diff --git a/_scripts/build.sh b/_scripts/build.sh
index a1db66e35..f9af6e092 100755
--- a/_scripts/build.sh
+++ b/_scripts/build.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ _scripts/tags.sh
 $GIT add _data/tag/*.yml
 $GIT add tag/*.md
 $GIT commit -m "updated tags" _data/tag tag > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+# update the categories, this uses a bash script
+_scripts/categories.sh
+$GIT add _data/category/*.yml
+$GIT add category/*.md
+$GIT commit -m "updated categories" _data/category category > /dev/null 2>&1
+
 # push the updates back to the repository
 $GIT push > /dev/null 2>&1