diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 2a8e126..9aae541 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -32,8 +32,13 @@ fi
 git checkout master
 git pull
 git checkout --detach
+
+# Build generated files and add them to the repository (for bower)
+git clean -fdx build dist
 make setup dist
-git add dist/
+sed -i.bak -E '/^\/dist\/$/d' .gitignore
+rm -f .gitignore.bak
+git add .gitignore dist/
 
 # Edit package.json and bower.json to the right version (see
 # http://stackoverflow.com/a/22084103 for why we need the .bak file to make