diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0a4aa87..c979beb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ test:
 	HISHTORY_TEST=1 go test -p 1 ./...
 
 release:
-	git tag v0.`cat VERSION`
 	expr `cat VERSION` + 1 > VERSION
+	git tag v0.`cat VERSION`
+	git add VERSION
+	git commit -m "Bump hishtory version"
 	git push --tags
 
 build-static:
@@ -20,5 +22,5 @@ deploy-api: build-api
 	docker push gcr.io/dworken-k8s/hishtory-api
 	kubectl patch deployment hishtory-api -p "{\"spec\":{\"template\":{\"metadata\":{\"labels\":{\"ts\":\"`date|sed -e 's/ /_/g'|sed -e 's/:/-/g'`\"}}}}}}"
 
-deploy: deploy-static deploy-api release
+deploy: release deploy-static deploy-api
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 7f8f011..45a4fb7 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7
+8