diff --git a/fabfile.py b/fabfile.py
index 2fe5598ab28ee536e6342f947f9f92a58e123b25..ea3094523705b5f4d4316d30bb1fcbbf30c981a8 100644
--- a/fabfile.py
+++ b/fabfile.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 import os.path
+import shutil
 
 from fabric.api import *
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ def release():
     Release a new version of 'rattail'.
     """
 
+    shutil.rmtree('rattail.egg-info')
     local("python setup.py egg_info --tag-build='' sdist --formats=gztar register upload")
 
     filename = 'rattail-{0}.tar.gz'.format(__version__)