diff --git a/build/release.sh b/build/release.sh
index 590db6d..f1b61c5 100755
--- a/build/release.sh
+++ b/build/release.sh
@@ -11,10 +11,15 @@ fi
 
 grunt bump --setversion=$version && \
 grunt dist && \
+npm run-script no-assume-unchanged && \
 git add *.json && \
 git add -f dist/*.js dist/*.css dist/lang/*.js && \
 git commit -e -m "version $version" && \
 git tag -a v$version -m "version $version" && \
 echo && \
 echo 'DONE. It is now up to you to run `'"git push origin master && git push origin v$version"'`' && \
-echo
\ No newline at end of file
+echo
+
+# regardless of error/success, undo the temporary no-assume-unchanged
+git reset
+npm run-script assume-unchanged
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d5d01fe..1c25eaa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@
     "karma-jasmine": "^0.2.2",
     "karma-phantomjs-launcher": "^0.1.4"
   },
-
   "scripts": {
-    "install": "bower install && git update-index --assume-unchanged dist/*.js dist/*.css dist/lang/*",
-    "preuninstall": "git update-index --no-assume-unchanged dist/*.js dist/*.css dist/lang/*"
+    "install": "bower install && npm run-script assume-unchanged",
+    "preuninstall": "npm run-script no-assume-unchanged",
+    "assume-unchanged": "git update-index --assume-unchanged dist/*.js dist/*.css dist/lang/*.js",
+    "no-assume-unchanged": "git update-index --no-assume-unchanged dist/*.js dist/*.css dist/lang/*.js",
+    "list-assume-unchanged": "git ls-files -v|grep '^h'"
   }
 }