diff --git a/dev/create-release/create-release.sh b/dev/create-release/create-release.sh
index c96afe822c6a9548ed1be0632786b20b6134bf01..49bf78f60763a2bcd551dc748a23cd1f41235eca 100755
--- a/dev/create-release/create-release.sh
+++ b/dev/create-release/create-release.sh
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ scp spark-* \
 
 # Docs
 cd spark
+sbt/sbt clean
 cd docs
 PRODUCTION=1 jekyll build
 echo "Copying release documentation"