diff --git a/lib/cranky.rb b/lib/cranky.rb
index 8f882cc..a5e47d6 100644
--- a/lib/cranky.rb
+++ b/lib/cranky.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class Cranky
 
-  VERSION = "0.0.1"
+  VERSION = "0.0.2"
 
 #  Dir.glob("#{File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))}/*.rb").each do |file|
 #    require file
diff --git a/rakefile b/rakefile
index 447f114..e7d94d1 100644
--- a/rakefile
+++ b/rakefile
@@ -11,17 +11,25 @@ end
 
 task :default => :spec
 
+task :commit do
+  system "git commit -a -m 'Release #{Cranky::VERSION}'"
+end
+
+task :tag do
+  system "git tag -a v#{Cranky::VERSION} -m 'version #{Cranky::VERSION}'"
+end
+
+# Push to github
 task :push do
   system "git push origin master"
 end
 
-
 task :build do
   system "gem build cranky.gemspec"
 end
  
 desc "Release version #{Cranky::VERSION}"
-task :release => :build do
+task :release => [:build, :commit, :tag, :push] do
   system "gem push cranky-#{Cranky::VERSION}.gem"
 end