diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4bc05f3..63d43ff 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ check: setup
 srpm:
 	$(topdir)/utils/srpm.sh
 
-release:
+new-release:
 	$(topdir)/utils/release.sh -A
 
+release:
+	$(topdir)/utils/release.sh -t -p
+
 koji: srpm
 	$(topdir)/utils/submit-koji-builds.sh $$(ls -1 $(topdir)/*.tar.*) $$(basename $(topdir))
 
@@ -31,7 +34,8 @@ help:
 	@echo "    setup        Run 'meson setup $(MESON_BUILD_DIR)'"
 	@echo "    check        Run 'meson test -C $(MESON_BUILD_DIR) -v'"
 	@echo "    srpm         Generate an SRPM package of the latest release"
-	@echo "    release      Run 'utils/release.sh -A' to make a new release"
+	@echo "    release      Tag and push current tree as a release"
+	@echo "    new-release  Bump version, tag, and push current tree as a release"
 	@echo "    koji         Run 'make srpm' then 'utils/submit-koji-builds.sh'"
 	@echo "    clean        Run 'rm -rf $(MESON_BUILD_DIR)'"
 	@echo
@@ -42,7 +46,8 @@ help:
 	@echo "    make check"
 	@echo
 	@echo "Make a new release on Github:"
-	@echo "    make release"
+	@echo "    make release         # just tags and pushes"
+	@echo "    make new-release     # bumps version number, tags, and pushes"
 	@echo
 	@echo "Generate SRPM of the latest release and do all Koji builds:"
 	@echo "    make koji"