diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7173d1440e..d0424f125d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ gen/test-tls:
 		-subj "/CN=localhost" \
 		-config pkg/rpc/testdata/tls.config
 
+.PHONY: release
+release: release/init release/docs
+
 .PHONY: release/init
 release/init:
 	./hack/gen-release.sh $(version)