diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 7e9ba1508..ce3004de4 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -2,5 +2,10 @@
   "$schema": "node_modules/lerna/schemas/lerna-schema.json",
   "version": "independent",
   "npmClient": "npm",
-  "verbose": true
+  "verbose": true,
+  "command": {
+    "version": {
+      "message": "chore(release): Publish"
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b35466bc0..8f9c1a779 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-extension-tester.git"
   },
   "scripts": {
+    "version": "lerna version --no-private --no-push --signoff-git-commit",
+    "publish": "lerna publish from-package --no-private",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
-    "build": "npx lerna run build",
-    "build:changed": "npx lerna run build --since main",
+    "build": "lerna run build",
+    "build:changed": "lerna run build --since main",
     "test": "npm run ui-test --workspace=extester-test",
     "test:build": "npm run build:changed && npm install --workspace=extester-test && npm test"
   },