diff --git a/bin/semantic-release.js b/bin/semantic-release.js
index 05521a6e..2f1ccba6 100755
--- a/bin/semantic-release.js
+++ b/bin/semantic-release.js
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
-'use strict'
 
 var readFile = require('fs').readFileSync
 
-var abbrev = require('abbrev')
 var minimist = require('minimist')
 
-var efh = require('../lib/error').standard
-
 var argv = minimist(process.argv.slice(2), {
   alias: {
     d: 'debug',
@@ -23,72 +19,25 @@ var argv = minimist(process.argv.slice(2), {
   }
 })
 
-var plugins = JSON.parse(readFile('./package.json')).release || {}
-
 var npmArgv = process.env.npm_config_argv ?
   minimist(JSON.parse(process.env.npm_config_argv).cooked) :
   {_: []}
 
+var plugins = JSON.parse(readFile('./package.json')).release || {}
+
+var main
+
+try {
+  main = require('../dist/main')
+} catch (e) {
+  require('babel/register')
+  main = require('../src/main')
+}
+
 if (~argv._.indexOf('pre')) {
-  // see src/restart.js
-  if (npmArgv['semantic-release-rerun']) {
-    if (!/semantically-released/.test(process.env.npm_package_version)) process.exit(0)
-
-    console.log('There is something wrong with your setup, as a placeholder version is about to be released.')
-    console.log('Please verify that your setup is correct.')
-    console.log('If you think this is a problem with semantic-release please open an issue.')
-    process.exit(1)
-  }
-  // the `prepublish` hook is also executed when the package is installed
-  // in this case we abort the command and do nothing.
-  if (
-    isAbbrev(npmArgv, 'install') ||
-    isAbbrev(npmArgv, 'link') ||
-    isAbbrev(npmArgv, 'pack')
-  ) process.exit(0)
-
-  if (argv.debug) console.log('This is a dry run')
-
-  console.log('Determining new version')
-
-  var publish = false
-  if (isAbbrev(npmArgv, 'publish')) publish = true
-
-  // require a correct setup during publish
-  if (publish && !argv.debug && !require('../src/verify')(argv)) process.exit(1)
-
-  require('../src/pre')(argv, plugins, efh(function (result) {
-    if (!result) {
-      console.log('Nothing changed. Not publishing.')
-      process.exit(1)
-    }
-
-    console.log('Publishing v' + result)
-    if (!publish) process.exit(0)
-
-    if (argv.debug) process.exit(1)
-
-    require('../src/restart')(efh(function () {
-      process.exit(1)
-    }))
-  }))
-}
-
-if (~argv._.indexOf('post')) {
-  require('../src/post')(argv, plugins, efh(function () {
-    // see src/restart.js
-    if (npmArgv['semantic-release-rerun']) {
-      console.log('Everything is alright :) npm will now print an error message that you can safely ignore.')
-    }
-  }))
-}
-
-if (~argv._.indexOf('setup')) {
-  require('../src/setup')()
-  console.log('"package.json" is set up properly. Now configure your CI server.')
-  console.log('https://github.com/boennemann/semantic-release#ci-server')
-}
-
-function isAbbrev (argv, command) {
-  return argv._.some(Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.bind(abbrev(command)))
+  main.pre(argv, npmArgv, plugins)
+} else if (~argv._.indexOf('post')) {
+  main.post(argv, npmArgv, plugins)
+} else if (~argv._.indexOf('setup')) {
+  main.setup(argv, npmArgv, plugins)
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b4fc952e..a0a8479e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,16 +43,22 @@
   "keywords": [
     "author",
     "automation",
-    "release",
-    "publish",
+    "changelog",
     "module",
     "package",
+    "publish",
+    "release",
     "semver",
-    "version",
-    "changelog"
+    "version"
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": "index.js",
+  "optionalDependencies": {
+    "babel": "^5.5.6"
+  },
+  "release": {
+    "verification": "cracks"
+  },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/boennemann/semantic-release.git"
@@ -60,11 +66,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "postpublish": "./bin/semantic-release.js post",
     "prepublish": "./bin/semantic-release.js pre",
-    "test:style": "standard",
+    "test": "./bin/test",
     "test:integration": "node tests | tap-spec",
-    "test": "./bin/test"
-  },
-  "release": {
-    "verification": "cracks"
+    "test:style": "standard"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d99986b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+'use strict'
+
+var abbrev = require('abbrev')
+
+var efh = require('../lib/error').standard
+
+exports.pre = function (argv, npmArgv, plugins) {
+  // see src/restart.js
+  if (npmArgv['semantic-release-rerun']) {
+    if (!/semantically-released/.test(process.env.npm_package_version)) process.exit(0)
+
+    console.log('There is something wrong with your setup, as a placeholder version is about to be released.')
+    console.log('Please verify that your setup is correct.')
+    console.log('If you think this is a problem with semantic-release please open an issue.')
+    process.exit(1)
+  }
+  // the `prepublish` hook is also executed when the package is installed
+  // in this case we abort the command and do nothing.
+  if (
+    isAbbrev(npmArgv, 'install') ||
+    isAbbrev(npmArgv, 'link') ||
+    isAbbrev(npmArgv, 'pack')
+  ) process.exit(0)
+
+  if (argv.debug) console.log('This is a dry run')
+
+  console.log('Determining new version')
+
+  var publish = false
+  if (isAbbrev(npmArgv, 'publish')) publish = true
+
+  // require a correct setup during publish
+  if (publish && !argv.debug && !require('./verify')(argv)) process.exit(1)
+
+  require('./pre')(argv, plugins, efh(function (result) {
+    if (!result) {
+      console.log('Nothing changed. Not publishing.')
+      process.exit(1)
+    }
+
+    console.log('Publishing v' + result)
+    if (!publish) process.exit(0)
+
+    if (argv.debug) process.exit(1)
+
+    require('./restart')(efh(function () {
+      process.exit(1)
+    }))
+  }))
+}
+
+exports.post = function (argv, npmArgv, plugins) {
+  require('./post')(argv, plugins, efh(function () {
+    // see src/restart.js
+    if (npmArgv['semantic-release-rerun']) {
+      console.log('Everything is alright :) npm will now print an error message that you can safely ignore.')
+    }
+  }))
+}
+
+exports.setup = function () {
+  require('./setup')()
+  console.log('"package.json" is set up properly. Now configure your CI server.')
+  console.log('https://github.com/boennemann/semantic-release#ci-server')
+}
+
+function isAbbrev (argv, command) {
+  return argv._.some(Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.bind(abbrev(command)))
+}