diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 0b70f893..dfbaaff0 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var babel      = require('gulp-babel');
 var eslint     = require('gulp-eslint');
 var jscs       = require('gulp-jscs');
 
-gulp.task('build-npm', [ 'setupNpm', 'babel', 'lint' ]);
+gulp.task('prerelease', [ 'setupNpm', 'babel', 'lint' ]);
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // setup for development use
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2b60b0db..a36489f0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
+    "prerelease": "gulp prerelease",
     "commit": "git-cz",
     "semantic-release": "semantic-release pre && npm publish && semantic-release post"
   },