diff --git a/make_release_tarball.sh b/make_release_tarball.sh
index 45438a5c..bd97125f 100755
--- a/make_release_tarball.sh
+++ b/make_release_tarball.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ cp -a doc/html "${TAG}/doc/"
 tar -czf "${TAG}.tar.gz" "${TAG}/"
 
 signify-openbsd -S -s signify/$MAJOR_REV.sec -m $TAG.tar.gz
-signify-openbsd -V -m ${TAG}.tar.gz -p signify/.$MAJOR_REV.pub
+signify-openbsd -V -m ${TAG}.tar.gz -p signify/$MAJOR_REV.pub
 
 
 echo "Contributors from ${PREV_TAG} to ${TAG}:"