diff --git a/lib/tasks/release.rake b/lib/tasks/release.rake
index 32902dc..4663379 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/release.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/release.rake
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ EOF
   task :release, :release_kind do |t, args|
     release_kind = args[:release_kind] || 'stable'
 
+    puts "==> Updating authors..."
+    Rake::Task['noosfero:authors'].invoke
+
     Rake::Task['noosfero:set_version'].invoke(release_kind)
 
     puts "==> Checking tags..."
@@ -230,9 +233,6 @@ EOF
       commit_changes(['public/500.html', 'public/503.html'], 'Updating public error pages')
     end
 
-    puts "==> Updating authors..."
-    Rake::Task['noosfero:authors'].invoke
-
     puts "==> Checking repository..."
     Rake::Task['noosfero:check_repo'].invoke
 
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