diff --git a/lib/release/create.rb b/lib/release/create.rb
index 8c24a09..3925cd8 100644
--- a/lib/release/create.rb
+++ b/lib/release/create.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,11 @@ module Release
 
       validate_version_is_new version
 
+      update_package_json version
+
       git_local_tag release_tag_from_version(version)
 
+      git_push current_branch
       git_push_tags
 
     end
diff --git a/lib/release/finish.rb b/lib/release/finish.rb
index 519955f..0f0eedc 100644
--- a/lib/release/finish.rb
+++ b/lib/release/finish.rb
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ module Release
 
       git_pull release_branch
 
+      update_package_json version_from_release_branch(release_branch)
+
       git_local_tag release_tag_from_version(version_from_release_branch(release_branch))
 
       git_push release_branch
-
       git_push_tags
 
       git_checkout "master"
diff --git a/lib/shared/runnable.rb b/lib/shared/runnable.rb
index 1ea7593..d75f84e 100644
--- a/lib/shared/runnable.rb
+++ b/lib/shared/runnable.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require 'json'
+
 module Shared
 
   module Runnable
@@ -19,6 +21,25 @@ module Shared
       exit
     end
 
+    def update_package_json (version)
+      if File.exist? 'package.json'
+        package_json = File.read('package.json')
+        json = JSON.parse(package_json)
+        json['version'] = version
+        File.write('package.json', JSON.pretty_generate(json))
+        git_add 'package.json'
+        git_commit version
+      end
+    end
+
+    def git_add (path)
+      run_cmd "git add #{path}"
+    end
+
+    def git_commit (msg)
+      run_cmd "git commit -m '#{msg}'"
+    end
+
     def git_show_branches
       run_cmd "git branch"
     end