diff --git a/release.config.js b/release.config.js
index b6bcf1a6d..bbaf30627 100644
--- a/release.config.js
+++ b/release.config.js
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ const release = Object.freeze({
   prepare: [
     '@semantic-release/changelog',
     '@semantic-release/npm',
+    {
+      path: '@semantic-release/exec',
+      cmd:
+        'sed -i \'s/"version":\\s*"[^"]+"/"version": "${nextRelease.version}"/\' package.json'
+    },
     {
       path: '@semantic-release/git',
       assets: ['package.json', 'yarn.lock', 'CHANGELOG.md'],