diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 518f4af..c384384 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "lint:fix": "eslint app --fix",
     "watch": "NODE_ENV=development DEBUG=webssh* nodemon index.js -w app/ -w index.js -w config.json -w package.json",
     "test": "jest",
-    "release": "standard-version -a -s --release-as patch --commit-all",
+    "release": "npm run lint:fix && npm run test && standard-version -a -s --release-as patch --commit-all", 
     "release:dry-run": "standard-version -a -s --release-as patch --dry-run",
     "publish:dry-run": "npm publish --dry-run",
     "publish:npm": "npm publish",