diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.1.16] - 2025-04-03
+
+Run the tests before the rest of the release process
+
+## [0.1.15] - 2025-04-03
+
+Another version bump to test the full release process
+
 ## [0.1.14] - 2025-04-03
 
 Version bump to test new release script--now with binary distribution for macOS
diff --git a/bin/release b/bin/release
--- a/bin/release
+++ b/bin/release
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
 
 echo "=== Starting comprehensive release process for clod $VERSION ==="
 
+# Step 1: Verify tests pass before proceeding
+echo "=== Running tests ==="
+echo "Verifying all tests pass before making any changes..."
+if ! cabal test; then
+  echo "ERROR: Tests failed. Aborting release process."
+  exit 1
+fi
+echo "All tests passed. Proceeding with release..."
+
 # Update version in cabal file
 echo "Updating version in clod.cabal..."
 sed -i '' "s/^version:[ ]*$CURRENT_VERSION/version:             $VERSION/" clod.cabal
@@ -232,35 +241,39 @@
   fi
 fi
 
-# Step 2: Verify tests pass
-echo "=== Running tests ==="
-cabal test
-
-# Step 3: Generate documentation
+# Step 2: Generate documentation
 echo "=== Building documentation for Hackage ==="
 cabal haddock --haddock-for-hackage
 
-# Step 4: Create source distribution
+# Step 3: Create source distribution
 echo "=== Creating source distribution ==="
 cabal sdist
 
-# Step 5: Check package
+# Step 4: Check package
 echo "=== Checking package ==="
 cabal check
 
-# Step 6: Test build
+# Step 5: Test build
 echo "=== Testing build ==="
 cabal build --disable-documentation
 
-# Step 7: Build man pages for verification
+# Step 6: Build man pages for verification
 echo "=== Building man pages for verification ==="
+# Clean temp directory first to ensure we're testing with fresh files
+rm -rf /tmp/clod-man-test
+mkdir -p /tmp/clod-man-test
 "$PROJECT_ROOT/bin/install-man-pages.sh" /tmp/clod-man-test
 
-# Step 8: Verify man pages were generated correctly (no commit needed, already done earlier)
+# Step 7: Verify man pages were generated correctly
 echo "=== Verifying man pages ==="
+echo "Source markdown files:"
 ls -la "$PROJECT_ROOT/man/" | grep -E "\.md$"
+echo "Generated man pages in test directory:"
+ls -la /tmp/clod-man-test | grep -v "^total"
+# Clean up after verification
+rm -rf /tmp/clod-man-test
 
-# Step 9: Create tag
+# Step 8: Create tag
 echo "=== Creating Git tag ==="
 echo "Do you want to create git tag v$VERSION? [y/N]"
 read -r response
@@ -288,12 +301,12 @@
   fi
 fi
 
-# Step 10: Generate documentation package for Hackage
+# Step 9: Generate documentation package for Hackage
 echo "=== Generating Hackage documentation package ==="
 echo "Generating documentation package for Hackage..."
 cabal haddock --haddock-for-hackage --enable-documentation
 
-# Step 11: Upload to Hackage (manual step)
+# Step 10: Upload to Hackage (manual step)
 echo "=== Ready to upload to Hackage ==="
 echo "The following commands will upload the package and documentation to Hackage:"
 echo
@@ -323,12 +336,12 @@
   # Don't exit here as we still want to update the Homebrew formula
 fi
 
-# Step 12: Wait for Hackage to process the package
+# Step 11: Wait for Hackage to process the package
 echo "=== Waiting for Hackage to process the package ==="
 echo "Waiting for Hackage to process the package (10 seconds)..."
 sleep 10
 
-# Step 13: Calculate SHA256 for Homebrew formula
+# Step 12: Calculate SHA256 for Homebrew formula
 echo "=== Updating Homebrew formula ==="
 echo "Calculating SHA256 for Hackage package..."
 HACKAGE_URL="https://hackage.haskell.org/package/clod-$VERSION/clod-$VERSION.tar.gz"
@@ -381,7 +394,7 @@
   read -r
 fi
 
-# Step 14: Update Homebrew formula
+# Step 13: Update Homebrew formula
 FORMULA_PATH="../homebrew-tap/Formula/clod.rb"
 if [ ! -f "$FORMULA_PATH" ]; then
   echo "Error: Homebrew formula not found at $FORMULA_PATH"
@@ -390,27 +403,52 @@
 
 echo "Updating Homebrew formula with new version $VERSION and SHA256 $SHA256..."
 
