diff --git a/project/build/ReleaseProject.scala b/project/build/ReleaseProject.scala
index aa6fde743..564702d2c 100644
--- a/project/build/ReleaseProject.scala
+++ b/project/build/ReleaseProject.scala
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ import java.io.File
 trait ReleaseProject extends ExecProject
 { self: SbtProject =>
 	def info: ProjectInfo
-	lazy val releaseChecks = javaVersionCheck && projectVersionCheck
+	lazy val releaseChecks = javaVersionCheck && projectVersionCheck && fullyCheckedOut
+	lazy val fullyCheckedOut =
+		task
+		{
+			if(svnArtifactsPath.exists) None
+			else Some("You need a fully checked out sbt repository with commit rights to do a release.")
+		}
 	lazy val javaVersionCheck =
 		task
 		{
@@ -41,38 +47,51 @@ trait ReleaseProject extends ExecProject
 
 	def svnURL = "https://simple-build-tool.googlecode.com/svn/"
 	def latestURL = svnURL + "artifacts/latest"
-	
-	def svnArtifactPath = Path.fromFile(info.projectPath.asFile.getParentFile) / "artifacts" / version.toString
+
+	def svnArtifactsPath = Path.fromFile(info.projectPath.asFile.getParentFile) / "artifacts"
+	def svnArtifactPath = svnArtifactsPath / version.toString
 	def ivyLocalPath = Path.userHome / ".ivy2" / "local" / "sbt" / "simple-build-tool" / version.toString
 	def manualTasks =
 		("Upload launcher jar: " + boot.outputJar.absolutePath) ::
 		"Update and upload documentation" ::
 		"Update, build, check and commit Hello Lift example" ::
 		Nil
-	
+
 	lazy val copyDocs = main.copyTask ( (main.mainDocPath ##) ** "*", svnArtifactPath / "api") dependsOn(main.doc, releaseChecks)
 	lazy val copyIvysJars = main.copyTask( (ivyLocalPath ##) ** "*", svnArtifactPath) dependsOn(main.crossPublishLocal, releaseChecks)
 
-	lazy val release = manualTaskMessage dependsOn(releaseArtifacts, releaseChecks)
+	lazy val release = manualTaskMessage dependsOn(commitDocs, releaseArtifacts, releaseChecks)
 	lazy val releaseArtifacts = nextVersion dependsOn(tag, latestLink, boot.proguard, releaseChecks)
 	lazy val manualTaskMessage = task { println("The following tasks must be done manually:\n\t" + manualTasks.mkString("\n\t")); None }
-	
-	import Process._
+
+	import sbt.ProcessXML._
 	lazy val addArtifacts = execTask {<o> svn add {svnArtifactPath} </o>} dependsOn ( copyIvysJars, copyDocs, releaseChecks )
 	lazy val commitArtifacts = execTask {<o> svn commit -m "Jars, Ivys, and API Docs for {version.toString}" {svnArtifactPath} </o>} dependsOn(addArtifacts, releaseChecks)
-	lazy val tag = execTask {<o> svn copy -m "Tagging {version.toString}" {svnURL}/trunk/ {svnURL}/tags/{version.toString} </o>}
+	lazy val tag = execTask {<o> svn copy -m "Tagging {version.toString}" {svnURL}/trunk/ {svnURL}/tags/{version.toString} </o>} dependsOn(releaseChecks)
 	lazy val latestLink = (deleteLatestLink && makeLatestLink) dependsOn(commitArtifacts, releaseChecks)
-	lazy val makeLatestLink = execTask {<o> svn copy -m "Creating new latest link" {svnURL}/artifacts/{version.toString}/ {latestURL} </o>}
-	lazy val deleteLatestLink = execTask {<o> svn del -m "Deleting old latest link" {latestURL} </o>}
+	lazy val makeLatestLink = execTask {<o> svn copy -m "Creating new latest link" {svnURL}/artifacts/{version.toString}/ {latestURL} </o>} dependsOn(releaseChecks)
+	lazy val deleteLatestLink = execTask {<o> svn del -m "Deleting old latest link" {latestURL} </o>} dependsOn(releaseChecks)
+	lazy val commitProperties = execTask {<o> svn commit -m "Bumping versions" project/build.properties  </o>} dependsOn(releaseChecks)
+	lazy val commitDocs = execTask {<o> svn commit -m "Updated documentation for {version.toString}" ../wiki/ </o>} dependsOn(releaseChecks)
 
-	lazy val nextVersion = task { incrementVersionNumber(); None } dependsOn(releaseChecks)
-	def incrementVersionNumber(): Unit = 
+	lazy val nextVersion =  (incrementVersions && commitProperties) dependsOn(releaseChecks)
+	lazy val incrementVersions = task { incrementVersionNumbers(); None }
+	def incrementVersionNumbers(): Unit = 
 		for( v <- projectVersion)
 		{
+			sbtVersion() = v.toString
 			val incremented = v.asInstanceOf[BasicVersion].incrementMicro // BasicVersion checked by releaseChecks
 			import incremented._
 			val newVersion = BasicVersion(major, minor, micro, Some("-SNAPSHOT"))
 			log.info("Changing version to " + newVersion)
 			projectVersion() = newVersion
+			saveEnvironment
 		}
+}
+
+package sbt {
+	object ProcessXML { 
+		implicit def elemToPB(command: scala.xml.Elem): ProcessBuilder =
+			impl.CommandParser.parse(command.text.trim).fold(error, Function.tupled(Process.apply))
+	}
 }
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