diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3d9b103..40904b5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ js: ## Compile JS files
 .PHONY: release-docker
 release-docker:
 	set -ex
+	pip-compile --dry-run setup.py
+	docker-compose build
 	docker-compose run --rm app pytest dpaste/
 	docker build --build-arg BUILD_EXTRAS=production -t barttc/dpaste:latest .
 	@echo -e "\n\n💫 All fine. Now do: docker push barttc/dpaste:latest"
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ release-docker:
 .PHONY: release-pypi
 release-pypi:
 	set -ex
+	pip-compile --dry-run setup.py
+	docker-compose build
 	docker-compose run --rm app pytest dpaste/
 	rm -rf ./node_modules
 	npm ci