diff --git a/releases/release_tag.sh b/releases/release_tag.sh
index 41471fd8d314eb9b31af2263c7d13abc47c27c6e..eb1c15ed04b83b0fee22e92470e1d03274b9f919 100755
--- a/releases/release_tag.sh
+++ b/releases/release_tag.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ MESSAGE=$2
 echo "Adjusting package.json version"
 npm version "$1"
 git commit -am "release of new version $VERSION"
+git push
 echo "Tagging Version..."
 git tag -a "$VERSION" -m "$MESSAGE"
 echo "Releasing Version..."