diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index c4b7a868c822352e2f4698c7a6f74832fd3c1476..f0ff58d7f58b110248ce578cb06c58a44226c636 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ else
   git add VERSION
   git commit --allow-empty -m "$msg"
   git tag v$version
-  git push origin v$version
+  git push origin v$shortversion v$version
   git archive -o plumed-$version.tgz --prefix plumed-$version/ v$version
   echo
   echo "Done!"