diff --git a/Gruntfile.coffee b/Gruntfile.coffee
index b3fdc9e5d..95cc1cb72 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.coffee
+++ b/Gruntfile.coffee
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
   ]
 
   grunt.registerTask 'release', [
+    'build'
     'shell:commit'
     'shell:push'
     'build-crx'