diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c6de11d5c..6dafd8a7e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: all shell dbuild man \
+.PHONY: all shell dbuild man release \
 	    localtest localunittest localintegration \
 	    test unittest integration