diff --git a/releases/release_tag.sh b/releases/release_tag.sh
index eb1c15ed04b83b0fee22e92470e1d03274b9f919..385328465ceaee6bfba7ab9b1228011c1516ac7f 100755
--- a/releases/release_tag.sh
+++ b/releases/release_tag.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ 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"