diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7d9b528..3e1f0ce 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ package:
 	@debuild -uc -us -B --lintian-opts --profile debian -i -I --show-overrides
 
 ## Target to run when building a release
-release: release-hook distcheck package
+release: release-hook distcheck
 	@for file in $(DIST_ARCHIVES); do						\
 		md5sum    $$file > ../$$file.md5;					\
 		sha256sum $$file > ../$$file.sha256;					\