diff --git a/commit-assemblyinfo-changes.ps1 b/commit-assemblyinfo-changes.ps1
index 961798c2..8fb2d614 100644
--- a/commit-assemblyinfo-changes.ps1
+++ b/commit-assemblyinfo-changes.ps1
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ else
     
     'Updated assembly info...' | Write-Host -ForegroundColor White -NoNewline
     'OK' | Write-Host -ForegroundColor Green
+}
+
+# update assembly info in nf-interpreter if this is tag
+if ($env:APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG -eq "true")
+{
+    'Updating assembly version in nf-interpreter...' | Write-Host -ForegroundColor White -NoNewline
 
     # clone nf-interpreter repo (only a shallow clone with last commit)
     git clone https://github.com/nanoframework/nf-interpreter -b develop --depth 1 -q
diff --git a/generate-change-log.ps1 b/generate-change-log.ps1
index 772fa88b..9900d9c0 100644
--- a/generate-change-log.ps1
+++ b/generate-change-log.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2018 The nanoFramework project contributors
 # See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
 
-# generate change log when build is NOT for a pull-request
+# skip generating the change log when build is a pull-request or not a tag (can't commit when repo is in a tag)
 if ($env:appveyor_pull_request_number -or $env:APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG -eq "true")
 {
     'Skip change log processing...' | Write-Host -ForegroundColor White
diff --git a/update-dependencies.ps1 b/update-dependencies.ps1
index ee21364e..ef6c1db0 100644
--- a/update-dependencies.ps1
+++ b/update-dependencies.ps1
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # only need to update dependencies when build is a tag
 if ($env:appveyor_pull_request_number -or $env:APPVEYOR_REPO_TAG -eq "false")
 {
-    'Skip updating dependencies as this is not a tag build...' | Write-Host -ForegroundColor White
+    'Skip updating dependencies...' | Write-Host -ForegroundColor White
 }
 else
 {