diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES.ioc b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES.ioc
index 6e7c87cf6..2db223a24 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES.ioc
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/configure/RULES.ioc
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #RULES.ioc
 include $(EPICS_BASE)/configure/RULES_DIRS
+
 buildInstall: cdCommands
 
-cdCommands: Makefile $(TOOLS)/makeIocCdCommands.pl $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
+cdCommands: Makefile $(TOOLS)/makeIocCdCommands.pl $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG \
+                     $(TOP)/configure/RELEASE
 	$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/makeIocCdCommands.pl $(ARCH) $(IOCS_APPL_TOP)
 
 clean: