diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 106df38d6..793da69d3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,4 +7,3 @@ npm-debug.log
 gyp-mac-tool
 .node_pre_gyprc
 /.idea
-.pre-publish-info
diff --git a/bin/pre-publish.js b/bin/pre-publish.js
deleted file mode 100755
index cef702d3c..000000000
--- a/bin/pre-publish.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-'use strict';
-
-// polyfill for node 10
-var spawnSync = require('spawn-sync');
-var fs = require('fs');
-var semver = require('semver');
-
-// Log the packaging environment to be included in the npm bundle
-var lsExit = spawnSync('npm', ['ls']).status;
-var npmVersion = (spawnSync('npm', ['-v']).stdout || '0.0.0').toString().trim();
-
-var info = {
-  'versions': process.versions,
-  'platform': process.platform,
-  'arch': process.arch,
-  'npm ls exit code': lsExit,
-  'npm version': npmVersion
-};
-
-fs.writeFileSync('.pre-publish-info', JSON.stringify(info, null, 2) + '\n');
-
-if (lsExit !== 0) {
-  console.error('ls exited with a', lsExit);
-  // process.exit(1);
-}
-
-if (!semver.gt(npmVersion, '3.0.0') && !process.env.CI) {
-  console.error('npm version must be above 3.0.0 <', npmVersion);
-//   process.exit(1);
-}
-
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e88534120..10c9045a1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "serialport",
-  "version": "3.1.2-beta6",
+  "version": "3.1.2-beta7",
   "description": "Node.js package to access serial ports. Welcome your robotic javascript overlords. Better yet, program them!",
   "author": {
     "name": "Chris Williams",
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "binary": {
     "module_name": "serialport",
     "module_path": "build/{configuration}/",
-    "host": "https://github.com/voodootikigod/node-serialport/releases/download/3.1.2-beta5"
+    "host": "https://github.com/voodootikigod/node-serialport/releases/download/3.1.2-beta7"
   },
   "main": "./lib/serialport",
   "repository": {