diff --git a/ha_addons/Makefile b/ha_addons/Makefile
index ab162c4..a8e08f4 100644
--- a/ha_addons/Makefile
+++ b/ha_addons/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ rel : STAGE=rel
 
 export BUILD_DATE := ${shell date -Iminutes}
 BUILD_ID := ${shell date +'%y%m%d%H%M'}
+rel : BUILD_ID=
 VERSION := $(shell cat $(SRC)/.version)
 export MAJOR  := $(shell echo $(VERSION) | cut -f1 -d.)