diff --git a/autoRelease.sh b/autoRelease.sh
index 410dbaf04..0d28a9aac 100755
--- a/autoRelease.sh
+++ b/autoRelease.sh
@@ -15,14 +15,12 @@ updateVersion=$(echo $lastTag | cut -d '.' -f 3)
 newUpdateVersion=$((updateVersion+1))
 newVersion="${majorVersion}.${minorVersion}.${newUpdateVersion}"
 
-
 ## Make sure no changes
 if ! git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- ; then
   echo "ERROR: You have unsaved changes."
   exit 1
 fi
 
-
 # cleanup trap
 function cleanup {
   echo -e "\nINFO: Cleaning up..."
@@ -32,7 +30,6 @@ function cleanup {
 }
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
-
 # Confirm
 echo -e "INFO: Previous tag: ${lastTag}"
 echo -e "INFO: Do you want to create release ${newVersion} from release branch ${releaseBranch}? y/n"
@@ -41,7 +38,6 @@ if [[ "${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
@@ -53,7 +49,6 @@ if git tag | grep ${newVersion} > /dev/null ; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-
 # make sure gpg-agent is available and loaded
 echo -e "\nINFO: Searching for gpg-agent..."
 if ! which gpg-agent ; then
@@ -71,7 +66,6 @@ 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
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@ if ! git checkout ${releaseBranch} ; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-
 # create temp branch
 echo -e "\nINFO: Creating temp branch..."
 if ! git checkout -b temp ; then
@@ -87,7 +80,6 @@ if ! git checkout -b temp ; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-
 # set hotfix version
 echo -e "\nINFO: Setting version..."
 if ! mvn versions:set -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DnewVersion=${newVersion} > /dev/null ; then
@@ -95,7 +87,6 @@ if ! mvn versions:set -DgenerateBackupPoms=false -DnewVersion=${newVersion} > /d
   exit 1
 fi
 
-
 # build
 echo -e "\nINFO: Doing a build with new version..."
 if ! mvn clean package -DskipTests > /dev/null ; then
@@ -103,7 +94,6 @@ if ! mvn clean package -DskipTests > /dev/null ; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-
 # commit to tag
 echo -e "\nINFO: Creating tag..."
 if ! git add . ; then
@@ -119,6 +109,12 @@ if ! git tag --sign --message "[Project] New Version ${newVersion}" ${newVersion
   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 ${newVersion} created. Do you want to push to origin? y/n"