diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2f19333..2e791b9 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ package:
 	dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us -B
 
 ## Target to run when building a release
-release: distcheck release-hook md5-dist package
+release: release-hook distcheck md5-dist package
 	@echo
 	@echo "Resulting release files:"
 	@echo "========================================================================="