-# First update the version in both the URL and the comment
-sed -i '' "s|clod-[0-9][0-9.]*\/clod-[0-9][0-9.]*\.tar\.gz|clod-$VERSION\/clod-$VERSION.tar.gz|g" "$FORMULA_PATH"
+# First verify that all required marker comments exist
+if ! grep -q "TARBALL_URL_MARKER" "$FORMULA_PATH"; then
+  echo "ERROR: TARBALL_URL_MARKER not found in formula. Cannot update safely."
+  exit 1
+fi
 
-# Update the tarball SHA256 using the marker comment
-if grep -q "TARBALL_SHA256_MARKER" "$FORMULA_PATH"; then
-  # Update the line after the TARBALL_SHA256_MARKER
-  sed -i '' '/TARBALL_SHA256_MARKER/,+1 s|sha256 "[a-f0-9]\+"|sha256 "'"$SHA256"'"|g' "$FORMULA_PATH"
-else
-  # Fallback to older method if marker doesn't exist yet
-  echo "Warning: TARBALL_SHA256_MARKER not found in formula. Using generic SHA update."
-  sed -i '' "s|sha256 \"[a-f0-9]\+\"|sha256 \"$SHA256\"|" "$FORMULA_PATH"
+if ! grep -q "TARBALL_SHA256_MARKER" "$FORMULA_PATH"; then
+  echo "ERROR: TARBALL_SHA256_MARKER not found in formula. Cannot update safely."
+  exit 1
 fi
 
-# Verify the URL format is correct (making sure it has .tar.gz extension)
-if ! grep -q "\.tar\.gz\"" "$FORMULA_PATH"; then
-  echo "ERROR: Formula URL format issue detected. Please check $FORMULA_PATH manually."
+# Create the new lines with proper markers intact
+URL_LINE=$(grep "TARBALL_URL_MARKER" "$FORMULA_PATH")
+SHA_LINE=$(grep "TARBALL_SHA256_MARKER" "$FORMULA_PATH")
+
+# Extract the pattern from the current lines, preserving spacing
+URL_PREFIX=$(echo "$URL_LINE" | sed -E 's/url ".*"/url/') 
+URL_SUFFIX=$(echo "$URL_LINE" | sed -E 's/.*(".*")/\1/')
+
+SHA_PREFIX=$(echo "$SHA_LINE" | sed -E 's/sha256 ".*"/sha256/') 
+SHA_SUFFIX=$(echo "$SHA_LINE" | sed -E 's/.*(".*")/\1/')
+
+# Create new lines with the proper URL and SHA
+NEW_URL="${URL_PREFIX} \"https://hackage.haskell.org/package/clod-$VERSION/clod-$VERSION.tar.gz\"${URL_SUFFIX}"
+NEW_SHA="${SHA_PREFIX} \"$SHA256\"${SHA_SUFFIX}"
+
+# Now update the formula
+sed -i '' "s|.*TARBALL_URL_MARKER.*|$NEW_URL|" "$FORMULA_PATH"
+sed -i '' "s|.*TARBALL_SHA256_MARKER.*|$NEW_SHA|" "$FORMULA_PATH"
+
+# Verify the changes were made correctly
+if ! grep -q "clod-$VERSION.*\.tar\.gz.*TARBALL_URL_MARKER" "$FORMULA_PATH"; then
+  echo "ERROR: Formula URL update failed. Please check $FORMULA_PATH manually."
   cat "$FORMULA_PATH" | grep -A 2 "url"
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# Step 15: Create and update bottle
+if ! grep -q "$SHA256.*TARBALL_SHA256_MARKER" "$FORMULA_PATH"; then
+  echo "ERROR: Formula SHA256 update failed. Please check $FORMULA_PATH manually."
+  cat "$FORMULA_PATH" | grep -A 2 "sha256"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Formula updated successfully with new version and SHA256."
+
+# Step 14: Create and update bottle
 echo "=== Building Homebrew bottle ==="
 echo "Do you want to build a Homebrew bottle for this release? [y/N]"
 read -r bottle_response
@@ -437,12 +475,13 @@
     bottle_sha=$(echo "$bottle_output" | grep -i 'sha256' | grep -o '"[a-f0-9]\+"' | tr -d '"')
     echo "Bottle SHA256: $bottle_sha"
     
-    # Extract the macOS version (monterey, ventura, etc.)
+    # Extract the macOS version (monterey, ventura, sequoia, etc.)
     macos_version=$(echo "$bottle_file" | grep -o 'arm64_[a-z0-9]\+' | cut -d'_' -f2)
     echo "macOS version: $macos_version"
     
     if [ -z "$bottle_file" ] || [ -z "$bottle_sha" ] || [ -z "$macos_version" ]; then
       echo "Error: Could not extract bottle information."
+      echo "Bottle file format may have changed. Please check the actual filename: $bottle_file"
       exit 1
     fi
     
@@ -455,19 +494,49 @@
     # Update the formula with bottle information
     echo "Updating formula with bottle information..."
     
