maint.mk: fix "release" target to build _version

[gnulib.git] / top / maint.mk

diff --git a/top/maint.mk b/top/maint.mk
index c9f8cc8..bf8f53a 100644 (file)
--- a/top/maint.mk
+++ b/top/maint.mk
@@ -1424,6 +1424,7 @@ alpha beta stable: $(local-check) writable-files $(submodule-checks)
        $(AM_V_at)$(MAKE) -s emit_upload_commands RELEASE_TYPE=$@
 
 release:
+       $(AM_V_GEN)$(MAKE) _version
        $(AM_V_GEN)$(MAKE) $(release-type)
 
 # Override this in cfg.mk if you follow different procedures.