diff --git a/examples/rest_basic_auth/Makefile b/examples/rest_basic_auth/Makefile
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+++ b/examples/rest_basic_auth/Makefile
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+PROJECT = rest_basic_auth
+
+DEPS = cowboy
+dep_cowboy = pkg://cowboy master
+
+.PHONY: release clean-release
+
+release: clean-release all
+	relx
+
+clean-release:
+	rm -rf _rel
+
+include ../../erlang.mk
diff --git a/examples/rest_basic_auth/relx.config b/examples/rest_basic_auth/relx.config
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+++ b/examples/rest_basic_auth/relx.config
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+{release, {rest_basic_auth_example, "1"}, [rest_basic_auth]}.
+{extended_start_script, true}.