diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c769387e..fbc4d335 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -180,7 +180,12 @@ update-version:
 	@echo
 	@echo 'File replacement done, commit with:'
 	@echo
-	@echo 'git commit -m "Bumped version to ${VERSION}" Makefile addon/flamenco/__init__.py addon/flamenco/manager addon/flamenco/manager_README.md web/app/src/manager-api'
+	@echo git commit -m "Bumped version to ${VERSION}" Makefile \
+		addon/flamenco/__init__.py \
+		addon/flamenco/manager \
+		addon/flamenco/manager_README.md \
+		web/app/src/manager-api \
+		web/project-website/data/flamenco.yaml
 	@echo 'git tag -a -m "Tagged version ${VERSION}" v${VERSION}'
 
 version:
diff --git a/cmd/update-version/main.go b/cmd/update-version/main.go
index 42fbc818..e7494240 100644
--- a/cmd/update-version/main.go
+++ b/cmd/update-version/main.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ func main() {
 		anyFileWasChanged = anyFileWasChanged || updateMakefile()
 	}
 	anyFileWasChanged = anyFileWasChanged || updateAddon()
+	anyFileWasChanged = anyFileWasChanged || updateWebsite()
 
 	if !anyFileWasChanged {
 		log.Warn().Msg("nothing changed")
diff --git a/cmd/update-version/website.go b/cmd/update-version/website.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e308c9fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/update-version/website.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+)
+
+const websiteFile = "web/project-website/data/flamenco.yaml"
+
+// updateWebsite changes the version number of the latest version in the project
+// website.
+// Returns whether the file actually changed.
+func updateWebsite() bool {
+	replacer := func(line string) string {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(line, "latestVersion: ") {
+			return line
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("latestVersion: %s", cliArgs.newVersion)
+	}
+
+	fileWasChanged, err := updateLines(websiteFile, replacer)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("error updating project website")
+	}
+	return fileWasChanged
+}
diff --git a/web/project-website/content/development/releasing/_index.md b/web/project-website/content/development/releasing/_index.md
index 8e99f7a2..2970e6b0 100644
--- a/web/project-website/content/development/releasing/_index.md
+++ b/web/project-website/content/development/releasing/_index.md
@@ -12,12 +12,8 @@ people.
 
 1. Update `Makefile` and change the `VERSION` and `RELEASE_CYCLE` variables.
 2. Run `make update-version`
-3. Update the version for the website in
-   `web/project-website/data/flamenco.yaml`. This is currently a separate step,
-   as it influences the project website and not the built software. This could
-   be included in the `update-version` make target at some point.
-4. Commit & tag with the commands shown in the 2nd step.
-5. Run `make release-package`
-6. Check that the files in `dist/` are there and have a non-zero size.
-7. Run `make publish-release-packages` to upload the packages to the website.
-8. Run `make project-website` to generate and publish the new website.
+3. Commit & tag with the commands shown in the 2nd step.
+4. Run `make release-package`
+5. Check that the files in `dist/` are there and have a non-zero size.
+6. Run `make publish-release-packages` to upload the packages to the website.
+7. Run `make project-website` to generate and publish the new website.