diff --git a/bin/release b/bin/release
index d0c5fae..56688a2 100755
--- a/bin/release
+++ b/bin/release
@@ -43,37 +43,28 @@ main() {
   last_release=$(gh release list -L 1 | awk '{print $1}')
   cargo_toml_version=$(awk -F\" '/^version = /{print $2; exit}' Cargo.toml)
 
-  # Generate and commit the changelog:
+  # Bump version in Cargo.toml and changelog:
 
-  if [[ $changelog_version != $last_release ]]; then
+  if [[ $changelog_version != $last_release && $last_release != $cargo_toml_version ]]; then
     prompt_to_skip "Last release was $last_release, but changelog updated to $changelog_version. Skipping changelog update..."
     new_version=$changelog_version
   else
     log_section "Updating changelog..."
     read "new_version?New version (old version is ${last_release?}): "
-
     # TODO(gib): make this follow (and link to in CHANGELOG.md) https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
     clog -C CHANGELOG.md --from="${last_release?}" --setversion="${new_version?}"
     # Make the header a link pointing to the release.
     gsed -i "s/^## ${new_version?} (/## [${new_version?}][] (/" CHANGELOG.md
     echo "[${new_version?}]: https://github.com/gibfahn/up-rs/releases/tag/${new_version?}" >>CHANGELOG.md
-    git add CHANGELOG.md
-    git commit -m "docs(changelog): update changelog for ${new_version?}"
-  fi
 
-  # Bump version:
-
-  version_bump_commit_message="docs(version): bump version to ${new_version?}"
-  if [[ $last_release != $cargo_toml_version ]]; then
-    prompt_to_skip "Skipping Cargo.toml update as commit is already present."
-  else
     log_section "Updating Cargo.toml..."
     gsed -i -E "0,/^version = \"${last_release?}\"\$/s//version = \"${new_version?}\"/" Cargo.toml
     log_and_run cargo check # Bumps version in lockfile too.
-    git add Cargo.toml Cargo.lock
-    git commit -m "$version_bump_commit_message"
+    log_section "Committing version updates..."
+    git add Cargo.toml Cargo.lock CHANGELOG.md
+    git commit -m "chore: bump version to ${new_version?}"
     git show # Check version is correct.
-    prompt_to_skip "Does this look correct?"
+    prompt_to_skip "Does this look correct (should change Cargo.toml, Cargo.lock, CHANGELOG.md)?"
   fi
 
   # Build and test Linux (static) and Darwin binaries locally: