diff --git a/please b/please
index 182302a..5ab37f7 100755
--- a/please
+++ b/please
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ update()
   exit 0
 }
 
-version() { echo v0.8.1; }
+version() { echo v0.9.1; }
 
 # get box.phar path
 get-box()
diff --git a/please.json b/please.json
index 073963d..c136ff3 100644
--- a/please.json
+++ b/please.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "before-all": "echo {REPO}",
   "before-npm": "node --version; npm --version",
-  "before-push": "sed -ie 's/echo v.*;/echo v{NEXT_VERSION};/' {FULL}",
+  "before-push": "sed -ie 's/echo v.*;/echo v{NEXT_VERSION};/' {FULL}; git add ./please",
   "before-vcs": "echo https://github.com/{REPO}",
   "after-all": "./please version"
 }