diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d11943d275..231c5e8fee 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 REBAR := rebar
+DOCS := v1.0
 ELIXIRC := bin/elixirc --verbose --ignore-module-conflict
 ERLC := erlc -I lib/elixir/include
 ERL := erl -I lib/elixir/include -noshell -pa lib/elixir/ebin
@@ -146,8 +147,8 @@ release_zip: compile
 
 release_docs: docs
 	cd ../docs
-	rm -rf ../docs/stable
-	mv docs ../docs/stable
+	rm -rf ../docs/$(DOCS)
+	mv docs ../docs/$(DOCS)
 
 # This task requires aws-cli to be installed and set up for access to s3.hex.pm
 # See: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-getting-set-up.html
diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
index 776db8fa4d..3f0ff8b754 100644
--- a/RELEASE.md
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This document simply outlines the release process:
 
 7. Push master and the new tag
 
-8. Release new docs with `make release_docs`, move docs to `docs/stable` and push them
+8. Release new docs with `make release_docs`, move docs to `docs/stable` if appropriate, and push
 
 9. Release new zip with `make release_zip`, push `Precompiled.zip` to GitHub Releases
 
@@ -28,15 +28,13 @@ This document simply outlines the release process:
 
 ## New vMAJOR.MINOR releases
 
-11. Create a new branch "vMAJOR.MINOR" release
+11. Create a new branch "vMAJOR.MINOR"
 
-12. Move stable docs to `docs/vOLD-MAJOR.OLD-MINOR`
+12. Move docs generation to `docs/vOLD-MAJOR.OLD-MINOR` and copy them to `docs/stable`
 
-13. Move master docs to `docs/stable`
+13. Bump versions, start new CHANGELOG, add `-dev` back and commit "Start vVERSION+1"
 
-14. Bump versions, start new CHANGELOG, add `-dev` back and commit "Start vVERSION+1"
-
-15. `make release_docs` and push it to `elixir-lang/docs`
+14. `make release_docs` and push it to `elixir-lang/docs`
 
 ## Places where version is mentioned