diff --git a/dropshell-tool/build.sh b/dropshell-tool/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a9fafe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dropshell-tool/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )"
+
+DROPSHELL_BUILD_DIR="${SCRIPT_DIR}/../dropshell-build/dropshell-build.sh"
+# make canonical path
+DROPSHELL_BUILD_DIR=$(realpath "${DROPSHELL_BUILD_DIR}")
+
+# make sure the build script exists
+if [ ! -f "${DROPSHELL_BUILD_DIR}" ]; then
+    echo "Error: dropshell-build.sh not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# run the build script
+"${DROPSHELL_BUILD_DIR}" "${SCRIPT_DIR}"