diff --git a/config/build.config.js b/config/build.config.js
index c371aecaf5..c2398ccdad 100644
--- a/config/build.config.js
+++ b/config/build.config.js
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 var pkg = require('../package.json');
+var fs = require('fs');
 
 module.exports = {
   dist: 'dist',
   distJs: 'dist/js',
   distCss: 'dist/css',
+  releasePostUrl: fs.readFileSync('config/RELEASE_POST_URL'),
 
   banner:
     '/*!\n' +
@@ -109,8 +111,8 @@ module.exports = {
   //and can have up to a 14 char long exclamation prepended.
   releaseMessage: function() {
     return this.exclamations[Math.floor(Math.random()*this.exclamations.length)] + '! ' +
-      'Just released @IonicFramework v' + pkg.version + ' "' + pkg.codename + '"!\n' +
-      'Changelog at ' + pkg.repository.changelogUrl + '. Download at ' + pkg.repository.downloadUrl;
+      'Just released @IonicFramework v' + pkg.version + ' "' + pkg.codename + '"! ' +
+      this.releasePostUrl;
   },
 
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cd50ee7e24..8902f42d20 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
   "codename": "americium",
   "changelog": "http://git.io/wliUjg",
   "repository": {
-    "url": "git://github.com/driftyco/ionic.git",
-    "changelogUrl": "http://git.io/LoDTyQ",
-    "downloadUrl": "http://git.io/EHfQ_g"
+    "url": "git://github.com/driftyco/ionic.git"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "karma": "~0.11.13",
diff --git a/scripts/travis/ci.sh b/scripts/travis/ci.sh
index 020194069a..96433ce727 100755
--- a/scripts/travis/ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis/ci.sh
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ function run {
       --action="github" \
       --version=$VERSION \
       --old-version=$OLD_VERSION
+    ./scripts/travis/release-new-version.sh \
+      --action="discourse" \
+      --version=$VERSION \
+      --old-version=$OLD_VERSION
 
     # Version name used on the CDN/docs: nightly or the version
     VERSION_NAME=$VERSION
@@ -91,6 +95,8 @@ function run {
     ./scripts/site/publish.sh --action="updateConfig"
     ./scripts/seed/publish.sh --version="$VERSION"
     ./scripts/app-base/publish.sh --version="$VERSION"
+
+    gulp release-tweet release-irc
   else
     ./scripts/site/publish.sh --action="clone"
 
diff --git a/scripts/travis/release-new-version.sh b/scripts/travis/release-new-version.sh
index 22195c898f..9fa92952a2 100755
--- a/scripts/travis/release-new-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis/release-new-version.sh
@@ -56,26 +56,26 @@ function push {
   git push -q $RELEASE_REMOTE v$VERSION
 
   echo "-- v$VERSION \"$CODENAME\" pushed to $RELEASE_REMOTE/master successfully!"
-  gulp release-tweet release-irc
 }
 
 function github {
+  echo "-- Pushing out github release..." 
+  
   # Get only newest things in changelog - sed until previous version is hit
   sed -e '/'"$OLD_VERSION"'/,$d' $PROJECT_DIR/CHANGELOG.md | tail -n +3 \
     > $TMP_DIR/CHANGELOG_NEW.md
 
   CODENAME=$(readJsonProp "$PROJECT_DIR/package.json" "codename")
 
+  # we have to get all releases, then find the one corresponding to this new tag
   curl https://api.github.com/repos/$GH_ORG/ionic/releases > $TMP_DIR/releases.json
 
   node -e "var releases = require('$TMP_DIR/releases.json'); \
-    var release; \
     releases.forEach(function(r) { \
       if (r.tag_name == 'v$VERSION') { \
-        release = r.id; \
+        require('fs').writeFileSync('$TMP_DIR/RELEASE_ID', r.id); \
       } \
-    }); \
-    require('fs').writeFileSync('$TMP_DIR/RELEASE_ID', release);"
+    });"
   RELEASE_ID=$(cat $TMP_DIR/RELEASE_ID)
 
   node -e "require('fs').writeFileSync('$TMP_DIR/github.json', JSON.stringify({ \
@@ -86,10 +86,48 @@ function github {
   curl -X PATCH https://api.github.com/repos/$GH_ORG/ionic/releases/$RELEASE_ID \
     -H "Authorization: token $GH_TOKEN" \
     --data-binary @$TMP_DIR/github.json
+
+  echo "-- Github release pushed out successfully!"
 }
 
 function discourse {
-  
+  CODENAME=$(readJsonProp "$PROJECT_DIR/package.json" "codename")
+  # Get only newest things in changelog - sed until previous version is hit
+  sed -e '/'"$OLD_VERSION"'/,$d' $PROJECT_DIR/CHANGELOG.md | tail -n +3 \
+    > $TMP_DIR/NEW_CHANGELOG.md
+
+  node -e "var fs=require('fs'); \
+    fs.writeFileSync('$TMP_DIR/discourse.json', \
+      \"api_key=$DISCOURSE_TOKEN\" + \
+      \"&api_username=Ionitron\" + \
+      \"&title=\" + encodeURIComponent(\"v$VERSION '$CODENAME' Released!\") + \
+      \"&raw=\" + encodeURIComponent(\"Download Instructions: https://github.com/driftyco/ionic#quick-start\n\n\" + fs.readFileSync('$TMP_DIR/CHANGELOG_NEW.md').toString()) \
+    )";
+
+  curl -X POST http://forum.ionicframework.com/posts \
+    -H 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
+    --data-binary @$TMP_DIR/discourse.json \
+    > $TMP_DIR/discourse-response.json
+
+  touch $IONIC_DIR/config/RELEASE_POST_URL
+  OLD_POST_URL=$(cat $IONIC_DIR/config/RELEASE_POST_URL)
+  if [[ "$OLD_POST_URL" != "" ]]; then
+    curl -X PUT "$OLD_POST_URL/status" --data "api_key=$DISCOURSE_TOKEN&api_username=Ionitron&status=pinned&enabled=false"
+  fi
+
+  POST_URL=`node -e "var res = require('$TMP_DIR/discourse-response.json'); \
+    console.log(\"http://forum.ionicframework.com/t/\" + res.topic_slug + \"/\" + res.topic_id);"`
+  echo $POST_URL > $IONIC_DIR/config/RELEASE_POST_URL
+
+  curl -X PUT "$POST_URL/status" \
+    --data "api_key=$DISCOURSE_TOKEN&api_username=Ionitron&status=pinned&enabled=true"
+  curl -X PUT "$POST_URL/status" \
+    --data "api_key=$DISCOURSE_TOKEN&api_username=Ionitron&status=closed&enabled=true"
+
+  cd $IONIC_DIR
+  git add config
+  git commit config -m 'chore(release): update discourse post url'
+  git push -q origin master
 }
 
 source $(dirname $0)/../utils.inc