diff --git a/tickbox/bump_version/60-e2e-tests.sh b/tickbox/bump_version/60-e2e-tests.sh
index ca40c0d..f090327 100755
--- a/tickbox/bump_version/60-e2e-tests.sh
+++ b/tickbox/bump_version/60-e2e-tests.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-exec cargo test -- --ignored
+exec cargo test --release -- --ignored
diff --git a/tickbox/bump_version/80-commit-version.sh b/tickbox/bump_version/80-commit-version.sh
index 32c4f65..70c68d5 100755
--- a/tickbox/bump_version/80-commit-version.sh
+++ b/tickbox/bump_version/80-commit-version.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
-CURRENT="$(awk '/^version/ {print $3}' Cargo.toml | head -1 | sed 's/"//g')"
-exec echo git commit -a -m"Bump version to ${VERSION}"
+VERSION="$(awk '/^version/ {print $3}' Cargo.toml | head -1 | sed 's/"//g')"
+exec git commit -a -m"Bump version to ${VERSION}"
diff --git a/tickbox/bump_version/81-tag.sh b/tickbox/bump_version/81-tag.sh
index 80a9b7d..577a8c6 100755
--- a/tickbox/bump_version/81-tag.sh
+++ b/tickbox/bump_version/81-tag.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 CURRENT="$(awk '/^version/ {print $3}' Cargo.toml | head -1 | sed 's/"//g')"
-exec echo git tag "v${CURRENT}"
+exec git tag "v${CURRENT}"
diff --git a/tickbox/bump_version/82-push.sh b/tickbox/bump_version/82-push.sh
index fb7e02f..7b526be 100755
--- a/tickbox/bump_version/82-push.sh
+++ b/tickbox/bump_version/82-push.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-exec echo git push
+exec git push
diff --git a/tickbox/bump_version/83-push-tags.sh b/tickbox/bump_version/83-push-tags.sh
index ab81d45..e8c440e 100755
--- a/tickbox/bump_version/83-push-tags.sh
+++ b/tickbox/bump_version/83-push-tags.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-exec echo git push --tags
+exec git push --tags
diff --git a/tickbox/bump_version/90-publish-macros.sh b/tickbox/bump_version/90-publish-macros.sh
index c8abb90..3feb494 100755
--- a/tickbox/bump_version/90-publish-macros.sh
+++ b/tickbox/bump_version/90-publish-macros.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail
 cd rustradio_macros
-exec echo cargo publish
+exec cargo publish
diff --git a/tickbox/bump_version/95-publish.sh b/tickbox/bump_version/95-publish.sh
index d9fe373..b86c5b7 100755
--- a/tickbox/bump_version/95-publish.sh
+++ b/tickbox/bump_version/95-publish.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-exec echo cargo publish
+exec cargo publish