diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 278a64d..67bf8a4 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-set -e
+set -eu
 
-bumpversion release --tag
-bumpversion patch
-git push --follow-tags
+before=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+auto-changelog -v $VERSION
+pre-commit run --files CHANGELOG.md || true
+git add CHANGELOG.md
+git commit -m "changelog for $VERSION"
+bump2version release --tag --commit --new-version $VERSION
+bump2version patch
+git diff $before $VERSION
+echo "git push --follow-tags"