diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..232d580250
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+'use strict';
+var gulp = require('gulp');
+
+var lernaJSON = require('./lerna.json');
+
+gulp.task('publishTag', function () {
+    exec("git tag v"+ lernaJSON.version +"; git push --tags");
+});
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index c28bf231ed..541838e744 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -8,5 +8,14 @@
     "remix-tests",
     "remix-simulator"
   ],
-  "version": "independent"
+  "command": {
+    "init": {
+      "exact": true
+    },
+    "publish": {
+      "exact": true,
+      "skipGit": true
+    }
+  },
+  "version": "0.0.1"
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6caf32cecb..1e1ce5eab7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 {
-	"devDependencies": {
-		"lerna": "^2.10.2"
-	},
-	"scripts": {
-		"bootstrap": "lerna bootstrap",
-		"publish": "lerna publish"
-	}
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "gulp": "^3.9.1",
+    "lerna": "^2.10.2"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "bootstrap": "lerna bootstrap",
+    "publish": "lerna publish",
+    "release": "lerna bootstrap; lerna publish; gulp; gulp publishTag;"
+  }
 }