diff --git a/CHANGELOG-fix-push-early-return.md b/CHANGELOG-fix-push-early-return.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fce51a5b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG-fix-push-early-return.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Fix issue in push script where if the number of days since the last release is 0 the script returns early.
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diff --git a/etc/build/push.sh b/etc/build/push.sh
index 27e56bc8fd..7e00572aeb 100755
--- a/etc/build/push.sh
+++ b/etc/build/push.sh
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ if [[ -z "$MAJOR" ]]; then
  
   echo "Now epoch day: $NOW_EPOCH_DAY"
 
-  DAYS_PAST_REF=`expr $NOW_EPOCH_DAY - $REF_EPOCH_DAY`
-
+  DAYS_PAST_REF=$(($NOW_EPOCH_DAY - $REF_EPOCH_DAY))
   echo "Days since last minor version: $DAYS_PAST_REF"
 
   if [[ $DAYS_PAST_REF -lt 14 ]]; then