diff --git a/client/Makefile b/client/Makefile
index 85a9985..3fbd4cb 100644
--- a/client/Makefile
+++ b/client/Makefile
@@ -73,10 +73,9 @@ release: $(EXTENSION).control $(SOURCES_DATA)
 	$(SED) $(REPLACEMENTS) $(EXTENSION).control
 	git add $(EXTENSION).control
 	cat $(SOURCES_DATA_DIR)/*.sql > $(EXTENSION)--$(NEW_VERSION).sql
+	git add $(EXTENSION)--$(NEW_VERSION).sql
 	$(ERB) version=$(NEW_VERSION) upgrade_downgrade_template.erb > $(EXTENSION)--$(EXTVERSION)--$(NEW_VERSION).sql
 	$(ERB) version=$(EXTVERSION) upgrade_downgrade_template.erb > $(EXTENSION)--$(NEW_VERSION)--$(EXTVERSION).sql
-	cat $(EXTENSION)--$(NEW_VERSION).sql >> $(EXTENSION)--$(EXTVERSION)--$(NEW_VERSION).sql
-	git add $(EXTENSION)--$(EXTVERSION)--$(NEW_VERSION).sql $(EXTENSION)--$(NEW_VERSION)--$(EXTVERSION).sql $(EXTENSION)--$(NEW_VERSION).sql
 
 # Only meant for development time, do not use once a version is released
 .PHONY: devclean
diff --git a/server/extension/Makefile b/server/extension/Makefile
index 1d2dd32..f933a73 100644
--- a/server/extension/Makefile
+++ b/server/extension/Makefile
@@ -52,12 +52,9 @@ release: $(EXTENSION).control $(SOURCES_DATA)
 	test -n "$(NEW_VERSION)"  # $$NEW_VERSION VARIABLE MISSING. Eg. make release NEW_VERSION=0.x.0
 	git mv *.sql old_versions
 	$(SED) $(REPLACEMENTS) $(EXTENSION).control
-	git add $(EXTENSION).control
 	cat $(SOURCES_DATA_DIR)/*.sql > $(EXTENSION)--$(NEW_VERSION).sql
 	$(ERB) version=$(NEW_VERSION) upgrade_downgrade_template.erb > $(EXTENSION)--$(EXTVERSION)--$(NEW_VERSION).sql
 	$(ERB) version=$(EXTVERSION) upgrade_downgrade_template.erb > $(EXTENSION)--$(NEW_VERSION)--$(EXTVERSION).sql
-	cat $(EXTENSION)--$(NEW_VERSION).sql >> $(EXTENSION)--$(EXTVERSION)--$(NEW_VERSION).sql
-	git add $(EXTENSION)--$(EXTVERSION)--$(NEW_VERSION).sql $(EXTENSION)--$(NEW_VERSION)--$(EXTVERSION).sql $(EXTENSION)--$(NEW_VERSION).sql
 
 # Only meant for development time, do not use once a version is released
 .PHONY: devclean