diff --git a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
index c4bfb0480..ec0998644 100644
--- a/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
+++ b/configure/CONFIG_COMMON
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ DB_OPT = NO
 # Check configure/RELEASE file for consistency
 CHECK_RELEASE_YES = checkRelease
 CHECK_RELEASE_NO =
+CHECK_RELEASE_WARN = warnRelease
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------
 # Directories
diff --git a/configure/RULES_ARCHS b/configure/RULES_ARCHS
index 52e208eca..7e8a52ab0 100644
--- a/configure/RULES_ARCHS
+++ b/configure/RULES_ARCHS
@@ -54,14 +54,19 @@ O.Common:
 targetReleaseFiles = $(wildcard $(foreach arch, $(BUILD_ARCHS), \
 		$(TOP)/configure/RELEASE.Common.$(arch) \
 		$(TOP)/configure/RELEASE.$(EPICS_HOST_ARCH).$(arch)))
+
 checkReleaseTargets = $(addprefix checkRelease, $(suffix $(targetReleaseFiles)))
-
 checkRelease: $(checkReleaseTargets)
-	$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/convertRelease.pl -h $(EPICS_HOST_ARCH) $@
-
+	$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/convertRelease.pl -h $(EPICS_HOST_ARCH) checkRelease
 $(checkReleaseTargets):checkRelease.%:
 	$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/convertRelease.pl -h $(EPICS_HOST_ARCH) -a $* checkRelease
 
+warnReleaseTargets = $(addprefix warnRelease, $(suffix $(targetReleaseFiles)))
+warnRelease: $(warnReleaseTargets)
+	-$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/convertRelease.pl -h $(EPICS_HOST_ARCH) checkRelease
+$(warnReleaseTargets):warnRelease.%:
+	-$(PERL) $(TOOLS)/convertRelease.pl -h $(EPICS_HOST_ARCH) -a $* checkRelease
+
 #
 # special clean rule
 #