diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 550474e..c220224 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 {
   "name": "bitcore",
-  "version": "5.0.0-beta.15",
+  "version": "5.0.0-beta.16",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
+    "JSONStream": {
+      "version": "1.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/JSONStream/-/JSONStream-1.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-cH92HgHa6eFvG8+TcDt4xwlmV5o=",
+      "requires": {
+        "jsonparse": "1.3.1",
+        "through": "2.3.8"
+      }
+    },
     "abstract-leveldown": {
       "version": "2.6.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/abstract-leveldown/-/abstract-leveldown-2.6.2.tgz",
@@ -458,9 +467,9 @@
       }
     },
     "bitcore-node": {
-      "version": "5.0.0-beta.15",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bitcore-node/-/bitcore-node-5.0.0-beta.15.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-iLxNu15Dk6MgpLdGy2xscuGv7UjeC+mex34fJnn6mWhYsUj6M6E3kKgddXEECQ45FrizNLR7yVZRae3fGCu/HA==",
+      "version": "5.0.0-beta.16",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bitcore-node/-/bitcore-node-5.0.0-beta.16.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fsQ/Eooq12TzcdvmM0z5JBuJkQAeguUmtKNr8U8X3VdcbVAeaLnjT0gbCN4f9FNUhfZYLvCjnRODGLpDK0fHLQ==",
       "requires": {
         "async": "2.5.0",
         "bcoin": "github:bitpay/bcoin#46ecd2c4ed3b7fbcadd9cfe10b0f5d64e4c5088d",
@@ -1624,17 +1633,17 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-BTfLedr1m1mhpRff9wbIbsA5Fi4="
     },
     "insight-api": {
-      "version": "5.0.0-beta.15",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/insight-api/-/insight-api-5.0.0-beta.15.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ZRCiSwIQZmYhv9pI1YaV4g4a8MjHj+vW7UKJQspmssDi8tttxDzbWtE5w1EyvQnnUuV1LESwjYWylbJX8uj+3g==",
+      "version": "5.0.0-beta.16",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/insight-api/-/insight-api-5.0.0-beta.16.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-H2tL//7T+v2tL1e1L7nnAn+6V+2SjiUkYUq0Vx3nFSXCKK+82PA5eSTJjLl7kiz9a72e909BkmhCldkJjHQOmQ==",
       "requires": {
+        "JSONStream": "1.3.1",
         "async": "2.5.0",
         "bcoin": "github:bcoin-org/bcoin#886008a1822ce1da7fa8395ee7db4bcc1750a28a",
         "bitcore-lib": "5.0.0-beta.1",
         "bitcore-message": "1.0.4",
         "body-parser": "1.17.2",
         "compression": "1.7.0",
-        "JSONStream": "1.3.1",
         "lodash": "2.4.2",
         "lru-cache": "4.1.1",
         "morgan": "1.8.2",
@@ -1649,9 +1658,9 @@
       }
     },
     "insight-ui": {
-      "version": "5.0.0-beta.15",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/insight-ui/-/insight-ui-5.0.0-beta.15.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-OziDwyh7eh5rnTNUl0ATUDY0RrCCWKaoSDadzeI3Cmb2t/AYYDZxceIS4uW8TKaw4VPjcqzyJUcI4v9r0mb+6g=="
+      "version": "5.0.0-beta.16",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/insight-ui/-/insight-ui-5.0.0-beta.16.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YLK4rUB2AcJ/yCXruggrYHDWvZjdxT9gTb0BkBgZe+QptxPPIgImIQXQGh173o/9Dlz1v/6fHS51alwf4hwXGQ=="
     },
     "ipaddr.js": {
       "version": "1.4.0",
@@ -1866,15 +1875,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonparse/-/jsonparse-1.3.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-P02uSpH6wxX3EGL4UhzCOfE2YoA="
     },
-    "JSONStream": {
-      "version": "1.3.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/JSONStream/-/JSONStream-1.3.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-cH92HgHa6eFvG8+TcDt4xwlmV5o=",
-      "requires": {
-        "jsonparse": "1.3.1",
-        "through": "2.3.8"
-      }
-    },
     "jsprim": {
       "version": "1.4.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsprim/-/jsprim-1.4.1.tgz",
@@ -3152,14 +3152,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/statuses/-/statuses-1.3.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-+vUbnrdKrvOzrPStX2Gr8ky3uT4="
     },
-    "string_decoder": {
-      "version": "1.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string_decoder/-/string_decoder-1.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-4AH6Z5fzNNBcH+6XDMfA/BTt87skxqJlO0lAh3Dker5zThcAxG6mKz+iGu308UKoPPQ8Dcqx/4JhujzltRa+hQ==",
-      "requires": {
-        "safe-buffer": "5.1.1"
-      }
-    },
     "string-width": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string-width/-/string-width-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -3170,6 +3162,14 @@
         "strip-ansi": "3.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "string_decoder": {
+      "version": "1.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string_decoder/-/string_decoder-1.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4AH6Z5fzNNBcH+6XDMfA/BTt87skxqJlO0lAh3Dker5zThcAxG6mKz+iGu308UKoPPQ8Dcqx/4JhujzltRa+hQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "safe-buffer": "5.1.1"
+      }
+    },
     "stringstream": {
       "version": "0.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/stringstream/-/stringstream-0.0.5.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3a3c528..cdf3006 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bitcore",
-  "version": "5.0.0-beta.15",
+  "version": "5.0.0-beta.16",
   "description": "A platform to build bitcoin and blockchain-based applications.",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=8.0.0"
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "bitcore-lib": "5.0.0-beta.1",
-    "bitcore-node": "5.0.0-beta.15",
-    "insight-api": "5.0.0-beta.15",
-    "insight-ui": "5.0.0-beta.15"
+    "bitcore-node": "5.0.0-beta.16",
+    "insight-api": "5.0.0-beta.16",
+    "insight-ui": "5.0.0-beta.16"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/scripts/tag-and-release.sh b/scripts/tag-and-release.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b20a082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tag-and-release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+# given a string tag, make signed commits, push to relevant repos, create signed tags and publish to npm
+
+bump_version () {
+  sed -i '' -e "s/\"version\"\: .*$/\"version\"\: \"${shortTag}\",/g" package.json
+}
+
+set_deps () {
+  sed -i '' -e "s/\"bitcore-node\"\: .*$/\"bitcore-node\"\: \"${shortTag}\",/g" package.json
+  sed -i '' -e "s/\"insight-api\"\: .*$/\"insight-api\"\: \"${shortTag}\",/g" package.json
+  sed -i '' -e "s/\"insight-ui\"\: .*$/\"insight-ui\"\: \"${shortTag}\"/g" package.json
+}
+
+tag="${1}"
+shortTag=`echo "${tag}" | cut -c 2-`
+
+if [ -z "${tag}" ]; then
+  echo ""
+  echo "No tag given, exiting."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Tagging with ${tag}..."
