diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index f91f5d0..aaa2c7c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ And so on. The commits are then compiled into the changelog along with each rele
 For any contributors with release rights:
 
 1. update package.json with new version bump. Refer to [semver](http://semver.org/) for versioning guidelines
-2. run `npm publish` to publish new version (the command wil create new build files)
+2. run `npm prepublish` to prepare the new version (the command will create new build files)
 3. commit package.json and build files
 4. tag commit with newest version
+5. push changes to Github
+5. run `npm publish` to publish the new version to npmjs.com
 5. use Github UI to create a new release
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b6a8547..78e7adf 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ng-redux",
-  "version": "4.4.4",
+  "version": "4.4.5",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "ng-redux",
-      "version": "4.4.4",
+      "version": "4.4.5",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "babel-runtime": "^6.26.0",