diff --git a/scripts/release-manager/Readme.md b/scripts/release-manager/Readme.md
index 02755b1c08..2062b9f491 100644
--- a/scripts/release-manager/Readme.md
+++ b/scripts/release-manager/Readme.md
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ Cherry-picks PRs that are set to the `15-next` milestone. Handles merge conflict
 
 Bumps the version in all the places that need it.
 
+### `npm-publish`
+
+Publishes all built packages to npm (`next` dist-tag) and then for stable releases, also updates the `latest` dist-tag.
+
+**Prereqs:**
+- Have done everything else required for releasing (updating version, etc) and run `grunt build` or `grunt release`.
+
 ### `q`
 
 A secret alias to `exit` because `q` is faster.
diff --git a/scripts/release-manager/cli.js b/scripts/release-manager/cli.js
index b7f5790db8..44c7b312ba 100755
--- a/scripts/release-manager/cli.js
+++ b/scripts/release-manager/cli.js
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ const app = {
       'q',
       'stable-prs',
       'version',
+      'npm-publish',
     ].forEach((command) => {
       vorpal.use(require(`./commands/${command}`)(vorpal, app));
     });
diff --git a/scripts/release-manager/commands/npm-publish.js b/scripts/release-manager/commands/npm-publish.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53f9c7489f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release-manager/commands/npm-publish.js
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+
+// Publishes the built npm packages from build/packages
+// 1. Show checklist (automate later)
+// 2. Prompt to ensure build is complete
+// 3. Prompt for dist-tag?
+
+
+'use strict';
+
+const path = require('path');
+const semver = require('semver');
+
+const chalk = require('chalk');
+const glob = require('glob');
+
+
+module.exports = function(vorpal, app) {
+  vorpal
+    .command('npm-publish')
+    .description('Update the version of React, useful while publishing')
+    .action(function (args) {
+      return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        const currentVersion = app.getReactVersion();
+        const isStable = semver.prerelease(currentVersion) === null;
+
+        this.log(`Preparing to publish v${currentVersion}…`);
+        if (isStable) {
+          this.log(`"latest" dist-tag will be added to this version`);
+        }
+
+        // TODO: show checklist
+        this.prompt([
+          {
+            type: 'confirm',
+            message: 'Did you run `grunt build` or `grunt release` and bump the version number?',
+            name: 'checklist'
+          },
+        ]).then((answers) => {
+          if (!answers.checklist) {
+            return reject('Complete the build process first')
+          }
+
+          // We'll grab all the tarballs and publish those directly. This
+          // is how we've historically done it, though in the past it was
+          // just npm publish pkg1.tgz && npm publish pkg2.tgz. This
+          // avoided the need to cd and publish.
+          const tgz = glob.sync('build/packages/*.tgz', {
+            cwd: app.PATH_TO_REPO
+          });
+
+          // Just in case they didn't actually prep this.
+          // TODO: verify packages?
+          if (tgz.length === 0) {
+            reject('No built packages found');
+          }
+
+          // TODO: track success
+          tgz.forEach((file) => {
+            this.log(app.execInRepo(`npm publish ${file} --tag=next`));
+          });
+
+          if (isStable) {
+            tgz.forEach((file) => {
+              const pkg = path.parse(file).name
+              this.log(app.execInRepo(`npm dist-tag add ${pkg}@${currentVersion} latest`));
+            });
+          }
+
+          resolve();
+        })
+      });
+
+    });
+}
diff --git a/scripts/release-manager/package.json b/scripts/release-manager/package.json
index 1495326a71..83050be41c 100644
--- a/scripts/release-manager/package.json
+++ b/scripts/release-manager/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "chalk": "^1.1.3",
     "colors": "^1.1.2",
     "github-api": "^2.2.0",
+    "glob": "^7.0.5",
     "semver": "^5.3.0",
     "vorpal": "^1.10.10"
   },