+
+echo "Assuming projects at ${HOME}/source..."
+
+#############################################
+# bitcore-node
+#############################################
+
+#echo ""
+#echo "Starting with bitcore-node..."
+#sleep 2
+#pushd ~/source/zzbitcore_node
+
+#bump_version
+#npm install
+#
+#git add .
+#git diff --staged
+#echo ""
+#echo -n 'Resume?: (Y/n): '
+#
+#read ans
+#
+#if [ "${ans}" == 'n' ]; then
+#  echo "Exiting as requested."
+#  exit 0
+#fi
+#
+#echo ""
+#echo "Committing changes for bitcore-node..."
+#sleep 2
+#git commit -S
+#
+#echo ""
+#echo "Pushing changes to Github..."
+#git push origin master && git push upstream master
+
+#echo ""
+#echo "Signing a tag"
+#git tag -s "${tag}" -m"${tag}"
+#
+#
+#echo ""
+#echo "Pushing the tag to upstream..."
+#git push upstream "${tag}"
+#
+#echo ""
+#echo "Publishing to npm..."
+#npm publish --tag beta
+#
+#popd
+
+#############################################
+# insight-api
+#############################################
+
+#echo ""
+#echo "Releasing insight-api..."
+#sleep 2
+#pushd ~/source/insight-api
+#
+#bump_version
+#npm install
+#
+#git add .
+#git diff --staged
+#echo ""
+#echo -n 'Resume?: (Y/n): '
+#
+#read ans
+#
+#if [ "${ans}" == 'n' ]; then
+#  echo "Exiting as requested."
+#  exit 0
+#fi
+#
+#echo ""
+#echo "Committing changes for insight-api..."
+#sleep 2
+#git commit -S
+#
+#echo ""
+#echo "Pushing changes to Github..."
+#git push origin master && git push upstream master
+#
+#echo ""
+#echo "Signing a tag"
+#git tag -s "${tag}" -m"${tag}"
+#
+#
+#echo ""
+#echo "Pushing the tag to upstream..."
+#git push upstream "${tag}"
+#
+#echo ""
+#echo "Publishing to npm..."
+#npm publish --tag beta
+#
+#popd
+
+#############################################
+# insight-ui
+#############################################
+
+#echo ""
+#echo "Releasing insight-ui..."
+#sleep 2
+#pushd ~/source/insight-ui
+#
+#bump_version
+#npm install
+#
+#git add .
+#git diff --staged
+#echo ""
+#echo -n 'Resume?: (Y/n): '
+#
+#read ans
+#
+#if [ "${ans}" == 'n' ]; then
+#  echo "Exiting as requested."
+#  exit 0
+#fi
+#
+#echo ""
+#echo "Committing changes for insight-ui..."
+#sleep 2
+#git commit -S
+#
+#echo ""
+#echo "Pushing changes to Github..."
+#git push origin master && git push upstream master
+#
+#echo ""
+#echo "Signing a tag"
+#git tag -s "${tag}" -m"${tag}"
+#
+#
+#echo ""
+#echo "Pushing the tag to upstream..."
+#git push upstream "${tag}"
+#
+#echo ""
+#echo "Publishing to npm..."
+#npm publish --tag beta
+#
+#popd
+
+#############################################
+# bitcore
+#############################################
+
+echo ""
+echo "Releasing bitcore..."
+sleep 2
+pushd ~/source/bitcore
+
+bump_version
+set_deps
+
+npm install
+
+git add .
+git diff --staged
+echo ""
+echo -n 'Resume?: (Y/n): '
+
+read ans
+
+if [ "${ans}" == 'n' ]; then
+  echo "Exiting as requested."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Committing changes for bitcore..."
+sleep 2
+git commit -S
+
+echo ""
+echo "Pushing changes to Github..."
+git push origin master && git push upstream master
+
+echo ""
+echo "Signing a tag"
+git tag -s "${tag}" -m"${tag}"
+
+
+echo ""
+echo "Pushing the tag to upstream..."
+git push upstream "${tag}"
+
+echo ""
+echo "Publishing to npm..."
+npm publish --tag beta
+
+popd
+
+echo "Completed releasing tag: ${tag}"