diff --git a/version_bump.sh b/version_bump.sh
index ff8062c6..2166527e 100755
--- a/version_bump.sh
+++ b/version_bump.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
+# Fail out if any step has an error
 set -e
 
 if [ "$1" == "patch" ]; then
@@ -15,5 +17,16 @@ else
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# Change version of crates and packages everywhere
 bumpversion $PART
+
+# Get the new version we bumped to
+NEW_VERSION=$(cat .bumpversion.cfg | grep current_version\ = | cut -d\  -f3)
+echo NEW_VERSION=$NEW_VERSION
+
+# Update crate dependencies for the crates we publish
+cargo upgrade veilid-tools@$NEW_VERSION
+cargo upgrade veilid-core@$NEW_VERSION
+
+# Update lockfile
 cargo update
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