diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c2cb8f0..f11e0a1a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
     "test": "node ospec/bin/ospec",
     "posttest": "npm run lint || true",
     "cover": "istanbul cover --print both ospec/bin/ospec",
-    "preversion": "npm run build && npm run test",
-    "version": "npm run gendocs && git add mithril.js mithril.min.js",
+    "release": "npm version -m 'v%s'",
+    "preversion": "npm run test",
+    "version": "npm run build && git add mithril.js mithril.min.js",
     "postversion": "git push --follow-tags"
   },
   "devDependencies": {