diff --git a/tasks/pack_translations.sh b/tasks/pack_translations.sh
index 7b44f4617c..68764b6b34 100755
--- a/tasks/pack_translations.sh
+++ b/tasks/pack_translations.sh
@@ -7,4 +7,11 @@ echo "Generating MO files..."
 for file in `find ./lang/ -name "*.po"` ; do
   msgfmt -o ${file/.po/.mo} $file
 done
+
+echo "Creating german formal translation..."
+if [[ -f ./lang/mailpoet-de.mo && -f ./lang/mailpoet-de.po ]]; then
+	mv ./lang/mailpoet-de.mo ./lang/mailpoet-de_DE-formal.mo
+	mv ./lang/mailpoet-de.po ./lang/mailpoet-de_DE-formal.po
+fi
+
 echo "Done"