diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 35793a608..54c7bc1d9 100755
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## Next
 
+### Improvements
+
+- [internal] Improve publish script for creating github release ([#999](https://github.com/cssinjs/jss/pull/999))
+
 ### Bug fixes
 
 - [jss-starter-kit] Fix react-jss exports and add missing jss exports ([#1001](https://github.com/cssinjs/jss/pull/1001))
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index b3e9fe625..fa1642cf1 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 {
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "useWorkspaces": true,
-  "version": "10.0.0-alpha.9",
-  "command": {
-    "publish": {
-      "allowBranch": ["master"],
-      "forcePublish": "*"
-    }
-  }
+  "version": "10.0.0-alpha.9"
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3c4f3e13e..a3af5f8ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,29 +6,22 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "build": "lerna run build",
-
     "check:all": "yarn check:flow && yarn check:ts && yarn check:snapshots && yarn check:lint",
     "check:flow": "flow check --max-warnings=0",
     "check:ts": "tsc",
     "check:snapshots": "lerna run check-snapshot",
     "check:lint": "eslint scripts/ packages/ docs/ --ext js,md",
-
     "format": "prettier \"*.{js,md,json}\" \"{docs,packages,scripts}/**/*.{js,md,json}\" --write",
-    "format:ci": "yarn format -- --list-different",
-
+    "format:ci": "yarn format --list-different",
     "test": "karma start --single-run",
     "test:watch": "karma start",
-    "posttest": "[ -z \"$TRAVIS\" ] || codecov",
-    "codecov": "codecov",
-    "bench": "cross-env BENCHMARK=true karma start --single-run",
-
+    "test:bench": "cross-env BENCHMARK=true karma start --single-run",
     "pre-commit": "lint-staged && yarn check:all",
-
     "---Release Scripts---": "",
     "version": "yarn build && yarn test && node ./scripts/update-changelog && node ./scripts/add-git-files",
     "prerelease": "yarn check:all && yarn format:ci",
-    "release": "lerna publish --no-push --exact",
-    "postrelease": "node ./scripts/create-git-tag && git push --tags",
+    "release": "lerna publish --exact --force-publish * --allow-branch master",
+    "postrelease": "node ./scripts/create-github-release",
     "release:patch": "yarn release patch --dist-tag latest",
     "release:minor": "yarn release minor --dist-tag latest",
     "release:major": "yarn release major --dist-tag latest",
@@ -60,6 +53,8 @@
     "@babel/preset-env": "^7.0.0",
     "@babel/preset-flow": "^7.0.0",
     "@babel/preset-react": "^7.0.0",
+    "@lerna/prompt": "^3.6.0",
+    "axios": "^0.18.0",
     "babel-loader": "^8.0.4",
     "babel-plugin-dev-expression": "^0.2.1",
     "camelcase": "^5.0.0",
@@ -89,6 +84,7 @@
     "lerna": "^3.8.0",
     "lint-staged": "^3.2.2",
     "mocha": "^3.2.0",
+    "npmlog": "^4.1.2",
     "pre-commit": "^1.1.3",
     "prettier": "^1.13.5",
     "raf": "^3.4.0",
diff --git a/scripts/create-git-tag.js b/scripts/create-git-tag.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 83eb0918f..000000000
--- a/scripts/create-git-tag.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-const fs = require('fs')
-const shell = require('shelljs')
-const Path = require('path')
-
-const lerna = require('../lerna')
-const {CHANGELOG_FILENAME} = require('./constants')
-
-function getChangelog() {
-  const content = fs.readFileSync(Path.join(process.cwd(), CHANGELOG_FILENAME), 'utf-8')
-
-  const lines = content.split('\n')
-  let hasStarted = false
-  let hasFinished = false
-
-  return lines
-    .filter(line => {
-      if (hasFinished) {
-        return false
-      }
-
-      if (hasStarted) {
-        hasFinished = line.startsWith('## ')
-
-        return !hasFinished
-      }
-
-      hasStarted = line.startsWith(`## ${lerna.version}`)
-
-      return false
-    })
-    .join('\n')
-}
-
-const changelog = getChangelog()
-const {code} = shell.exec(`git tag v${lerna.version} -f -a -m "${changelog}"`)
-
-if (code !== 0) {
-  shell.exit(code)
-}
diff --git a/scripts/create-github-release.js b/scripts/create-github-release.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37585a62d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/create-github-release.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+const fs = require('fs')
+const path = require('path')
+const axios = require('axios')
+const log = require('npmlog/log')
+const {input} = require('@lerna/prompt')
+
+const lerna = require('../lerna')
+const {CHANGELOG_FILENAME} = require('./constants')
+
+function getChangelog() {
+  const content = fs.readFileSync(path.join(process.cwd(), CHANGELOG_FILENAME), 'utf-8')
+  const lines = content.split('\n')
+  let hasStarted = false
+  let hasFinished = false
+
+  return lines
+    .filter(line => {
+      if (hasFinished) {
+        return false
+      }
+
+      if (hasStarted) {
+        hasFinished = line.startsWith('## ')
+
+        return !hasFinished
+      }
+
+      hasStarted = line.startsWith(`## ${lerna.version}`)
+
+      return false
+    })
+    .join('\n')
+}
+
+input('Github Username:')
+  .then(username =>
+    input('Github password:').then(password => ({
+      username,
+      password
+    }))
+  )
+  .then(auth =>
+    axios.request({
+      method: 'POST',
+      url: `/repos/cssinjs/jss/releases`,
+      baseURL: `https://api.github.com`,
+      data: {
+        tag_name: `v${lerna.version}`,
+        name: `v${lerna.version}`,
+        body: getChangelog(),
+        prerelease: lerna.version.includes('alpha')
+      },
+      auth
+    })
+  )
+  .then(() => {
+    log.info('jss', 'Successfully created github release')
+  })
+  .catch(err => {
+    log.error('jss', `Error while creating github release: ${err.message}`)
+  })
diff --git a/scripts/update-changelog.js b/scripts/update-changelog.js
index c0f185334..1f9400fd7 100644
--- a/scripts/update-changelog.js
+++ b/scripts/update-changelog.js
@@ -1,24 +1,32 @@
 const fs = require('fs')
-const Path = require('path')
+const path = require('path')
+const log = require('npmlog/log')
+
 const lerna = require('../lerna')
 const {CHANGELOG_FILENAME} = require('./constants')
 
