diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a24f005..560edb9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         "link": "npm install --no-save file:///$PWD/",
         "build": "rimraf ./dist && tsc",
         "prepublishOnly": "npm run lint && npm run build",
-        "release": "release() { test \"$1\" && npm version $1 && npm publish && git push origin develop && git push origin --tags; }; release"
+        "release": "release() { test \"$1\" && test `git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD` == \"develop\" && git pull origin develop --rebase && npm version $1 && npm publish && git push origin develop && git push origin --tags; }; release"
     },
     "keywords": [
         "homebridge-plugin",