diff --git a/Gruntfile.coffee b/Gruntfile.coffee
index e826243a3..2971109a0 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.coffee
+++ b/Gruntfile.coffee
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
 
   grunt.registerTask 'release', [
     'default'
+    'compress:crx'
     'shell:commit'
     'shell:push'
   ]