diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ba0a1b26..9319e41b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,13 +27,15 @@ srpm: archive
 	@rpmbuild -bs ${PKGRPMFLAGS} ${PKGNAME}.spec
 	@echo "The srpm is in $(SRPM)"
 
-rpm: archive tag
+rpm: archive
 	@rpmbuild --clean -bb ${PKGRPMFLAGS} ${PKGNAME}.spec
 	@echo "The rpm is in $(RPM)"
 
 rpminstall: rpm
 	@rpm -ivh --force $(RPM)
 
+release: tag srpm
+
 clean:
 	@rm -f *.rpm 
 	@rm -rf noarch