0,width:"100%",height:"100%",position:"fixed",zIndex:this.options.zIndex,background:this.options.overlay,opacity:t}),this.$body.append(this.blocker),this.options.doFade&&this.blocker.animate({opacity:this.options.opacity},this.options.fadeDuration),this.$elm.trigger(o.modal.BLOCK,[this._ctx()])},unblock:function(){this.options.doFade?this.blocker.fadeOut(this.options.fadeDuration,function(){o(this).remove()}):this.blocker.remove()},show:function(){this.$elm.trigger(o.modal.BEFORE_OPEN,[this._ctx()]),this.options.showClose&&(this.closeButton=o('<a href="#close-modal" rel="modal:close" class="close-modal '+this.options.closeClass+'">'+this.options.closeText+"</a>"),this.$elm.append(this.closeButton)),this.$elm.addClass(this.options.modalClass+" current"),this.center(),this.options.doFade?this.$elm.fadeIn(this.options.fadeDuration):this.$elm.show(),this.$elm.trigger(o.modal.OPEN,[this._ctx()])},hide:function(){this.$elm.trigger(o.modal.BEFORE_CLOSE,[this._ctx()]),this.closeButton&&this.closeButton.remove(),this.$elm.removeClass("current");var t=this;this.options.doFade?this.$elm.fadeOut(this.options.fadeDuration,function(){t.$elm.trigger(o.modal.AFTER_CLOSE,[t._ctx()])}):this.$elm.hide(function(){t.$elm.trigger(o.modal.AFTER_CLOSE,[t._ctx()])}),this.$elm.trigger(o.modal.CLOSE,[this._ctx()])},showSpinner:function(){this.options.showSpinner&&(this.spinner=this.spinner||o('<div class="'+this.options.modalClass+'-spinner"></div>').append(this.options.spinnerHtml),this.$body.append(this.spinner),this.spinner.show())},hideSpinner:function(){this.spinner&&this.spinner.remove()},center:function(){this.$elm.css({position:"fixed",top:"50%",left:"50%",marginTop:-(this.$elm.outerHeight()/2),marginLeft:-(this.$elm.outerWidth()/2),zIndex:this.options.zIndex+1})},_ctx:function(){return{elm:this.$elm,blocker:this.blocker,options:this.options}}},o.modal.prototype.resize=o.modal.prototype.center,o.modal.close=function(o){if(t){o&&o.preventDefault(),t.close();var e=t.$elm;return t=null,e}},o.modal.resize=function(){t&&t.resize()},o.modal.isActive=function(){return t?!0:!1},o.modal.defaults={overlay:"#000",opacity:.75,zIndex:1,escapeClose:!0,clickClose:!0,closeText:"Close",closeClass:"",modalClass:"modal",spinnerHtml:null,showSpinner:!0,showClose:!0,fadeDuration:null,fadeDelay:1},o.modal.BEFORE_BLOCK="modal:before-block",o.modal.BLOCK="modal:block",o.modal.BEFORE_OPEN="modal:before-open",o.modal.OPEN="modal:open",o.modal.BEFORE_CLOSE="modal:before-close",o.modal.CLOSE="modal:close",o.modal.AFTER_CLOSE="modal:after-close",o.modal.AJAX_SEND="modal:ajax:send",o.modal.AJAX_SUCCESS="modal:ajax:success",o.modal.AJAX_FAIL="modal:ajax:fail",o.modal.AJAX_COMPLETE="modal:ajax:complete",o.fn.modal=function(e){return 1===this.length&&(t=new o.modal(this,e)),this},o(document).on("click.modal",'a[rel="modal:close"]',o.modal.close),o(document).on("click.modal",'a[rel="modal:open"]',function(t){t.preventDefault(),o(this).modal()})}(jQuery);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1aff010..bcdac2f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,5 +7,10 @@
   "repository": "kylefox/jquery-modal",
   "bugs": "https://github.com/kylefox/jquery-modal/issues",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "author": "Kyle Fox <kylefox@gmail.com> (http://kylefox.ca/)"
+  "author": "Kyle Fox <kylefox@gmail.com> (http://kylefox.ca/)",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "gulp": "^3.9.0",
+    "gulp-rename": "^1.2.2",
+    "gulp-uglify": "^1.4.1",
+  }
 }