diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cfc5c4248c..b0f8fc4001 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "name": "ionic",
   "private": false,
-  "version": "0.9.24",
-  "codename": "peleguin",
+  "version": "0.9.25-alpha",
+  "codename": "quitzal",
   "devDependencies": {
     "grunt": "~0.4.1",
     "grunt-bump": "0.0.13",
diff --git a/scripts/release/finalize-version.sh b/scripts/release/finalize-version.sh
index ea9af7b2f9..399ed48611 100755
--- a/scripts/release/finalize-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/release/finalize-version.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function prepare {
   grunt changelog
 
   git add package.json bower.json component.json release CHANGELOG.md
-  git commit -m "chore(release): v$VERSION"
+  git commit -m "chore(release): v$VERSION \"$CODENAME\""
   git tag -m "v$VERSION" v$VERSION
 
   echo "--"
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ function publish {
 
   VERSION=$(readJsonProp "package.json" "version")
 
-  git push --tags origin master
+  git push origin master
+  git push origin v$VERSION
 
   echo "-- Version published as v$VERSION successfully!"
 
diff --git a/scripts/travis/ci.sh b/scripts/travis/ci.sh
index 5ae4d98fc3..c1b45f3711 100755
--- a/scripts/travis/ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis/ci.sh
@@ -41,24 +41,23 @@ function run {
   # TODO Saucelabs settings need more tweaking before it becomes stable (sometimes it fails to connect)
   # grunt karma:sauce --reporters=dots
 
-  if [[ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" != "master" ]]; then
-    echo "-- We are not on branch master, instead we are on branch $TRAVIS_BRANCH. Will not push build out."
-    exit 0
-  fi
   if [[ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" != "false" ]]; then
     echo "-- This is a pull request build; will not push build out."
     exit 0
   fi
+  
+  LATEST_TAG_COMMIT=$(git rev-list $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0) | head -n 1)
 
-  # If latest commit message starts with 'chore(release):' it's a release
-  COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log --format=%B -n 1 $TRAVIS_COMMIT | head -c 15)
-
-  if [[ "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" == "chore(release:" ]]; then
+  if [[ "$TRAVIS_COMMIT" == "$LATEST_TAG_COMMIT" ]]; then
     IS_RELEASE=true
     echo "##################################"
     echo "# Pushing out a new full release #"
     echo "##################################"
   else
+    if [[ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" != "master" ]]; then
+      echo "-- We are not on branch master, instead we are on branch $TRAVIS_BRANCH. Will not push build out."
+      exit 0
+    fi
     echo "#####################################"
     echo "# Pushing out a new nightly release #"
     echo "#####################################"