diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 10d70ba..22719fa 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ git_status := `git status -s`
 release:
     echo {{ if git_status == "" {"git status ok"} else {error("please commit changes first")} }}
     just build
+    -git commit -am "built for release"
     git checkout release
     git merge main
-    -git commit -am "release build"
-    git checkout main
     git push
+    git checkout main
 
 # serve the pkg directory
 serve: