diff --git a/releasing/VERSIONS b/releasing/VERSIONS
index f079c963f..08e9f2cf9 100644
--- a/releasing/VERSIONS
+++ b/releasing/VERSIONS
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # kyaml version
 export kyaml_major=0
 export kyaml_minor=0
-export kyaml_patch=8
+export kyaml_patch=9
 
 # kstatus version
 export kstatus_major=0
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export api_patch=2
 # cmd/config version
 export cmd_config_major=0
 export cmd_config_minor=0
-export cmd_config_patch=9
+export cmd_config_patch=10
 
 # cmd/kubectl version
 export cmd_kubectl_major=0
diff --git a/releasing/releasemodule.sh b/releasing/releasemodule.sh
index 5361361eb..7b47230e3 100755
--- a/releasing/releasemodule.sh
+++ b/releasing/releasemodule.sh
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ function releaseModule {
     git commit -m "update go.mod for release" || echo "no changes made to go.mod"
   fi
 
+  go test ./...
   if [ "$NO_DRY_RUN" == "true" ]; then
      git push upstream $branch
      git tag -a $tag -m "Release $tag on branch $branch"