diff --git a/Procfile b/Procfile
index e5c29d4..73b97b7 100644
--- a/Procfile
+++ b/Procfile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-release: python manage.py migrate
+release: ./release-tasks.sh
 web: gunicorn app:app
diff --git a/release-tasks.sh b/release-tasks.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..420da39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-tasks.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+python manage.py db init
+python manage.py db migrate
+python manage.py db upgrade