diff --git a/.scripts/README.md b/.scripts/README.md
index e7e8ddea1a..6f5c3eb8cc 100644
--- a/.scripts/README.md
+++ b/.scripts/README.md
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # Build Scripts
 
-## Deploy
+## Release
 
 The deploy scripts at the root, make a new release of all the packages in this monorepo.
 All packages will be released with the same version.
 
 In order to make a new release:
 
-1. `npm run prepare.deploy`
+1. `npm run release.prepare`
 2. Review/update changelog
 3. Commit updates using the package name and version number as the commit message.
-4. `npm run deploy`
+4. `npm run release`
 5. :tada:
 
 
diff --git a/.scripts/publish.js b/.scripts/release.js
similarity index 84%
rename from .scripts/publish.js
rename to .scripts/release.js
index ec595741c5..fc51be79b5 100644
--- a/.scripts/publish.js
+++ b/.scripts/release.js
@@ -60,22 +60,24 @@ async function publishPackages(packages, version) {
     );
   });
 
-  // push commits and tags to git remote
-  publishGit(version);
+  // push tag to git remote
+  publishGitTag(tasks, version);
 
   const listr = new Listr(tasks);
   await listr.run();
 }
 
 
-function publishGit(tasks, version) {
+function publishGitTag(tasks, version) {
+  const tag = `v${version}`;
+
   tasks.push(
       {
-      title: 'Tagging the latest commit',
-      task: () => execa('git', ['tag', `v${version}`], { cwd: common.rootDir })
+      title: `Tag latest commit ${chalk.dim(`(${tag})`)}`,
+      task: () => execa('git', ['tag', `${tag}`], { cwd: common.rootDir })
     },
     {
-      title: 'Pushing to Github',
+      title: 'Push tag to Github',
       task: () => execa('git', ['push', '--follow-tags'], { cwd: common.rootDir })
     }
   );
diff --git a/angular/package.json b/angular/package.json
index d238075720..51505081db 100644
--- a/angular/package.json
+++ b/angular/package.json
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@
     "ionic-core": "node ../core/node_modules/.bin/stencil build",
     "ionic-core-dev": "node ../core/node_modules/.bin/stencil build --dev",
     "lint": "tslint --project .",
+    "prerelease": "npm run validate && np prerelease --yolo --any-branch --tag next",
     "test": "echo 'angular no tests yet'",
-    "tsc": "tsc -p ."
+    "tsc": "tsc -p .",
+    "validate": "npm i && npm run lint && npm run test && npm run build"
   },
   "main": "./dist/index.js",
   "types": "./dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aea92386ca..54c13707c1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
   "description": "Ionic mono-repo root package.json, used mainly to execute build scripts. This package is not published to npm.",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "prepare.deploy": "node .scripts/prepare.js",
-    "deploy": "node .scripts/publish.js",
+    "release.prepare": "node .scripts/prepare.js",
+    "release": "node .scripts/release.js",
     "changelog": "conventional-changelog -p angular -i ./CHANGELOG.md -k core -s"
   },
   "devDependencies": {