diff --git a/make-release b/make-release
index 76d7cdc8e..4e1cdbf04 100755
--- a/make-release
+++ b/make-release
@@ -5,15 +5,19 @@ if [ ! -f configure.in ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+if [ $# -ne 1 -a $# -ne 2 ]; then
 	echo "make-release version"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+if [ "$2" != "" ]; then
+	rev="-r $2"
+fi
+
 HV="$1" emacs -batch -q -no-site-file -l ./make-release.el || exit
 
 echo cvs ci -m \"Release $1\" configure.in ChangeLog
 cvs ci -m "Release $1" configure.in ChangeLog
 v=`echo $1 | sed 's/\(.\)\.\(.\)\(.\)/\1-\2-\3/'`
-echo cvs rtag heimdal-$v heimdal
-cvs rtag heimdal-$v heimdal
+echo cvs rtag $rev heimdal-$v heimdal
+cvs rtag $rev heimdal-$v heimdal