diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 88b0de8..6477db9 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -85,12 +85,14 @@ To make a release, first set up `cross` and `docker`. Make sure you log into
 Docker with `docker login`. Then follow these steps:
 
 - bump up the version in `Cargo.toml` according to [semver](https://semver.org/)
+    - commit and push the changes
 - run `./make-release.sh`
     > This will build binaries, then package them into archives, as well as
     > build and upload docker images.
 - Create a release on Github
     - Make sure to create a tag for the release version on `master`
     - Upload the binary archives to the Github release
+- Update the AUR version manually
 
 ## Alternatives
 
diff --git a/make-release.sh b/make-release.sh
index a83a294..12fab68 100755
--- a/make-release.sh
+++ b/make-release.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ for target in "${!TARGETS[@]}"; do
   fi
 done
 
-if [[ "$1" = "--no-docker" ]] ; then
+if [[ "$#" -ge 2 && "$1" = "--no-docker" ]] ; then
   echo "Exiting without releasing to docker"
   exit 0
 fi