diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 75e597f..ebca36d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
     "lint": "eslint . --config eslint.config.mjs --cache",
     "format": "prettier . --write",
     "check": "npm run format && npm run lint",
-    "deploy": "eval $(grep '^HOST' .env) && scp -r dist ayo@$HOST:~/ayco.io-flask",
+    "predeploy": "npm version patch && npm run build",
+    "deploy": "npm run predeploy && eval $(grep '^HOST' .env) && scp -r dist ayo@$HOST:~/ayco.io-flask",
     "build:preview": "npm run build && astro preview",
     "build:deploy": "npm run build && npm run deploy",
     "copy:dist": "npm run build && cp -R dist ../ayco.io-flask/",