diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 053a201..4330b3f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ package:
 #
 # 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;	\