diff --git a/make_release.sh b/make_release.sh
index 103e85f..3ff9ab0 100755
--- a/make_release.sh
+++ b/make_release.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+
 if [ $# -ne 1 ]
 then
   echo "Usage: `basename $0` release"
@@ -8,6 +9,9 @@ then
 fi
 version=$1
 
+#Create tag
+git tag -a release-${version}
+
 #check for tag existence
 git describe release-$1 2>&1 >/dev/null ||
 {
@@ -15,4 +19,5 @@ git describe release-$1 2>&1 >/dev/null ||
     exit 1
 }
 
+./git-version.sh
 git archive --format=tar --prefix autojump_${version}/ release-${version} | gzip > autojump_${version}.tar.gz