diff --git a/build_tools/make_new_version.sh b/build_tools/make_new_version.sh
index 76a847355..edcb36c1f 100755
--- a/build_tools/make_new_version.sh
+++ b/build_tools/make_new_version.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ function title() {
 }
 
 usage="Create new RocksDB version and prepare it for the release process\n"
-usage+="USAGE: ./make_new_version.sh <version>"
+usage+="USAGE: ./make_new_version.sh <version> [<remote>]\n"
+usage+="  version: specify a version without '.fb' suffix (e.g. 5.4).\n"
+usage+="  remote: name of the remote to push the branch to (default: origin)."
 
 # -- Pre-check
 if [[ $# < 1 ]]; then
@@ -27,6 +29,11 @@ fi
 
 ROCKSDB_VERSION=$1
 
+REMOTE="origin"
+if [[ $# > 1 ]]; then
+  REMOTE=$2
+fi
+
 GIT_BRANCH=`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`
 echo $GIT_BRANCH
 
@@ -41,6 +48,6 @@ $GIT checkout -b $BRANCH
 
 # Setting up the proxy for remote repo access
 title "Pushing new branch to remote repo ..."
-git push origin --set-upstream $BRANCH
+git push $REMOTE --set-upstream $BRANCH
 
 title "Branch $BRANCH is pushed to github;"