diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6da7215a..8ec7473e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "vscode-deephaven",
-  "version": "0.1.14",
+  "version": "0.1.15",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "vscode-deephaven",
-      "version": "0.1.14",
+      "version": "0.1.15",
       "workspaces": [
         "packages/*"
       ],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53a66cd0..e4c24226 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "vscode-deephaven",
-  "version": "0.1.14",
+  "version": "0.1.15",
   "displayName": "Deephaven in VS Code",
   "description": "",
   "publisher": "deephaven",
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "compile:prod": "npm run check:types && npm run test:lint && node scripts/esbuild.js --production",
     "icon:gen": "node icons/generate.mjs",
     "package:latest": "vsce package -o releases/vscode-deephaven-latest.vsix",
-    "publish:prerelease": "vsce publish --pre-release",
+    "publish:prerelease": "./scripts/publish-prerelease.sh",
     "report:ctrfmerge": "ctrf merge e2e/reports --keep-reports --output-dir test-reports --output ctrf-report.json",
     "report:ctrfsummary": "github-actions-ctrf test-reports/ctrf-report.json",
     "report:junit2ctrf": "junit-to-ctrf test-reports/vitest.junit.xml --output test-reports/ctrf-report.json",
diff --git a/scripts/publish-prerelease.sh b/scripts/publish-prerelease.sh
index 7d9c4b82..955e4839 100755
--- a/scripts/publish-prerelease.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish-prerelease.sh
@@ -5,11 +5,20 @@ set -e
 # Determine current npm version and calculate next patch version
 current=$(node -p -e "require('./package.json').version")
 next=$(npx semver $current -i patch)
+tag="v$next-pre"
 
-# Create a new branch, update the version, and create a new tag
-git checkout -b v$next-pre
+# Create a new branch
+git checkout -b $tag
+
+# Update version
 npm version --git-tag-version=false $next
-git tag $next-pre
+
+# Commit and tag the new version
+git add package.json
+git add package-lock.json
+git commit -m "$tag"
+git push -u origin HEAD
+git tag $tag
 git push --tags
 
 # Publish a pre-release version of the extension to the Marketplace