diff --git a/code/Makefile b/code/Makefile
index 27f0bbf69..f6c8aef9d 100644
--- a/code/Makefile
+++ b/code/Makefile
@@ -2,20 +2,24 @@ include ../.devcontainer/tools.mk
 
 ESBONIO ?= --pre esbonio
 
-.PHONY: dist dev-deps release-deps
+.PHONY: dist dev-deps release-deps changelog release
 
 watch: dev-deps
-	-[ -d dist ] && rm -r dist
+	-test -d dist && rm -r dist
 	$(NPM) run watch
 
 compile: dev-deps
-	-[ -d dist ] && rm -r dist
+	-test -d dist && rm -r dist
 	$(NPM) run compile
 
 dist: release-deps
-	-[ -d dist ] && rm -r dist
+	-test -d dist && rm -r dist
 	$(NPM) run package
 
+release: $(TOWNCRIER) $(HATCH) $(PY)
+	$(PY) ../scripts/make_release.py lsp
+	$(PY) ../scripts/make_release.py vscode
+
 # Ensures the version of esbonio in ../lib/esbonio is used.
 dev-deps: node_modules/.installed bundled/libs/.installed
 	-test -d bundled/libs/esbonio-*.dist-info  && rm -r bundled/libs/esbonio-*.dist-info
diff --git a/lib/esbonio/Makefile b/lib/esbonio/Makefile
index 66cdc77a3..358390165 100644
--- a/lib/esbonio/Makefile
+++ b/lib/esbonio/Makefile
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ include ../../.devcontainer/tools.mk
 
 dist: $(HATCH)
 	$(HATCH) build
+
+release: $(TOWNCRIER) $(HATCH) $(PY)
+	$(PY) ../scripts/make_release.py lsp
diff --git a/scripts/make_release.py b/scripts/make_release.py
index ff7e201a8..c036b6813 100755
--- a/scripts/make_release.py
+++ b/scripts/make_release.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 - Commit, tag and push the new version (if it's a release)
 - Export the tag name and release date for use later on in the pipeline.
 """
+
 import argparse
 import io
 import json
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@
 ENV = os.environ.get("GITHUB_ENV", "")
 STEP_SUMMARY = os.environ.get("GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY", "")
 
+REPO = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.parent.resolve()
+
 
 class Output:
     """An output destination that can be logged to.
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ class Component(TypedDict):
     """The prefix to give to version bump commit messages for this component."""
 
     src: str
-    """The directory containing the component, relative to repo root."""
+    """The directory containing the component."""
 
     tag_prefix: str
     """The prefix to give to tagged versions of this component."""
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ class Component(TypedDict):
             bump_minor="minor",
             bump_patch="patch",
             commit_prefix="Esbonio Extensions Release v",
-            src="lib/esbonio-extensions",
+            src=str(REPO / "lib/esbonio-extensions"),
             tag_prefix="esbonio-extensions-v",
         ),
         Component(
@@ -103,7 +106,7 @@ class Component(TypedDict):
             bump_minor="b",
             bump_patch="b",
             commit_prefix="Esbonio Language Server Release v",
-            src="lib/esbonio",
+            src=str(REPO / "lib/esbonio"),
             tag_prefix="esbonio-language-server-v",
         ),
         Component(
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ class Component(TypedDict):
             bump_minor="minor",
             bump_patch="patch",
             commit_prefix="Esbonio VSCode Extension Release v",
-            src="code",
+            src=str(REPO / "code"),
             tag_prefix="esbonio-vscode-extension-v",
         ),
     ]