diff --git a/RELEASE-SCRIPT b/RELEASE-SCRIPT
index e91cc56..e2eec3b 100644
--- a/RELEASE-SCRIPT
+++ b/RELEASE-SCRIPT
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 0. make test
 1. export RELEASE=<release>
 2. bump version number in ruby/Rakefile, README, and www/index.html
-3. make rubygem
-4. git archive --format=tar --prefix=whistlepig-$RELEASE/ HEAD | gzip > whistlepig-$RELEASE.tar.gz
-5. git tag release-$RELEASE
-6. git commit; git push; git push --tags
-7. gem push ruby/pkg/whistlepig-$RELEASE.gem
-8. upload whistlepig-$RELEASE.tar.gz and www/index.html
+3. git commit -a -m "bump version"
+4. make rubygem
+5. git archive --format=tar --prefix=whistlepig-$RELEASE/ HEAD | gzip > whistlepig-$RELEASE.tar.gz
+6. git tag release-$RELEASE
+7. git push; git push --tags
+8. gem push ruby/pkg/whistlepig-$RELEASE.gem
+9. upload whistlepig-$RELEASE.tar.gz and www/index.html