diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
index 487855e3..584d9f10 100755
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -3,23 +3,27 @@
 set -e
 
 VERSION='invalid'
+COMMIT="0"
 
 Help()
 {
    # Display Help
    echo "Add description of the script functions here."
    echo
-   echo "Syntax: publish.sh [-v|h]"
+   echo "Syntax: publish.sh [-v|c|h]"
    echo "options:"
    echo "v     Version of package to release"
+   echo "c     Commit and tag"
    echo "h     Print this Help"
    echo
 }
 
-while getopts ":hv:" option; do
+while getopts ":hv:c:" option; do
    case $option in
-      v) # Enter a name
+      v)
          VERSION=$OPTARG;;
+      c)
+         COMMIT=$OPTARG;;
       h) # display Help
          Help
          exit;;
@@ -39,6 +43,10 @@ npm version ${VERSION} --no-commit-hooks --no-git-tag-version --preid beta
 
 popd
 
-# git commit -am 'chore(version): Bump version'
+if [ "$COMMIT" = "1" ]; then
+  echo "Commiting and tagging"
 
-# git tag -a "${VERSION}" -m "Version ${VERSION}"
+  git commit -am 'chore(version): Bump version'
+
+  git tag -a "${VERSION}" -m "Version ${VERSION}"
+fi