diff --git a/docs/contributing-release-process.md b/docs/contributing-release-process.md
index ee73c166ae..0bf3e5cf39 100644
--- a/docs/contributing-release-process.md
+++ b/docs/contributing-release-process.md
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ be executed to make the release:
 1. Push the tag to the repository
   * This will trigger the release CI which will create all release artifacts and
     publish them to GitHub releases.
-1. Run `scripts/publish-all.sh` to publish all crates to crates.io
+1. Run `scripts/publish-wasmtime.sh` to publish all crates to crates.io
 
 And that's it, then you've done a Wasmtime release.
diff --git a/scripts/cranelift-version.sh b/scripts/bump-cranelift-version.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/cranelift-version.sh
rename to scripts/bump-cranelift-version.sh
diff --git a/scripts/publish-cranelift.sh b/scripts/publish-cranelift.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..da2d290b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/publish-cranelift.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# This is a convenience script for maintainers publishing a new version of
+# Cranelift to crates.io. To use, first bump the version number by running the
+# `scripts/cranelift-version.sh` script, then run this script, and run the
+# commands that it prints.
+#
+# Don't forget to push a git tag for this release!
+
+topdir=$(dirname "$0")/..
+cd "$topdir"
+
+# Commands needed to publish.
+#
+# Note that libraries need to be published in topological order.
+
+for crate in \
+    entity \
+    bforest \
+    codegen/shared \
+    codegen/meta \
+    codegen \
+    frontend \
+    native \
+    preopt \
+    reader \
+    wasm \
+    module \
+    faerie \
+    umbrella \
+    simplejit \
+    object
+do
+    echo cargo publish --manifest-path "cranelift/$crate/Cargo.toml"
+
+    # Sleep for a few seconds to allow the server to update the index.
+    # https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/changes-to-how-crates-io-handles-index-updates/9608
+    echo sleep 10
+done
+
+echo git tag cranelift-v$(grep version cranelift/Cargo.toml | head -n 1 | cut -d '"' -f 2)
diff --git a/scripts/publish-all.sh b/scripts/publish-wasmtime.sh
similarity index 75%
rename from scripts/publish-all.sh
rename to scripts/publish-wasmtime.sh
index 8cdb2bf8b8..c273bb38f5 100755
--- a/scripts/publish-all.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish-wasmtime.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
 # This is a convenience script for maintainers publishing a new version of
-# Wasmtime to crates.io. To use, bump the version number below, run the
-# script, and then run the commands that the script prints.
+# Wasmtime to crates.io. To use, first bump the Wasmtime versions with
+# `scripts/bump-wasmtime-version.sh` and Cranelift versions with
+# `scripts/bump-cranelift-version.sh`, then run this script, and run the
+# commands that it prints.
 
 topdir=$(dirname "$0")/..
 cd "$topdir"
 
+# Publishing Wasmtime requires publishing any local Cranelift changes.
+./publish-cranelift.sh
+
 # Commands needed to publish.
 #
 # Note that libraries need to be published in topological order.
@@ -43,3 +48,5 @@ for cargo_toml in \
     # https://internals.rust-lang.org/t/changes-to-how-crates-io-handles-index-updates/9608
     echo sleep 10
 done
+
+echo echo git tag v$(grep "version =" Cargo.toml | head -n 1 | cut -d '"' -f 2)