diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 807a2279adb9b75cec45cba4a11d9706e901ad96..a2093863eefa7258f4c0d2ec11ddf72bb8a830ea 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ dist: clean generate
 	python setup.py bdist_wheel
 	ls -l dist
 
-release: clean generate
+release: dist
 	TWINE_PASSWORD=$(PYPI_PASSWORD) TWINE_USERNAME=$(PYPI_USERNAME) python -m twine upload --repository-url $(PYPI_REPO) ./dist/*
 
 install: clean generate install-requirements