diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ba2325e645..7d04a93a31 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ coverage:
 test:
 	tox
 
-release:
-	rm dist/* && python setup.py sdist && twine upload dist/*
+build:
+	rm -f dist/* && python setup.py sdist
+
+release: build
+	twine upload dist/*
 
 build_docs:
 	sphinx-build -b html docs/ docs/_build/