diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 789cf93..c5822eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,4 +94,9 @@ The order of deployment is:
 - site.yaml
 - harden.yaml
 
-For further deployment and system maintenance we have a `Makefile` which automates Docker Compose tasks.
+For further deployment and system maintenance we have a `Makefile` which automates Docker Compose tasks. This should be converted to use [Ansible Container](http://docs.ansible.com/ansible-container/getting_started.html). In the meantime, start a release with Ansible, then complete it using `make`, i.e.:
+
+```
+ansible-playbook -s ansible/site.yaml -i ansible/inventories/production --tags release
+ssh -i .keys/ansible.pem ansible@<server-ip> "cd <release_dir> && make"
+```
diff --git a/ansible/roles/web/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/web/tasks/main.yaml
index ce13699..7cf0ac2 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/web/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/web/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@
     - frontend
     - nodejs
     - setup
+
+- include: release.yaml
+  tags:
+    - release
diff --git a/ansible/roles/web/tasks/release.yaml b/ansible/roles/web/tasks/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a58880e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/web/tasks/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+
+- name: Checkout code branch from git
+  git:
+    repo: 'https://github.com/datalets/public-health-ch'
+    dest: "{{ release_dir }}"
+    force: yes
+
+- name: Copy Docker site configuration
+  template:
+    src: docker-compose.j2
+    dest: "{{ release_dir }}/docker-compose.yml"
+
+- name: Update Docker site
+  debug:
+    msg: "Please run 'make' in {{ release_dir }} to finish updating the site"