diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e6baaae07314a89e5999489152f29c51da2a7cf9..e9dd4c4661f8ca071278a8d83b8835f7a7ee60b4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-RELEASE_SCRIPT = ./.gitlab/scripts/release.sh
-
 .PHONY: all
 all: docs
 
@@ -20,4 +18,4 @@ docs:
 
 .PHONY: release
 release:
-	$(RELEASE_SCRIPT) $(VERSION)
+	./.gitlab/scripts/release.sh $(VERSION)