diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rultor/agents/github/qtn/QnRelease.java b/src/main/java/com/rultor/agents/github/qtn/QnRelease.java
index a87fb3db27..bbfcd439f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rultor/agents/github/qtn/QnRelease.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rultor/agents/github/qtn/QnRelease.java
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ public final class QnRelease implements Question {
     /**
      * Pattern matching the version tag of the release enclosed by backticks.
      */
-    private static final  Pattern QUESTION_PATTERN =
-        Pattern.compile("`(.+)`");
+    private static final Pattern QUESTION_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("`(.+)`");
 
     /**
      * Message bundle.
@@ -84,25 +83,7 @@ public Req understand(final Comment.Smart comment,
             final String name = matcher.group(1);
             final ReleaseTag release = new ReleaseTag(issue.repo(), name);
             if (release.allowed()) {
-                new Answer(comment).post(
-                    true,
-                    String.format(
-                        QnRelease.PHRASES.getString("QnRelease.start"),
-                        home.toASCIIString()
-                    )
-                );
-                req = new Req.Simple(
-                    "release",
-                    new ImmutableMap.Builder<String, String>()
-                        .put("head_branch", "master")
-                        .put(
-                            "head",
-                            String.format(
-                                "git@github.com:%s.git",
-                                comment.issue().repo().coordinates()
-                            )
-                        ).build()
-                );
+                req = QnRelease.affirmative(comment, home);
             } else {
                 new Answer(comment).post(
                     false,
@@ -115,13 +96,39 @@ public Req understand(final Comment.Smart comment,
                 req = Req.EMPTY;
             }
         } else {
-            new Answer(comment).post(
-                false,
-                QnRelease.PHRASES.getString("QnRelease.missing-tag")
-            );
-            req = Req.EMPTY;
+            req = QnRelease.affirmative(comment, home);
         }
         return req;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Confirms that Rultor is starting the release process.
+     * @param comment Comment that triggered the release
+     * @param home URI of the release tail
+     * @return Req.Simple containing the release parameters
+     * @throws IOException on error
+     */
+    private static Req affirmative(final Comment.Smart comment,
+        final URI home) throws IOException {
+        new Answer(comment).post(
+            true,
+            String.format(
+                QnRelease.PHRASES.getString("QnRelease.start"),
+                home.toASCIIString()
+            )
+        );
+        return new Req.Simple(
+            "release",
+            new ImmutableMap.Builder<String, String>()
+                .put("head_branch", "master")
+                .put(
+                    "head",
+                    String.format(
+                        "git@github.com:%s.git",
+                        comment.issue().repo().coordinates()
+                    )
+                ).build()
+        );
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/phrases_en_US.properties b/src/main/resources/phrases_en_US.properties
index b51e5c1eca..2c6d51f6ed 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/phrases_en_US.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/phrases_en_US.properties
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ QnMerge.base-is-gone=Base repository is gone, can't merge into it
 QnDeploy.start=OK, I'll try to deploy now. You can check the progress [here](%s)
 
 QnRelease.start=OK, I will release it now. Please check the progress [here](%s)
-QnRelease.missing-tag=No release tag specified, please provide a release version.\n \
-                      More information on the release command can be found \
-                      [here](http://doc.rultor.com/basics.html).
 QnRelease.invalid-tag=Invalid release tag `%s` specified. There is already a \
                       release `%s` newer than the given release in this \
                       repository.
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/rultor/agents/github/qtn/QnReleaseTest.java b/src/test/java/com/rultor/agents/github/qtn/QnReleaseTest.java
index 66bb7687e2..c03b183913 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/rultor/agents/github/qtn/QnReleaseTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/rultor/agents/github/qtn/QnReleaseTest.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public final class QnReleaseTest {
     public void buildsRequest() throws Exception {
         final Repo repo = new MkGithub().randomRepo();
         final Issue issue = repo.issues().create("", "");
-        issue.comments().post("release `1.7`");
+        issue.comments().post("release");
         MatcherAssert.assertThat(
             new Xembler(
                 new Directives().add("request").append(
@@ -80,36 +80,43 @@ public void buildsRequest() throws Exception {
     }
 
     /**
-     * QnRelease can deny release when tag is outdated.
+     * QnRelease can build a release request when the requested version is newer
+     * than the last release.
      * @throws Exception In case of error
      */
     @Test
-    public void denyOutdatedTag() throws Exception {
+    public void allowsNewerTag() throws Exception {
         final Repo repo = new MkGithub().randomRepo();
         final Issue issue = repo.issues().create("", "");
-        repo.releases().create("1.7");
-        issue.comments().post("release `1.6`");
-        MatcherAssert.assertThat(
-            new QnRelease().understand(
-                new Comment.Smart(issue.comments().get(1)), new URI("#")
-            ),
-            Matchers.is(Req.EMPTY)
-        );
+        repo.releases().create("1.5");
+        issue.comments().post("release `1.7`");
         MatcherAssert.assertThat(
-            new Comment.Smart(issue.comments().get(2)).body(),
-            Matchers.containsString("There is already a release `1.7`")
+            new Xembler(
+                new Directives().add("request").append(
+                    new QnRelease().understand(
+                        new Comment.Smart(issue.comments().get(1)), new URI("#")
+                    ).dirs()
+                )
+            ).xml(),
+            XhtmlMatchers.hasXPaths(
+                "/request[type='release']",
+                "/request/args[count(arg) = 2]",
+                "/request/args/arg[@name='head']",
+                "/request/args/arg[@name='head_branch']"
+            )
         );
     }
 
     /**
-     * QnRelease can deny release when tag name is not given.
+     * QnRelease can deny release when tag is outdated.
      * @throws Exception In case of error
      */
     @Test
-    public void denyMissingTag() throws Exception {
-        final Issue issue = new MkGithub().randomRepo().issues()
-            .create("", "");
-        issue.comments().post("release");
+    public void denyOutdatedTag() throws Exception {
+        final Repo repo = new MkGithub().randomRepo();
+        final Issue issue = repo.issues().create("", "");
+        repo.releases().create("1.7");
+        issue.comments().post("release `1.6`");
         MatcherAssert.assertThat(
             new QnRelease().understand(
                 new Comment.Smart(issue.comments().get(1)), new URI("#")
@@ -118,7 +125,7 @@ public void denyMissingTag() throws Exception {
         );
         MatcherAssert.assertThat(
             new Comment.Smart(issue.comments().get(2)).body(),
-            Matchers.containsString("No release tag specified")
+            Matchers.containsString("There is already a release `1.7`")
         );
     }