diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5a3630829..e792d431b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ release: clean dist
 docker:
 	docker build -t alephdata/followthemoney .
 
-build: namespace default-model translate docker
+build: namespace default-model translate
 
 namespace:
 	python followthemoney/ontology.py docs/ns
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 049e5147d..46b27af64 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ this end, here's the steps for making a release:
 
 ```bash
 git pull --rebase
+make build
 make test
+git add . && git commit -m "Updating translation files"
 bumpversion patch
 git push --atomic origin master $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
 ```