diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b25f7eb..3161085 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ matrix:
     after_success:
     - bash scripts/bump_script.sh || exit 1
     - bash scripts/generate_docs.sh || exit 1
+    - export TRAVIS_TAG=`git describe --exact-match --tags`
     deploy:
       - provider: pypi
         user: $PYPI_USER
diff --git a/scripts/bump_script.sh b/scripts/bump_script.sh
index 9c9269d..c0897a2 100644
--- a/scripts/bump_script.sh
+++ b/scripts/bump_script.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ push_commit() {
   git remote rm origin
   # Add new "origin" with access token in the git URL for authentication
   git remote add origin https://$GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN@github.com/ww-tech/primrose.git > /dev/null 2>&1
-  git push origin $TRAVIS_BRANCH --quiet && git push origin $TRAVIS_BRANCH --tags --quiet
+  git push origin $TRAVIS_BRANCH:master --quiet && git push origin $TRAVIS_BRANCH:master --tags --quiet
 }
 
 # use git tag to trigger a build and decide how to increment
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ echo "current version: $current_version"
 
 if [[ $TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE != 'pull_request' ]]; then
     if [[ $TRAVIS_BRANCH == *'release'* ]]; then
-
         if [[ ! $current_version =~ ^(.+dev|.+prod)$ || $BUMP_PART != 'release' ]]; then
             # assume the travis tag is major, minor, or patch to indicate how to increment
             echo "detected current version needs an additional bump before release"