diff --git a/.release-it.json b/.release-it.json
index fcb9036..73b26d4 100644
--- a/.release-it.json
+++ b/.release-it.json
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@
     "commitMessage": "Release v${version}",
     "tagName": "v${version}",
     "tagAnnotation": "Release v${version}",
-    "requireBranch": "main",
+    "requireBranch": "release",
     "push": true
   },
   "github": {
     "release": true,
     "releaseName": "v${version}"
   },
-  "npm": {
-    "publish": false
-  }
+  "hooks": {
+    "before:bump": "bun scripts/bump-version.js ${version}"
+  },
+  "npm": false
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8505f64..e094de5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@
     "pretty-quick": "^4.2.2",
     "release-it": "^20.0.0",
     "typescript": "^6.0.3"
-  }
+  },
+  "version": "2.0.0"
 }
diff --git a/scripts/bump-version.js b/scripts/bump-version.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0e2110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/bump-version.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const fs = require('fs')
+const version = process.argv[2]
+if (!version) {
+  console.error('Usage: bump-version.js <version>')
+  process.exit(1)
+}
+const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.json', 'utf8'))
+pkg.version = version
+fs.writeFileSync('package.json', JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2) + '\n')