diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index befbaabe..98027535 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -28,5 +28,15 @@ tasks:
   esclient:publish:
     dir: ./libs/es-client
     cmds:
+      - task: esclient:bump
       - devbox run publish
     silent: true
+
+  esclient:bump:
+    dir: ./libs/es-client
+    cmds:
+      - pnpm version patch
+      - git add package.json
+      - git commit -m "chore: bump version to {{.VERSION}} [skip ci]"
+      - git push
+    silent: true
diff --git a/libs/es-client/devbox.json b/libs/es-client/devbox.json
index 32895736..36437628 100644
--- a/libs/es-client/devbox.json
+++ b/libs/es-client/devbox.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
         "pnpm run build"
       ],
       "publish": [
-        "pnpm version patch",
         "pnpm publish"
       ]
     }
diff --git a/libs/es-client/package.json b/libs/es-client/package.json
index 0697e47a..3f88e173 100644
--- a/libs/es-client/package.json
+++ b/libs/es-client/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@onsonr/es",
-  "version": "0.0.3",
+  "version": "0.0.2",
   "private": false,
   "packageManager": "pnpm@8.3.0",
   "sideEffects": false,
diff --git a/libs/es-client/scripts/check-version.mjs b/libs/es-client/scripts/check-version.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index a5bcff8f..00000000
--- a/libs/es-client/scripts/check-version.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-// scripts/check-version.mjs
-import { readFileSync } from "fs";
-import { execSync } from "child_process";
-import { join } from "path";
-
-async function checkNpmVersion() {
-  try {
-    // Read package.json
-    const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync("package.json", "utf8"));
-    const currentVersion = pkg.version;
-
-    console.log(`Checking version ${currentVersion} on npm...`);
-
-    try {
-      // Check if version exists on npm
-      const npmInfo = execSync(`npm view ${pkg.name} versions --json`, {
-        encoding: "utf8",
-        stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"],
-      });
-
-      const publishedVersions = JSON.parse(npmInfo);
-
-      if (publishedVersions.includes(currentVersion)) {
-        console.log(`Version ${currentVersion} already exists on npm`);
-
-        // Configure git
-        execSync(
-          'git config --local user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"'
-        );
-        execSync('git config --local user.name "github-actions[bot]"');
-
-        // Run pnpm version patch
-        console.log("Bumping patch version...");
-        execSync("pnpm version patch --no-git-tag-version", {
-          stdio: "inherit",
-        });
-
-        // Read new version
-        const updatedPkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync("package.json", "utf8"));
-        const newVersion = updatedPkg.version;
-
-        // Commit changes
-        execSync("git add package.json");
-        execSync(
-          `git commit -m "chore: bump version to ${newVersion} [skip ci]"`
-        );
-
-        console.log(`Version bumped to ${newVersion}`);
-        process.exit(0);
-      } else {
-        console.log(`Version ${currentVersion} is not published yet`);
-        process.exit(0);
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      if (error.stderr && error.stderr.includes("404")) {
-        console.log("Package not found on npm - assuming first publish");
-        process.exit(0);
-      }
-      throw error;
-    }
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.error("Error:", error.message);
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-}
-
-checkNpmVersion();