-    # Update the bottle root_url
-    sed -i '' 's|root_url ".*"|root_url "https://github.com/fuzz/clod/releases/download/v'"$VERSION"'"|' Formula/clod.rb
+    # Verify that all required marker comments exist
+    if ! grep -q "BOTTLE_ROOT_URL_MARKER" Formula/clod.rb; then
+      echo "ERROR: BOTTLE_ROOT_URL_MARKER not found in formula. Cannot update safely."
+      exit 1
+    fi
     
-    # Update the bottle SHA using the marker comment
-    if grep -q "BOTTLE_SHA256_MARKER" Formula/clod.rb; then
-      # Update the line after the BOTTLE_SHA256_MARKER
-      sed -i '' '/BOTTLE_SHA256_MARKER/,+1 s|sha256 cellar: :any, arm64_[a-z0-9]*: "[a-f0-9]*"|sha256 cellar: :any, arm64_'"$macos_version"': "'"$bottle_sha"'"|g' Formula/clod.rb
-    else
-      # Update using the older method if marker doesn't exist
-      echo "Warning: BOTTLE_SHA256_MARKER not found in formula. Using generic bottle SHA update."
-      sed -i '' 's|sha256 cellar: :any, arm64_[a-z0-9]*: "[a-f0-9]*"|sha256 cellar: :any, arm64_'"$macos_version"': "'"$bottle_sha"'"|g' Formula/clod.rb
+    if ! grep -q "BOTTLE_SHA256_MARKER" Formula/clod.rb; then
+      echo "ERROR: BOTTLE_SHA256_MARKER not found in formula. Cannot update safely."
+      exit 1
     fi
     
+    # Create the new lines with proper markers intact
+    ROOT_URL_LINE=$(grep "BOTTLE_ROOT_URL_MARKER" Formula/clod.rb)
+    BOTTLE_SHA_LINE=$(grep "BOTTLE_SHA256_MARKER" Formula/clod.rb)
+    
+    # Extract the pattern from the current lines, preserving spacing
+    ROOT_URL_PREFIX=$(echo "$ROOT_URL_LINE" | sed -E 's/root_url ".*"/root_url/') 
+    ROOT_URL_SUFFIX=$(echo "$ROOT_URL_LINE" | sed -E 's/.*(".*")/\1/')
+    
+    BOTTLE_SHA_PREFIX=$(echo "$BOTTLE_SHA_LINE" | sed -E 's/sha256.*arm64_.* ".*"/sha256 cellar: :any, arm64_'"$macos_version"'/') 
+    BOTTLE_SHA_SUFFIX=$(echo "$BOTTLE_SHA_LINE" | sed -E 's/.*(".*")/\1/')
+    
+    # Create new lines with the proper values
+    NEW_ROOT_URL="${ROOT_URL_PREFIX} \"https://github.com/fuzz/clod/releases/download/v$VERSION\"${ROOT_URL_SUFFIX}"
+    NEW_BOTTLE_SHA="${BOTTLE_SHA_PREFIX} \"$bottle_sha\"${BOTTLE_SHA_SUFFIX}"
+    
+    # Now update the formula
+    sed -i '' "s|.*BOTTLE_ROOT_URL_MARKER.*|$NEW_ROOT_URL|" Formula/clod.rb
+    sed -i '' "s|.*BOTTLE_SHA256_MARKER.*|$NEW_BOTTLE_SHA|" Formula/clod.rb
+    
+    # Verify the changes were made correctly
+    if ! grep -q "v$VERSION.*BOTTLE_ROOT_URL_MARKER" Formula/clod.rb; then
+      echo "ERROR: Bottle root_url update failed. Please check Formula/clod.rb manually."
+      cat Formula/clod.rb | grep -A 2 "root_url"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    
+    if ! grep -q "$bottle_sha.*BOTTLE_SHA256_MARKER" Formula/clod.rb; then
+      echo "ERROR: Bottle SHA update failed. Please check Formula/clod.rb manually."
+      cat Formula/clod.rb | grep -A 2 "sha256 cellar"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    
     # Ask if the user wants to test the bottle
     echo "Do you want to test installing from the bottle? [y/N]"
     read -r test_bottle
@@ -500,7 +569,7 @@
   )
 fi
 
-# Step 16: Commit and push Homebrew formula update
+# Step 15: Commit and push Homebrew formula update
 echo "=== Committing Homebrew formula update ==="
 echo "Do you want to commit and push the updated Homebrew formula? [y/N]"
 read -r brew_response
diff --git a/clod.cabal b/clod.cabal
--- a/clod.cabal
+++ b/clod.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version:       2.4
 name:                clod
-version:             0.1.14
+version:             0.1.16
 synopsis:            Project file manager for Claude AI integrations
 description:         Clod (Claude Loader) is a utility for preparing and uploading files to Claude AI's 
                      Project Knowledge feature. It tracks file changes, respects .gitignore and .clodignore 
diff --git a/man/clod.1.md b/man/clod.1.md
--- a/man/clod.1.md
+++ b/man/clod.1.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-% CLOD(1) Clod 0.1.14
+% CLOD(1) Clod 0.1.16
 % Fuzz Leonard & Claude <ink@fuzz.ink>
 % March 2025
 
diff --git a/man/clod.7.md b/man/clod.7.md
--- a/man/clod.7.md
+++ b/man/clod.7.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-% CLOD(7) Clod 0.1.14
+% CLOD(7) Clod 0.1.16
 % Fuzz Leonard & Claude <ink@fuzz.ink>
 % March 2025
 
diff --git a/man/clod.8.md b/man/clod.8.md
--- a/man/clod.8.md
+++ b/man/clod.8.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-% CLOD(8) Clod 0.1.14
+% CLOD(8) Clod 0.1.16
 % Fuzz Leonard & Claude <ink@fuzz.ink>
 % March 2025