diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..594bd5bb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[bumpversion]
+current_version = 0, 1, 3, 'final', 0
+commit = False
+tag = False
+parse = (?P<major>\d+)\,\ (?P<minor>\d+)\,\ (?P<patch>\d+)\,\ \'(?P<release>\S+)\'\,\ (?P<build>\d+)
+serialize =
+	{major}, {minor}, {patch}, '{release}', {build}
+
+[bumpversion:part:release]
+optional_value = final
+values =
+	alpha
+	beta
+	candidate
+	final
+
+[bumpversion:part:build]
+
+[bumpversion:file:jupyterlab_classic/_version.py]
+
diff --git a/buildutils/src/patch.ts b/buildutils/src/patch.ts
index 35ea1f7ac..a439454e1 100644
--- a/buildutils/src/patch.ts
+++ b/buildutils/src/patch.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ import commander from 'commander';
 
 import * as utils from '@jupyterlab/buildutils';
 
+/**
+ * Post-bump.
+ */
+export function postbump() {
+  const pyVersion = utils.getPythonVersion();
+  // Commit changes.
+  utils.run(`git commit -am "Release ${pyVersion}"`);
+}
+
 // Specify the program signature.
 commander
   .description('Create a patch release')
@@ -31,8 +40,13 @@ commander
     utils.run('bumpversion release --allow-dirty'); // switches to rc.
     utils.run('bumpversion release --allow-dirty'); // switches to final.
 
+    // Run post-bump actions.
+    postbump();
+
+    return;
+
     // Version the changed
-    let cmd = 'lerna version patch -m "New version" --no-push';
+    let cmd = 'jlpm run lerna patch --no-push --amend --force-publish';
     if (options.force) {
       cmd += ' --yes';
     }
@@ -58,9 +72,6 @@ commander
       // lerna didn't version anything, so we assume the user aborted
       throw new Error('Lerna aborted');
     }
-
-    // Run post-bump actions.
-    utils.postbump();
   });
 
 commander.parse(process.argv);