diff --git a/bin/mkrelease b/bin/mkrelease
index 721ee24c6..21938a776 100755
--- a/bin/mkrelease
+++ b/bin/mkrelease
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ trap 'echo "$program($LINENO): Command failed with error code $? ([$$] $0 $*)";
 # Option parsing
 
 # Options
-shortopts=hnvV
-longopts=help,dry-run,verbose,version
+shortopts=hmnpvV
+longopts=help,message,dry-run,permit-migr-mix,verbose,version
 
 # Default values
 MSG=""