diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e80b28b6..83829fe2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     "test": "mocha",
     "test:ci": "npm run coverage",
     "coverage": "nyc --reporter=lcov --reporter=text --all -- mocha --reporter dot && echo google-chrome coverage/lcov-report/index.html",
-    "preversion": "offline-github-changelog --next=${npm_package_version} > CHANGELOG.md && git add CHANGELOG.md"
+    "preversion": "offline-github-changelog --next=${npm_new_version} > CHANGELOG.md && git add CHANGELOG.md"
   },
   "nyc": {
     "include": [