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