-const changelogPath = Path.join(process.cwd(), CHANGELOG_FILENAME)
+const changelogPath = path.join(process.cwd(), CHANGELOG_FILENAME)
 const content = fs.readFileSync(changelogPath, 'utf-8')
 
 const lines = content
   .split('\n')
   .map(line => {
-    if (line.startsWith(`## ${lerna.version} (unreleased)`)) {
+    if (line === '## Next') {
       const today = new Date()
-      return line.replace(
-        'unreleased',
-        `${today.getUTCFullYear()}-${today.getUTCMonth() + 1}-${today.getUTCDate()}`
-      )
+      const date = `${today.getUTCFullYear()}-${today.getUTCMonth() + 1}-${today.getUTCDate()}`
+
+      return `## ${lerna.version} (${date})`
     }
 
     return line
   })
   .join('\n')
 
-fs.writeFile(changelogPath, lines, 'utf-8')
+fs.writeFile(changelogPath, lines, 'utf-8', err => {
+  if (err) {
+    log.error('jss', 'Error while updating changelog')
+    process.exit(1)
+  } else {
+    log.info('jss', 'Successfully updated changelog')
+  }
+})
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fd494e355..8a5c5d85b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@
     resolve-from "^4.0.0"
     write-json-file "^2.3.0"
 
-"@lerna/prompt@3.6.0":
+"@lerna/prompt@3.6.0", "@lerna/prompt@^3.6.0":
   version "3.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@lerna/prompt/-/prompt-3.6.0.tgz#b17cc464dec9d830619723e879dc747367378217"
   integrity sha512-nyAjPMolJ/ZRAAVcXrUH89C4n1SiWvLh4xWNvWYKLcf3PI5yges35sDFP/HYrM4+cEbkNFuJCRq6CxaET4PRsg==
@@ -2089,6 +2089,14 @@ aws4@^1.8.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/aws4/-/aws4-1.8.0.tgz#f0e003d9ca9e7f59c7a508945d7b2ef9a04a542f"
   integrity sha512-ReZxvNHIOv88FlT7rxcXIIC0fPt4KZqZbOlivyWtXLt8ESx84zd3kMC6iK5jVeS2qt+g7ftS7ye4fi06X5rtRQ==
 
+axios@^0.18.0:
+  version "0.18.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-0.18.0.tgz#32d53e4851efdc0a11993b6cd000789d70c05102"
+  integrity sha1-MtU+SFHv3AoRmTts0AB4nXDAUQI=
+  dependencies:
+    follow-redirects "^1.3.0"
+    is-buffer "^1.1.5"
+
 axobject-query@^2.0.1:
   version "2.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axobject-query/-/axobject-query-2.0.1.tgz#05dfa705ada8ad9db993fa6896f22d395b0b0a07"
@@ -3356,7 +3364,7 @@ debug@2.6.8:
   dependencies:
     ms "2.0.0"
 
-debug@3.1.0:
+debug@3.1.0, debug@=3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/debug/-/debug-3.1.0.tgz#5bb5a0672628b64149566ba16819e61518c67261"
   integrity sha512-OX8XqP7/1a9cqkxYw2yXss15f26NKWBpDXQd0/uK/KPqdQhxbPa994hnzjcE2VqQpDslf55723cKPUOGSmMY3g==
@@ -4380,6 +4388,13 @@ follow-redirects@^1.0.0:
   dependencies:
     debug "^3.1.0"
 
+follow-redirects@^1.3.0:
+  version "1.6.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.6.1.tgz#514973c44b5757368bad8bddfe52f81f015c94cb"
+  integrity sha512-t2JCjbzxQpWvbhts3l6SH1DKzSrx8a+SsaVf4h6bG4kOXUuPYS/kg2Lr4gQSb7eemaHqJkOThF1BGyjlUkO1GQ==
+  dependencies:
+    debug "=3.1.0"
+
 for-in@^1.0.1, for-in@^1.0.2:
   version "1.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/for-in/-/for-in-1.0.2.tgz#81068d295a8142ec0ac726c6e2200c30fb6d5e80"