diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dd4a2cea0..4517cf848 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -156,8 +156,9 @@
     "start": "node bin/xo-server",
     "test": "mocha --opts .mocha.opts \"dist/**/*.spec.js\"",
     "posttest": "npm run lint && dependency-check ./package.json",
-    "preversion": "git checkout next-release && git pull --ff-only && git checkout stable && git pull --ff-only && git merge next-release",
-    "postversion": "git checkout master && git merge --ff-only stable && git checkout next-release && git merge --ff-only stable"
+    "prerelease": "git checkout next-release && git pull --ff-only && git checkout stable && git pull --ff-only && git merge next-release",
+    "release": "npm version",
+    "postrelease": "git checkout master && git merge --ff-only stable && git checkout next-release && git merge --ff-only stable"
   },
   "standard": {
     "ignore": [