diff --git a/tools/release/bins.pl b/tools/release/bins.pl
index c7af1f64c2..bd979ac670 100755
--- a/tools/release/bins.pl
+++ b/tools/release/bins.pl
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ sub buildit {
     `make VERSION=$version`;
 
     print "Run 'make zip'\n" if($verbose);
-    `make zip`;
+    `make zip VERSION=$version`;
 
     print "Run 'make mapzip'\n" if($verbose);
-    `make mapzip`;
+    `make mapzip VERSION=$version`;
 
     print "Run 'make elfzip'\n" if($verbose);
-    `make elfzip`;
+    `make elfzip VERSION=$version`;
 }
 
 sub buildfonts {
diff --git a/tools/release/manuals.pl b/tools/release/manuals.pl
index fb4bbb876a..9aa3feebd4 100755
--- a/tools/release/manuals.pl
+++ b/tools/release/manuals.pl
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ sub buildit {
     `$c`;
 
     print "Run 'make'\n" if($verbose);
-    `make manual 2>/dev/null`;
+    `make manual VERSION=$version 2>/dev/null`;
 
     print "Run 'make manual-zip'\n" if($verbose);
-    `make manual-zip 2>/dev/null`;
+    `make manual-zip VERSION=$version 2>/dev/null`;
 }
 
 # run make in tools first to make sure they're up-to-date
diff --git a/tools/release/voices.pl b/tools/release/voices.pl
index ab00227d70..b605362496 100755
--- a/tools/release/voices.pl
+++ b/tools/release/voices.pl
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ sub buildit {
     `$c`;
 
     print "Run 'make voice'\n" if($verbose);
-    print `make voice 2>/dev/null`;
+    print `make voice VERSION=$version 2>/dev/null`;
 }
 
 # run make in tools first to make sure they're up-to-date