diff --git a/scripts/make-release.sh b/scripts/make-release.sh
index 42d726c..87d777f 100755
--- a/scripts/make-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/make-release.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 # usage: make-release.sh release
 # Make a tarball of software excluding git history and leftover files
 
+[ -z "$1" ] && printf 'usage: make-release.sh version\n' && exit 1
+
 name="$(basename "$(pwd)")"
 cd ../
 cp -R "$name" "$1"
 cd "$1"/
-rm -fr .git
+rm -fr .git .build.yml .builds
 
 IFS="\n"
 if [ -e .gitignore ]; then