diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e877492..1a3dfbc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
   "version": "1.5.10",
   "description": "Cordova / Phonegap plugin for communicating with HTTP servers using SSL pinning",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "cp node_modules/umd-tough-cookie/lib/umd-tough-cookie.js www/umd-tough-cookie.js",
-    "prepublish": "npm run build",
-    "test": "npm run build && ./scripts/test-installation.sh"
+    "test": "./scripts/test-installation.sh"
   },
   "cordova": {
     "id": "cordova-plugin-advanced-http",
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..55baa8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+VERSION=$(node -e "console.log(require('./package.json').version)")
+
+./scripts/update-tough-cookie.sh
+npm publish
+git tag "v$VERSION"
diff --git a/scripts/update-tough-cookie.sh b/scripts/update-tough-cookie.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1931d59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update-tough-cookie.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+ROOT="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"/..
+
+cd $ROOT
+npm i
+cp node_modules/umd-tough-cookie/lib/umd-tough-cookie.js www/umd-tough-cookie.js