diff --git a/create_release.sh b/create_release.sh
index d7572b7..135ce0f 100755
--- a/create_release.sh
+++ b/create_release.sh
@@ -21,15 +21,16 @@ git add Cargo.toml
 git add Cargo.lock
 git add PKGBUILD
 # tag the commit with current version
-git tag $VERSION
 # create changelog
+git tag $VERSION
+git commit -m "Release version $VERSION"
+git push --tags
+git push
 kokai release --ref $VERSION > tmp
 cat CHANGELOG.md >> tmp
 mv tmp CHANGELOG.md
 git add CHANGELOG.md
-git commit -m "Release version $VERSION"
-# git commit -m "Update changelog for $VERSION"
-git push --tags
+git commit -m "Update changelog for $VERSION"
 git push
 # this needs no-verify as we modify the plist during the build, and cargo does not accept that.
 cargo publish --no-verify