diff --git a/contrib/release.sh b/contrib/release.sh
index 283c965..be53792 100755
--- a/contrib/release.sh
+++ b/contrib/release.sh
@@ -257,17 +257,19 @@ function git_release () {
 }
 
 
+
 function get_last_rc () {
   git tag | grep -E '^v([0-9][\.-]){3}rc' | sort -n | tail -n1
 }
 
-#
-# $1: new version
-#
+function get_last_stable () {
+  git tag | grep -E '^v([0-9][\.])+' | grep -v '\-rc' | sort -n | tail -n1
+}
+
 function update_website_releases_info() {
   cat > "$WEBSITE_LATEST" <<EOF
 # DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY: it is generated by a script (release.sh)
-stable: $1
+stable: $(get_last_stable)
 rc: $(get_last_rc)
 EOF
 }
@@ -277,7 +279,6 @@ EOF
 #
 function update_website () {
   debug 'in update_website'
-  update_website_releases_info $1
 
   ask "update API of the website? (require $SPHINXBUILD)"
   if test $? -eq $Yes
@@ -289,6 +290,8 @@ function update_website () {
         echo "git stash create 'WIP during offlineimap API import'"
         git stash create 'WIP during offlineimap API import'
       }
+
+      update_website_releases_info
       cd "../$DOCSDIR"
       make websitedoc && {
         cd ../website && {