diff --git a/scripts/deploy-and-finish-release.sh b/scripts/deploy-and-finish-release.sh
index a8f4c59596b..ededf08f506 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-and-finish-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-and-finish-release.sh
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ git checkout master && git pull
 git merge releases/$1 --no-ff -m "Merge branch 'releases/$1'"
 git tag -a $1 -m "$1 release of the UAA"
 git push origin master --tags
-git co develop && git pull
+git checkout develop && git pull
 git merge releases/$1 --no-ff -m "Merge branch 'releases/$1' into develop"
 git branch -d releases/$1
 ./scripts/set-version.sh $2
-git commit -am "Bump next developer version"
+git ci -am "Bump next developer version"
 
 
 set +x
diff --git a/scripts/start-release.sh b/scripts/start-release.sh
index ff0137059e4..de6e6c1d398 100755
--- a/scripts/start-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/start-release.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ set -x
 git checkout develop
 git checkout -b releases/$1
 ./scripts/set-version.sh $1
-git commit -am "Bump release version to $1"
+git ci -am "Bump release version to $1"
 git push --set-upstream origin releases/$1
 
 set +x