diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 35ad4c296..0528527e5 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -204,9 +204,13 @@ dev: ## Build for the current development platform
 	@cp $(PROJECT_ROOT)/$(DEV_TARGET) $(PROJECT_ROOT)/bin/
 	@cp $(PROJECT_ROOT)/$(DEV_TARGET) $(GOPATH)/bin
 
+.PHONY: prerelease
+prerelease: GO_TAGS="ui"
+prerelease: check generate ember-dist static-assets ## Generate all the static assets for a Nomad release
+
 .PHONY: release
 release: GO_TAGS="ui"
-release: clean ember-dist static-assets $(foreach t,$(ALL_TARGETS),pkg/$(t).zip) ## Build all release packages which can be built on this platform.
+release: clean $(foreach t,$(ALL_TARGETS),pkg/$(t).zip) ## Build all release packages which can be built on this platform.
 	@echo "==> Results:"
 	@tree --dirsfirst $(PROJECT_ROOT)/pkg
 
diff --git a/dev/guides/releasing.md b/dev/guides/releasing.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..165045e0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/guides/releasing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+This guide provides step by step guidance for cutting a new release of Nomad.
+
+1. Bump the version in `version/version.go`
+2. Run `make prerelease`
+3. Commit any changed, generated files.
+4. On the Linux Vagrant run `make release`
+5. `mv pkg/ pkg2/`
+6. On a Mac, run `make release`
+7. `mv pkg2/* pkg/`
+8. `./scripts/dist.sh <version>`. Formating of <version> is 0.x.x(-|rcx|betax)
+
+# Only on final releases
+
+1. Add the new version to checkpoint.
+
+# Modifying the webiste
+
+Assuming master is the branch you want the website to reflect
+
+1. On master, bump the version in `website/config.rb`
+2. Delete the remote stable-website branch (`git push -d origin stable-website`)
+3. Create the new stable webiste, `git checkout -b stable-webiste`
+4. `git push origin stable-website
+5. In Slack run, `hashibot deploy nomad`