diff --git a/.buildkite/deploy.sh b/.buildkite/deploy.sh
index c7e8e5f0..41fc0ba3 100755
--- a/.buildkite/deploy.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/deploy.sh
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ TAG_VERSION=${TAG_VERSION/v/}
 
 
 # Publish the package
-echo "publishing ${TAG_VERSION}"
-npm publish --tag tag-${TAG_VERSION}
 echo "versioning package ${TAG_VERSION}"
 npm version ${TAG_VERSION} --no-git-tag-version
+echo "publishing ${TAG_VERSION}"
+npm publish --tag tag-${TAG_VERSION}
+
 
 # Annotate the build with the types version
 buildkite-agent annotate --style success "Published to \`@widen/react-modal@${TAG_VERSION}\`. Install with the following command: