diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7b4f54bc..35ddc410 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ install:
 script:
 - npm run build
 - bash publish.sh
-before_deploy:
 - export RELEASE_NAME=$(cat release_name)
 - export RELEASE_DESC=$(cat release_desc)
+- export TRAVIS_TAG=$(cat travis_tag)
 deploy:
   provider: releases
   file_glob: true
diff --git a/publish.sh b/publish.sh
index 828e6e9a..72ffd881 100755
--- a/publish.sh
+++ b/publish.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ if [[ "$TRAVIS_COMMIT_MESSAGE" =~ ^[\ []Test[]\ ].*$ ]]; then
     echo "v${PACKAGE_VERSION}-rc-${TRAVIS_COMMIT}" > release_name
     echo "This is a test development Beet build. Not for production use." > release_desc
 fi
+echo $TRAVIS_TAG > travis_tag
 if [ "$SHOULD_BUILD" = "true" ]; then
     git remote rm origin
     git remote add origin https://github.com:${GH_TOKEN}@github.com/bitshares/beet.git > /dev/null 2>&1