diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d403ebe..830a51b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ To change `css` styling, edit `scss/style.scss`, which will auto-compile if `npm
 
 1. Document changes in [`CHANGELOG.md`](CHANGELOG.md).
 
-2. Increment version number in `scss/style.scss` header (and auto-compile a new `style.css`) using [semantic versioning](http://semver.org/).
-
-3. Increment the package version number and tag the commit using `npm version`:
+2. Increment the package version number and tag the commit using `npm version`:
   ```sh
   npm version major # 1.3.2 -> 2.0.0
   npm version minor # 1.3.2 -> 1.4.0
@@ -56,14 +54,14 @@ To change `css` styling, edit `scss/style.scss`, which will auto-compile if `npm
   npm version patch -m "Release %s. Closes #39."
   ```
 
-4. Push your changes including the newly created tag:
+3. Push your changes including the newly created tag:
   ```sh
   git push --follow-tags
   ```
 
   After you have pushed your tag, Travis CI will build `hgnm-2014.zip` and attach it to the GitHub release. This archive is used by automatic theme updates in WordPress.
 
-5. Copy the changes listed in `CHANGELOG.md` to the release notes on GitHub.
+4. Copy the changes listed in `CHANGELOG.md` to the release notes on GitHub.
 
 ## Architecture
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7c50c39..39a668c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
+    "@masonite/wp-project-version-sync": {
+      "version": "1.0.12",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@masonite/wp-project-version-sync/-/wp-project-version-sync-1.0.12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pUqkPAw0hOtdXABGhS+TbJ9hmzIfy1ufGzTb2CEryGPBNFuUD+xllTgg/cxc+01327l4FhR3QXDiAot/W+proQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "chalk": "^2.4.1",
+        "commander": "^2.16.0"
+      }
+    },
     "@mrmlnc/readdir-enhanced": {
       "version": "2.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mrmlnc/readdir-enhanced/-/readdir-enhanced-2.2.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index dcaf677..1bf6146 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "description": "Repository for WordPress theme development for hgnm.org",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "sass-lint",
+    "version": "wp-update-project-version -p scss/style.scss && git add scss/style.scss",
     "start": "npm run css:watch",
     "build": "npm run test && npm run css:build && npm run copy && npm run zip && npm run clean",
     "css:build": "node-sass --include-path scss --output-style compressed scss/style.scss style.css",
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/HGNM/hgnm-2014#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@masonite/wp-project-version-sync": "^1.0.12",
     "autoprefixer": "^9.3.1",
     "bestzip": "^2.1.2",
     "cpy-cli": "git+https://github.com/chimon2000/cpy-cli.git",