diff --git a/release.py b/release.py
index 78b80d3..b0af468 100644
--- a/release.py
+++ b/release.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 def bump_version(bump_type):
-    subprocess.run(["bump2version", bump_type], check=True)
+    subprocess.run(["bump2version", "--new-version", bump_type], check=True)
 
     # Extract the new version from bump2version's output
     result = subprocess.run(