diff --git a/build/mark-new-version.sh b/build/mark-new-version.sh
index c45fdeeecc8..9349dcc87f6 100755
--- a/build/mark-new-version.sh
+++ b/build/mark-new-version.sh
@@ -91,19 +91,21 @@ fi
 
 VERSION_FILE="${KUBE_ROOT}/pkg/version/base.go"
 
-RELEASE_DIR=release-${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}
-echo "+++ Cloning documentation and examples into ${RELEASE_DIR}/..."
-mkdir ${RELEASE_DIR}
-cp -r docs ${RELEASE_DIR}/docs
-cp -r examples ${RELEASE_DIR}/examples
+if [[ "${VERSION_PATCH}" == "0" ]]; then
+  RELEASE_DIR=release-${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}
+  echo "+++ Cloning documentation and examples into ${RELEASE_DIR}/..."
+  mkdir ${RELEASE_DIR}
+  cp -r docs ${RELEASE_DIR}/docs
+  cp -r examples ${RELEASE_DIR}/examples
 
-# Update the docs to match this version.
-perl -pi -e "s/HEAD/${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}/" ${RELEASE_DIR}/docs/README.md
-perl -pi -e "s/HEAD/${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}/" ${RELEASE_DIR}/examples/README.md
+  # Update the docs to match this version.
+  perl -pi -e "s/HEAD/${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}/" ${RELEASE_DIR}/docs/README.md
+  perl -pi -e "s/HEAD/${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}/" ${RELEASE_DIR}/examples/README.md
 
-${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/run-gendocs.sh
-git add ${RELEASE_DIR}
-git commit -m "Cloning docs for ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}"
+  ${KUBE_ROOT}/hack/run-gendocs.sh
+  git add ${RELEASE_DIR}
+  git commit -m "Cloning docs for ${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}"
+fi
 
 GIT_MINOR="${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}"
 echo "+++ Updating to ${NEW_VERSION}"