diff --git a/script/release.sh b/script/release.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 600b40885..000000000
--- a/script/release.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -e
-
-# Exit if the working tree is dirty
-test -n "$(git status --porcelain)" && echo "Working tree dirty!" && exit 1
-
-# Exit if is not a releasable branch
-[[ "$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)" == master* ]] || echo "Wrong branch to release!" && exit 1
-
-# Set the root path
-dir="$(dirname -- "$0")"
-ROOT="$(cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "$dir")" && printf '%s\n' "$(pwd -P)")"
-cd $ROOT
-
-rake build release
-
-rm -rfv "$ROOT/pkg"
diff --git a/tasks/gem_management.rake b/tasks/gem_management.rake
deleted file mode 100644
index 40a581e1b..000000000
--- a/tasks/gem_management.rake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-# gGem build and release tasks, with added checks and patches
-# Notice: this task is functional but the .github/workflows/release-gem.yml provides an easier way to do the same
-
-require 'bundler/gem_tasks'
-require 'rake/manifest'
-
-Rake::Manifest::Task.new do |t|
-  t.patterns      = FileList.new.include('lib/**/*', 'LICENSE.txt').exclude('**/*.md')
-  t.manifest_file = 'pagy.manifest'
-end
-
-desc 'Build the gem, checking the manifest first'
-task build: 'manifest:check'
-
-module Bundler # :nodoc: all
-  class GemHelper
-    def version_tag
-      "#{@tag_prefix}#{version}"   # remove that stupid 'v' prepended to the version number
-    end
-  end
-end
-
-desc 'Release the gem, checking the manifest first'
-task release: 'manifest:check'
diff --git a/tasks/safe_release.rake b/tasks/safe_release.rake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99212caaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/safe_release.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# Gem release cycle
+
+require 'bundler/gem_tasks'
+require 'rake/manifest'
+
+Rake::Manifest::Task.new do |t|
+  t.patterns      = FileList.new.include('lib/**/*', 'LICENSE.txt').exclude('**/*.md')
+  t.manifest_file = 'pagy.manifest'
+end
+
+module Bundler # :nodoc: all
+  class GemHelper
+    def version_tag
+      "#{@tag_prefix}#{version}"   # remove that stupid 'v' prepended to the version number
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+desc 'Checks-build-release-tag-cleanup cycle'
+task :safe_release do
+  output = `git status --porcelain`
+  abort 'Working tree dirty!' unless output.empty?
+
+  branch = `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`
+  abort 'Wrong branch to release!' unless /^master/.match?(branch)
+
+  Rake::Task['manifest:check'].invoke
+  Rake::Task['build'].invoke
+  Rake::Task['release'].invoke
+  FileUtils.rm_rf('pkg', secure: true)
+end