diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index a4bd41cb3a..90e9d77e5b 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ For more information about Protocol Buffers in general, visit the project page
 for the C++, Java and Python project:
 http://protobuf.googlecode.com
 ===============================================================================
-RELEASE NOTES - Version 2.4.1.554
+RELEASE NOTES - Version 2.4.1.555
 ===============================================================================
 
 Changes:
diff --git a/build/publish.csproj b/build/publish.csproj
index 500e0dec1c..37a5f62617 100644
--- a/build/publish.csproj
+++ b/build/publish.csproj
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
   <Target Name="Build" DependsOnTargets="_Clean;_Prerequisites;_StampVersion;_GenerateSource;_Build" />
   <Target Name="Label" DependsOnTargets="_HgLabel" />
   <Target Name="Package" DependsOnTargets="_HgPack;_NugetPack" />
-  <Target Name="PushAll" DependsOnTargets="_HgPush;_PkgPush;_NugetPush" />
-  <Target Name="Publish" DependsOnTargets="Clean;Build;Label;Package;PushAll" />
+  <Target Name="Prepare" DependsOnTargets="Clean;Build;Label;Package" />
+  <Target Name="PushAll" DependsOnTargets="_HgPush;_NugetPush" />
+  <Target Name="Publish" DependsOnTargets="Prepare;PushAll" />
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <ProjectName>Protocol Buffers</ProjectName>
@@ -126,8 +127,8 @@
   </Target>
   
   <Target Name="_HgLabel" DependsOnTargets="_Prerequisites">
-    <Exec Command="$(HgTool) tag $(VersionLabel)" WorkingDirectory="$(ProjectDirectory)" />
     <Exec Command="$(HgTool) commit -m &quot;version $(VersionLabel)&quot;" WorkingDirectory="$(ProjectDirectory)" />
+    <Exec Command="$(HgTool) tag $(VersionLabel)" WorkingDirectory="$(ProjectDirectory)" />
   </Target>
   
   <Target Name="_HgPush" DependsOnTargets="_Prerequisites">