diff --git a/docs/deployment-on-heroku.rst b/docs/deployment-on-heroku.rst
index f753aa5a..5acb44fa 100644
--- a/docs/deployment-on-heroku.rst
+++ b/docs/deployment-on-heroku.rst
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ Run these commands to deploy the project to Heroku:
 
     git push heroku master
 
-    heroku run python manage.py migrate
     heroku run python manage.py createsuperuser
     heroku run python manage.py collectstatic --no-input
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Procfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Procfile
index c77d76d9..d9319f5c 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Procfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/Procfile
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+release: python manage.py migrate
 web: gunicorn config.wsgi:application
 {% if cookiecutter.use_celery == "y" -%}
 worker: celery worker --app={{cookiecutter.project_slug}}.taskapp --loglevel=info