diff --git a/releases/release_tag.sh b/releases/release_tag.sh
index 69d497cc6ad8a5a702f3dce1104a9cf75b1d2f95..41471fd8d314eb9b31af2263c7d13abc47c27c6e 100755
--- a/releases/release_tag.sh
+++ b/releases/release_tag.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ fi
 VERSION=v$1
 MESSAGE=$2
 
+echo "Adjusting package.json version"
+npm version "$1"
+git commit -am "release of new version $VERSION"
 echo "Tagging Version..."
 git tag -a "$VERSION" -m "$MESSAGE"
 echo "Releasing Version..."