diff --git a/bin/release-_post.sh b/bin/release-_post.sh
index 69af05e6..c1ca2f1d 100755
--- a/bin/release-_post.sh
+++ b/bin/release-_post.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
 
+npm run update-authors
 git diff --exit-code
 npm run package -- --sign
 git push
diff --git a/bin/release-_pre.sh b/bin/release-_pre.sh
index fd9b5db3..230d66a6 100755
--- a/bin/release-_pre.sh
+++ b/bin/release-_pre.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 set -e
 
 git pull
-npm run update-authors
-git diff --exit-code
 rm -rf node_modules/
 npm install
 npm dedupe