diff --git a/devscripts/release.sh b/devscripts/release.sh
index 20a96c6a9..015372d5e 100755
--- a/devscripts/release.sh
+++ b/devscripts/release.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
 set -e
 
 skip_test=false
-if [ "$2" = '--skip-test' ]; then
+if [ "$1" = '--skip-test' ]; then
     skip_test=true
+    shift
 fi
 if [ -z "$1" ]; then echo "ERROR: specify version number like this: $0 1994.09.06"; exit 1; fi
 version="$1"