diff --git a/do-release.sh b/do-release.sh
index 5790e5d4bb..0a8108ba1f 100755
--- a/do-release.sh
+++ b/do-release.sh
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ git commit -a -m "Prepare pmd release ${RELEASE_VERSION}"
 ./mvnw -B release:clean release:prepare \
     -Dtag=pmd_releases/${RELEASE_VERSION} \
     -DreleaseVersion=${RELEASE_VERSION} \
-    -DdevelopmentVersion=${DEVELOPMENT_VERSION}
+    -DdevelopmentVersion=${DEVELOPMENT_VERSION} \
+    -Pgenerate-rule-docs
 
 
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