diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dedcc173..d4dc514f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ install:
 release:
 	@$(call print, "Releasing lnd and lncli binaries.")
 	$(VERSION_CHECK)
-	./build/release/release.sh build-release "$(VERSION_TAG)" "$(BUILD_SYSTEM)" "$(RELEASE_TAGS)" "$(RELEASE_LDFLAGS)"
+	./scripts/release.sh build-release "$(VERSION_TAG)" "$(BUILD_SYSTEM)" "$(RELEASE_TAGS)" "$(RELEASE_LDFLAGS)"
 
 scratch: build
 
diff --git a/build/release/README.md b/docs/release.md
similarity index 100%
rename from build/release/README.md
rename to docs/release.md
diff --git a/make/release_flags.mk b/make/release_flags.mk
index 7b64d3fd..f2d7a2b3 100644
--- a/make/release_flags.mk
+++ b/make/release_flags.mk
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ RELEASE_TAGS = autopilotrpc signrpc walletrpc chainrpc invoicesrpc watchtowerrpc
 # from the current date.
 ifneq ($(tag),)
 VERSION_TAG = $(tag)
-VERSION_CHECK = ./build/release/release.sh check-tag "$(VERSION_TAG)"
+VERSION_CHECK = ./scripts/release.sh check-tag "$(VERSION_TAG)"
 endif
 
 # By default we will build all systems. But with the 'sys' tag, a specific
diff --git a/build/release/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from build/release/release.sh
rename to scripts/release.sh