diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index eba43ef..90ecbfb 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ steps:
       semantic-release \
       @semantic-release/commit-analyzer \
       @semantic-release/release-notes-generator\
+      @semantic-release/exec \
       @semantic-release/git
   - |
     export GIT_CREDENTIALS=$${GIT_USERNAME}:$${GIT_APIKEY}
   - |
     npx semantic-release \
       --branches ${DRONE_BRANCH} \
-      --plugins @semantic-release/commit-analyzer,@semantic-release/release-notes-generator,@semantic-release/git \
       --dry-run
   environment:
     GIT_APIKEY:
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..abbe796
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+    "plugins": [
+        ["@semantic-release/commit-analyzer"],
+        ["@semantic-release/release-notes-generator"],
+        ["@semantic-release/exec", {
+            "prepareCmd": "export SEMANTICRELEASE_NEXTRELEASEVERSION=${nextRelease.version}",
+            "publishCmd": "echo $SEMANTICRELEASE_NEXTRELEASEVERSION"
+        }],
+        ["@semantic-release/git"]
+    ]
+}