diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 510e748b0..ebecbc336 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@
     "release-be": "monkeytype-release --be",
     "release-no-deploy": "monkeytype-release --no-deploy",
     "release-dry": "monkeytype-release --dry",
-    "hotfix-fe": "npm run build-fe && cd frontend && npm run deploy-live && monkeytype-purge",
-    "hotfix-be": "monkeytype-deploy-be",
-    "hotfix": "npm run hotfix-be && npm run hotfix-fe",
+    "hotfix": "monkeytype-release --hotfix",
+    "hotfix-fe": "monkeytype-release --hotfix --fe",
+    "hotfix-be": "monkeytype-release --hotfix --be",
+    "hotfix-dry": "monkeytype-release --hotfix --dry",
     "pretty-check": "prettier --check .",
     "pretty-check-be": "prettier --check ./backend",
     "pretty-check-fe": "prettier --check ./frontend/src",
diff --git a/packages/release/package.json b/packages/release/package.json
index b00b2a1ed..a2c439abf 100644
--- a/packages/release/package.json
+++ b/packages/release/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "nodemon --watch src --exec \"node ./src/index.js --dry\"",
+    "dev-hotfix": "nodemon --watch src --exec \"node ./src/index.js --dry --hotfix\"",
     "dev-changelog": "nodemon ./src/buildChangelog.js",
     "oxlint": "oxlint .",
     "lint": "npm run oxlint",
@@ -16,9 +17,7 @@
     "oxlint": "0.16.7"
   },
   "bin": {
-    "monkeytype-release": "./src/index.js",
-    "monkeytype-purge": "./bin/purgeCfCache.sh",
-    "monkeytype-deploy-be": "./bin/deployBackend.sh"
+    "monkeytype-release": "./src/index.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@octokit/rest": "21.1.1",
diff --git a/packages/release/src/index.js b/packages/release/src/index.js
index 3c5fa93e8..f3e3834bf 100755
--- a/packages/release/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/release/src/index.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const noDeploy = args.has("--no-deploy");
 const isBackend = args.has("--be");
 const isDryRun = args.has("--dry");
 const noSyncCheck = args.has("--no-sync-check");
+const hotfix = args.has("--hotfix");
 
 const PROJECT_ROOT = path.resolve(__dirname, "../../../");
 
@@ -235,27 +236,31 @@ const createGithubRelease = async (version, changelogContent) => {
 };
 
 const main = async () => {
-  console.log("Starting release process...");
+  console.log(`Starting ${hotfix ? "hotfix" : "release"} process...`);
 
-  checkBranchSync();
+  if (!hotfix) checkBranchSync();
 
   checkUncommittedChanges();
 
-  const changelogContent = await generateChangelog();
+  let changelogContent;
+  let newVersion;
+  if (!hotfix) {
+    changelogContent = await generateChangelog();
 
-  console.log(changelogContent);
+    console.log(changelogContent);
 
-  if (!readlineSync.keyInYN("Changelog looks good?")) {
-    console.log("Exiting.");
-    process.exit(1);
+    if (!readlineSync.keyInYN("Changelog looks good?")) {
+      console.log("Exiting.");
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    const currentVersion = getCurrentVersion();
+    newVersion = incrementVersion(currentVersion);
+    console.log(`New version: ${newVersion}`);
   }
-
-  const currentVersion = getCurrentVersion();
-  const newVersion = incrementVersion(currentVersion);
-
   buildProject();
 
-  if (!readlineSync.keyInYN(`Ready to release ${newVersion}?`)) {
+  if (!hotfix && !readlineSync.keyInYN(`Ready to release ${newVersion}?`)) {
     console.log("Exiting.");
     process.exit(1);
   }
@@ -269,16 +274,22 @@ const main = async () => {
   }
 
   if (!noDeploy) purgeCache();
-  updatePackage(newVersion);
-  createCommitAndTag(newVersion);
-  try {
-    await createGithubRelease(newVersion, changelogContent);
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.error(`Failed to create release on GitHub: ${e}`);
-    console.log("Please create the release manually.");
+  if (!hotfix) {
+    updatePackage(newVersion);
+    createCommitAndTag(newVersion);
+    try {
+      await createGithubRelease(newVersion, changelogContent);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(`Failed to create release on GitHub: ${e}`);
+      console.log("Please create the release manually.");
+    }
   }
 
-  console.log(`Release ${newVersion} completed successfully.`);
+  if (hotfix) {
+    console.log("Hotfix completed successfully.");
+  } else {
+    console.log(`Release ${newVersion} completed successfully.`);
+  }
   process.exit(0);
 };
 
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a83cae0c5..95bea8beb 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ importers:
         version: 0.16.7
       tsup:
         specifier: 8.4.0
-        version: 8.4.0(postcss@8.5.3)(tsx@4.16.2)(typescript@5.5.4)(yaml@2.5.0)
+        version: 8.4.0(postcss@8.5.1)(tsx@4.16.2)(typescript@5.5.4)(yaml@2.5.0)
       typescript:
         specifier: 5.5.4
         version: 5.5.4
@@ -18922,6 +18922,14 @@ snapshots:
 
   possible-typed-array-names@1.1.0: {}
 
+  postcss-load-config@6.0.1(postcss@8.5.1)(tsx@4.16.2)(yaml@2.5.0):
+    dependencies:
+      lilconfig: 3.1.3
+    optionalDependencies:
+      postcss: 8.5.1
+      tsx: 4.16.2
+      yaml: 2.5.0
+
   postcss-load-config@6.0.1(postcss@8.5.3)(tsx@4.16.2)(yaml@2.5.0):
     dependencies:
       lilconfig: 3.1.3
@@ -20659,6 +20667,33 @@ snapshots:
 
   tsscmp@1.0.6: {}
 
+  tsup@8.4.0(postcss@8.5.1)(tsx@4.16.2)(typescript@5.5.4)(yaml@2.5.0):
+    dependencies:
+      bundle-require: 5.1.0(esbuild@0.25.0)
+      cac: 6.7.14
+      chokidar: 4.0.3
+      consola: 3.4.0
+      debug: 4.4.0
+      esbuild: 0.25.0
+      joycon: 3.1.1
+      picocolors: 1.1.1
+      postcss-load-config: 6.0.1(postcss@8.5.1)(tsx@4.16.2)(yaml@2.5.0)
+      resolve-from: 5.0.0
+      rollup: 4.34.8
+      source-map: 0.8.0-beta.0
+      sucrase: 3.35.0
+      tinyexec: 0.3.2
+      tinyglobby: 0.2.12
+      tree-kill: 1.2.2
+    optionalDependencies:
+      postcss: 8.5.1
+      typescript: 5.5.4
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - jiti
+      - supports-color
+      - tsx
+      - yaml
+
   tsup@8.4.0(postcss@8.5.3)(tsx@4.16.2)(typescript@5.5.4)(yaml@2.5.0):
     dependencies:
       bundle-require: 5.1.0(esbuild@0.25.0)