diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
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--- a/Gruntfile.js
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-module.exports = function(grunt) {
-
-  // Project configuration.
-  grunt.initConfig({
-    pkg: grunt.file.readJSON('package.json'),
-    jshint: {
-      files: ['Gruntfile.js', 'index.js', 'lib/**/*.js','tests/**/*.js'],
-      options: {
-        globals: {
-          console: true,
-          module: true
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    release: {
-      options: {
-        bump: true, //default: true
-        file: 'package.json', //default: package.json
-        add: true, 
-        commit: true,
-        tag: true,
-        push: true,
-        pushTags: true,
-        npm: true
-      }
-    },
-    watch: {
-      files: ['<%= jshint.files %>'],
-      tasks: ['jshint']
-    }
-
-  });
-
-  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-release');
-  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-watch');
-  grunt.loadNpmTasks('grunt-contrib-jshint');
-
-  grunt.registerTask('default', ['jshint']);
-};