diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8acdd82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.0.1
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index 09e3d2d..678fd58 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -11,12 +11,6 @@
 # file in which to update version number
 FILE_VERSION="VERSION"
 FILE_CHANGELOG="CHANGELOG.md"
-FORCE="0"
-
-if [ $1 = '-f' ]; then
-    FORCE="1"
-fi
-
 
 NOW="$(date +'%B %d, %Y')"
 RED="\033[1;31m"
@@ -90,28 +84,26 @@ if [ "$NEW_VERSION" = "" ]; then
     NEW_VERSION=$SUGGESTED_VERSION
 fi
 echo -e "${NOTICE_FLAG} Will set new version to be ${WHITE}$NEW_VERSION"
-
-if [ "$FORCE" = "0" ]; then
-    echo -ne "${WARNING_FLAG} This is the last chance to bail out before anything has happened."
-    read
-fi
+echo ""
+echo -ne "${WARNING_FLAG} This is the last chance to bail out before anything has happened."
+read
 
 # Set up our release branch name
 BRANCH_RELEASE=release-$NEW_VERSION
 
 # create the release branch from the -develop branch
-#git checkout -b $BRANCH_RELEASE $BRANCH_DEV
+git checkout -b $BRANCH_RELEASE $BRANCH_DEV
 
 # Set our new version to our version file
-#echo $NEW_VERSION > $FILE_VERSION
+echo $NEW_VERSION > $FILE_VERSION
 
 # Create our changelog
-#echo "## $NEW_VERSION ($NOW)" > tmpfile
-#git log --pretty=format:"  - %s" "$BASE_STRING"...HEAD >> tmpfile
-#echo "" >> tmpfile
-#echo "" >> tmpfile
-#cat $FILE_CHANGELOG >> tmpfile
-#mv tmpfile $FILE_CHANGELOG
+echo "## $NEW_VERSION ($NOW)" > tmpfile
+git log --pretty=format:"  - %s" "$BASE_STRING"...HEAD >> tmpfile
+echo "" >> tmpfile
+echo "" >> tmpfile
+cat $FILE_CHANGELOG >> tmpfile
+mv tmpfile $FILE_CHANGELOG
 
 echo -e "$ADJUSTMENTS_MSG"
 read