diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9e0239ef..6bb44135 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "npm-registry-client": "^6.4.0",
     "npmconf": "^2.1.2",
-    "npmlog": "^1.2.1"
+    "npmlog": "^1.2.1",
+    "run-auto": "^1.1.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "babel": "^5.5.8",
diff --git a/src/pre.js b/src/pre.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e0b1372
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pre.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+const auto = require('run-auto')
+const semver = require('semver')
+
+const getLastRelease = require('./lib/last-release')
+const getCommits = require('./lib/commits')
+const getType = require('./lib/type')
+
+module.exports = function (pkg, npmConfig, plugins, cb) {
+  auto({
+    lastRelease: getLastRelease.bind(null, pkg, npmConfig),
+    commits: ['lastRelease', (cb, results) => {
+      getCommits(results.lastRelease, cb)
+    }],
+    type: ['commits', 'lastRelease', (cb, results) => {
+      getType(plugins, results.commits, results.lastRelease, cb)
+    }]
+  }, (err, results) => {
+    if (err) return cb(err)
+
+    const nextRelease = {
+      type: results.type,
+      commits: results.commits,
+      lastVersion: results.lastRelease.version,
+      version: results.type === 'initial' ?
+        '1.0.0' :
+        semver.inc(results.lastRelease.version, results.type)
+    }
+
+    plugins.verify(nextRelease, (err) => {
+      if (err) return cb(err)
+      cb(null, nextRelease)
+    })
+  })
+}