diff --git a/scripts/release.js b/scripts/release.js
index 1dcf55ac9..ec5968cb3 100644
--- a/scripts/release.js
+++ b/scripts/release.js
@@ -1,12 +1,63 @@
 process.env.VUE_CLI_RELEASE = true
 
-// const execa = require('execa')
-// const semver = require('semver')
-// const inquirer = require('inquirer')
-// const { syncDeps } = require('./syncDeps')
+const execa = require('execa')
+const semver = require('semver')
+const inquirer = require('inquirer')
+const { syncDeps } = require('./syncDeps')
 
-// const curVersion = require('../lerna.json').version
+const curVersion = require('../lerna.json').version
 
-// prompt for new version
-// run syncDeps(local, version)
-// run lerna publish with version
+const release = async () => {
+  console.log(`Current version: ${curVersion}`)
+
+  const bumps = ['patch', 'minor', 'major', 'prerelease']
+  const versions = {}
+  bumps.forEach(b => { versions[b] = semver.inc(curVersion, b) })
+  const bumpChoices = bumps.map(b => ({ name: `${b} (${versions[b]})`, value: b }))
+
+  const { bump, customVersion } = await inquirer.prompt([
+    {
+      name: 'bump',
+      message: 'Select release type:',
+      type: 'list',
+      choices: [
+        ...bumpChoices,
+        { name: 'custom', value: 'custom' }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      name: 'customVersion',
+      message: 'Input version:',
+      type: 'input',
+      when: answers => answers.bump === 'custom'
+    }
+  ])
+
+  const version = customVersion || versions[bump]
+
+  const { yes } = await inquirer.prompt([{
+    name: 'yes',
+    message: `Confirm releasing ${version}?`,
+    type: 'confirm'
+  }])
+
+  if (yes) {
+    await syncDeps({
+      version,
+      local: true,
+      skipPrompt: true
+    })
+  }
+
+  const lernaBinPath = require.resolve('lerna/bin/lerna')
+  await execa(lernaBinPath, [
+    'publish',
+    '--repo-version',
+    version
+  ], { stdio: 'inherit' })
+}
+
+release().catch(err => {
+  console.error(err)
+  process.exit(1)
+})
diff --git a/scripts/syncDeps.js b/scripts/syncDeps.js
index a0881163f..4758b68eb 100644
--- a/scripts/syncDeps.js
+++ b/scripts/syncDeps.js
@@ -68,11 +68,12 @@ const flushWrite = () => {
   }
 }
 
-async function syncDeps (local, inlineVersion) {
+async function syncDeps ({ local, version, skipPrompt }) {
   // 1. update all package deps
   const updatedDeps = new Set()
 
   if (!local) {
+    console.log('Syncing remote deps...')
     const packages = await globby(['packages/@vue/*/package.json'])
     await Promise.all(packages.filter(filePath => {
       return filePath.match(/cli-service|cli-plugin|babel-preset|eslint-config/)
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ async function syncDeps (local, inlineVersion) {
     }))
   }
 
+  console.log('Syncing local deps...')
   const updatedRE = new RegExp(`'(${Array.from(updatedDeps).join('|')})': '\\^(\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+[^']*)'`)
   const paths = await globby(['packages/@vue/**/*.js'])
   paths
@@ -112,19 +114,19 @@ async function syncDeps (local, inlineVersion) {
     .forEach(filePath => {
       let isUpdated = false
       const makeReplacer = versionGetter => (_, pkg, curVersion) => {
-        const version = versionGetter(pkg)
-        if (!version) return _
-        if (checkUpdate(pkg, filePath, curVersion, version)) {
+        const targetVersion = versionGetter(pkg)
+        if (!targetVersion) return _
+        if (checkUpdate(pkg, filePath, curVersion, targetVersion)) {
           isUpdated = true
         }
-        return `'${pkg}': '^${version}'`
+        return `'${pkg}': '^${targetVersion}'`
       }
 
       const localReplacer = makeReplacer(
         pkg => {
           try {
             // inline version takes priority
-            return inlineVersion || require(`../packages/${pkg}/package.json`).version
+            return version || require(`../packages/${pkg}/package.json`).version
           } catch (e) {}
         }
       )
@@ -146,6 +148,11 @@ async function syncDeps (local, inlineVersion) {
     return console.log(`All packages up-to-date.`)
   }
 
+  if (skipPrompt) {
+    flushWrite()
+    return
+  }
+
   const { yes } = await inquirer.prompt([{
     name: 'yes',
     type: 'confirm',
@@ -161,7 +168,7 @@ exports.syncDeps = syncDeps
 
 if (!process.env.VUE_CLI_RELEASE) {
   const args = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2))
-  syncDeps(args.local, args.version).catch(err => {
+  syncDeps(args).catch(err => {
     console.log(err)
     process.exit(1)
   })