diff --git a/autoRelease.sh b/autoRelease.sh
index 0d28a9aac..bfc21e08c 100755
--- a/autoRelease.sh
+++ b/autoRelease.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ if ! git checkout -b temp ; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# set hotfix version
+# set release version
 echo -e "\nINFO: Setting version..."
 if ! mvn versions:set -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DnewVersion=${newVersion} > /dev/null ; then
   echo -e "ERROR: Failed to set new version!"
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ if ! mvn source:jar install -DskipTests > /dev/null ; then
 fi
 
 # git push
-echo -e "\nINFO: Hotfix ${newVersion} created. Do you want to push to origin? y/n"
+echo -e "\nINFO: Release ${newVersion} created. Do you want to push to origin? y/n"
 read a
 if [[ "${a}" == "y" || "${a}" == "Y" ]] ; then
   echo -e "INFO: Pushing to origin..."
@@ -125,11 +125,10 @@ if [[ "${a}" == "y" || "${a}" == "Y" ]] ; then
     echo -e "ERROR: Failed to push tag"
     exit 1
   fi
-  echo -e "\nINFO: Pushed hotfix tag ${newVersion}"
+  echo -e "\nINFO: Pushed release tag ${newVersion}"
 else
   echo -e "WARN: Release not pushed!"
 fi
 
-
-echo -e "\nINFO: Hotfix ${newVersion} created."
+echo -e "\nINFO: Release ${newVersion} created."
 exit 0
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index aff14a3a8..ef63f84d1 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -2,42 +2,39 @@
 
 # usage
 if [ $# != 2 ] ; then
-  echo -e "Usage: ${0} <release_branch> <hotfix_version>"
+  echo -e "Usage: ${0} <release_branch> <release_version>"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-
 # cleanup trap
 function cleanup {
   echo -e "\nINFO: Cleaning up..."
   git checkout ${releaseBranch}
+  git checkout .
   git branch -D temp
 }
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
-
 # Confirm
 releaseBranch="${1}"
-hotfixVersion="${2}"
-echo -e "INFO: Do you want to make hotfix version ${hotfixVersion} from release branch ${releaseBranch}? y/n"
+newVersion="${2}"
+echo -e "INFO: Do you want to make release version ${newVersion} from release branch ${releaseBranch}? y/n"
 read a
 if [[ "${a}" != "y" && "${a}" != "Y" ]] ; then
   exit 0;
 fi
 
-
 # validate tag does not exist
 echo -e "INFO: Fetching tags and branches and validating they do not exist..."
 if ! git fetch --all --tags > /dev/null ; then
   echo -e "ERROR: Tags and branches could not be fetched!"
   exit 1
 fi
-if git tag | grep ${hotfixVersion} > /dev/null ; then
+if git tag | grep ${newVersion} > /dev/null ; then
   echo -e "ERROR: Tag already exists!"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-
 # make sure gpg-agent is available and loaded
 echo -e "\nINFO: Searching for gpg-agent..."
 if ! which gpg-agent ; then
@@ -55,7 +52,6 @@ if ! gpg-agent 2>&1 | grep "running and available" ; then
   fi
 fi
 
-
 # Checkout release branch
 echo -e "\nINFO: Checking out release branch ${releaseBranch}"
 if ! git checkout ${releaseBranch} ; then
@@ -63,7 +59,6 @@ if ! git checkout ${releaseBranch} ; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-
 # create temp branch
 echo -e "\nINFO: Creating temp branch..."
 if ! git checkout -b temp ; then
@@ -71,15 +66,13 @@ if ! git checkout -b temp ; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-
-# set hotfix version
+# set release version
 echo -e "\nINFO: Setting version..."
-if ! mvn versions:set -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DnewVersion=${hotfixVersion} > /dev/null ; then
+if ! mvn versions:set -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DnewVersion=${newVersion} > /dev/null ; then
   echo -e "ERROR: Failed to set new version!"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-
 # build
 echo -e "\nINFO: Doing a build with new version..."
 if ! mvn clean package -DskipTests > /dev/null ; then
@@ -87,37 +80,41 @@ if ! mvn clean package -DskipTests > /dev/null ; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-
 # commit to tag
 echo -e "\nINFO: Creating tag..."
 if ! git add . ; then
   echo -e "ERROR: Failed to git add"
   exit 1
 fi
-if ! git commit -m "[Project] Set new version ${hotfixVersion}" ; then
+if ! git commit -m "[Project] Set new version ${newVersion}" ; then
   echo -e "ERROR: Failed to git commit"
   exit 1
 fi
-if ! git tag --sign --message "[Project] New Version ${hotfixVersion}" ${hotfixVersion} ; then
+if ! git tag --sign --message "[Project] New Version ${newVersion}" ${newVersion} ; then
   echo -e "ERROR: Failed to git tag"
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# local install
+echo -e "\nINFO: Installing new version..."
+if ! mvn source:jar install -DskipTests > /dev/null ; then
+  echo -e "ERROR: Failed to install new version!"
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 # git push
-echo -e "\nINFO: Hotfix ${hotfixVersion} created. Do you want to push to origin? y/n"
+echo -e "\nINFO: Release ${newVersion} created. Do you want to push to origin? y/n"
 read a
 if [[ "${a}" == "y" || "${a}" == "Y" ]] ; then
   echo -e "INFO: Pushing to origin..."
-  if ! git push origin ${hotfixVersion} ; then
+  if ! git push origin ${newVersion} ; then
     echo -e "ERROR: Failed to push tag"
     exit 1
   fi
-  echo -e "\nINFO: Pushed hotfix tag ${hotfixVersion}"
+  echo -e "\nINFO: Pushed release tag ${newVersion}"
 else
   echo -e "WARN: Release not pushed!"
 fi
 
-
-echo -e "\nINFO: Hotfix ${hotfixVersion} created."
+echo -e "\nINFO: Release ${newVersion} created."
 exit 0