diff --git a/bin/build-release.sh b/bin/build-release.sh
index 0a981b53a156f51db5fca6ef7e4ada40842a2f15..23ef38668d1c004842a6d21d5d12847eaa30852d 100755
--- a/bin/build-release.sh
+++ b/bin/build-release.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 set -e
 
 VERSION=$1
+REPOPATH=$2
 
 if ! shift; then
     echo "$0: Missing required version parameter." >&2
@@ -14,6 +15,10 @@ if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+if [ -z "$REPO" ]; then
+    REPOPATH="https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp.git"
+fi
+
 TAG="v$VERSION"
 TARGET="simplesamlphp-$VERSION"
 
@@ -26,8 +31,6 @@ fi
 
 umask 0022
 
-REPOPATH="https://github.com/simplesamlphp/simplesamlphp.git"
-
 git clone $REPOPATH $TARGET
 cd $TARGET
 git checkout $TAG