diff --git a/Cakefile b/Cakefile
index 89486e6..b8a3ef4 100644
--- a/Cakefile
+++ b/Cakefile
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ task 'build', 'build Chosen from source', build = (cb) ->
         write_chosen_javascript javascript.replace(/\.js$/,'.min.js'), (
           uglify.gen_code uglify.ast_squeeze uglify.ast_mangle parser.parse code
         )
-    cb() if typeof cb is 'function'
+    package_npm () ->
+      cb() if typeof cb is 'function'
   catch e
     print_error e, file_name, file_contents
  
@@ -94,6 +95,17 @@ task 'watch', 'watch coffee/ for changes and build Chosen', ->
           invoke 'build'
     )(file)
 
+task 'package_npm', 'generate the package.json file for npm', package_npm = (cb) ->
+  try
+    package_file = 'package.json'
+    package = JSON.parse("#{fs.readFileSync package_file}")
+    package['version'] = version()
+    fs.writeFileSync package_file, JSON.stringify(package, null, 2)
+    console.log "Wrote #{package_file}"
+    cb() if typeof cb is 'function'
+  catch e
+    print_error e, package_file
+
 run = (cmd, args, cb, err_cb) ->
   exec "#{cmd} #{args.join(' ')}", (err, stdout, stderr) ->
     if err isnt null
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 27e5de4..070387c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "author": "harvest",
   "name": "chosen",
-  "version": "0.9.5-35-g880a30d",
+  "version": "0.9.6",
   "description": "Chosen is a JavaScript plugin that makes long, unwieldy select boxes much more user-friendly. It is currently available in both jQuery and Prototype flavors.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=0.4.0"
   },
-  "dependencies": {
+  "dependencies": {},
+  "devDependencies": {
     "coffee-script": ">= 1.2.0",
     "uglify-js": ">= 1.2.3"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {}
-}
+  }
+}
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