diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ea69cd341..6f420edac 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ chai.js: node_modules lib/*
 #
 
 define release
-	./node_modules/.bin/bump -y --$(1) *.json lib/chai.js
+	./node_modules/.bin/bump -y --$(1) package.json lib/chai.js
 	make chai.js
 	git add --force chai.js lib/chai.js package.json bower.json
 	npm ls --depth=-1 --long . --loglevel silent | head -1 | git commit -F-
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index e83e6a10c..af2ee029b 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "chai",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
   "description": "BDD/TDD assertion library for node.js and the browser. Test framework agnostic.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "keywords": [