diff --git a/tools/semver_git_tag b/tools/semver_git_tag
index 63b8194..01aa3a8 100755
--- a/tools/semver_git_tag
+++ b/tools/semver_git_tag
@@ -143,13 +143,14 @@ if [[ -f "${GIT_ROOT_FOLDER}/package.json" ]]; then
 	tmp=$(mktemp)
 	jq '.version  = $TAG' --arg TAG $TAG "${GIT_ROOT_FOLDER}/package.json" > "$tmp" && mv "$tmp" "${GIT_ROOT_FOLDER}/package.json"
 	
-	git commit -am "tagged as ${TAG}"
-	git push
 fi
 
 set -e # EXITS when any error occurs
 
+echo $TAG > ${GIT_ROOT_FOLDER}/.semver_git_tag
+git add ${GIT_ROOT_FOLDER}/.semver_git_tag
 echo "tagging as $TAG ..."
+git commit -am "tagged as ${TAG}"
 git tag $TAG
 git push origin master --tags
 echo done