diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 999f94f..2878ef3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Installs a bunch of scripts into the `scripts` directory of your project:
 
 * `gemfile` which switches between `Gemfile.erb` environments
 * `install-git-hooks` which will do just what it says
-* `hooks/pre-commit`, one of the hooks the prior script installs
+* `hooks`, several git hooks that the prior script symlinks into .git/hooks for you
 * `initialize-environment`, which bootstraps your local environment so you can get up and running
 
 ## Gemfile.erb?!
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ It runs `penchant gemfile remote` then runs `bundle exec rake`. Make sure your d
 tests and performs any other magic necessary before each commit. Your re-environmented Gemfile and Gemfile.lock will be added
 to your commit if they've changed.
 
+### Skipping all that Rake falderal?
+
+Do it Travis CI style: stick `[ci skip]` in your commit message. That's why the meat of hte git hooks resides in
+`commit-msg` and not `pre-commit`: you need the commit message before you can determine if the tests should be run
+based on the commit message. Weird, I know.
+
 ## How?!
 
 * `gem install penchant`
@@ -103,5 +109,6 @@ to your commit if they've changed.
 And then one of the following:
 
 * `penchant install` for a new project (`--dir=WHEREVER` will install the scripts to a directory other than `$PWD/scripts`)
+* `penchant update` to update the installation (`--dir=WHEVEVER` works here, too)
 * `penchant convert` for an existing project (`--dir=WHEVEVER` works here, too)
 
diff --git a/bin/penchant b/bin/penchant
index 0da8a8a..ca6fffb 100755
--- a/bin/penchant
+++ b/bin/penchant
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ class PenchantCLI < Thor
     end
   end
 
+  desc "update", "Update the installed scripts"
+  method_options :dir => 'script'
+  def update
+    install
+  end
+
   desc "convert", "Make an existing project Penchant-isized"
   method_options :dir => 'script'
   def convert
diff --git a/lib/penchant/version.rb b/lib/penchant/version.rb
index 8733841..2b37ff0 100644
--- a/lib/penchant/version.rb
+++ b/lib/penchant/version.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 module Penchant
-  VERSION = "0.0.5"
+  VERSION = "0.0.6"
 end
diff --git a/script/hooks/commit-msg b/script/hooks/commit-msg
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..439cffd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/hooks/commit-msg
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+msg=$(cat $1)
+
+OLD_GIT_DIR=$GIT_DIR
+
+if [[ "${msg}" != *"[ci skip]"* ]]; then
+  if [ "$(penchant gemfile-env)" != "remote" ]; then
+    penchant gemfile remote
+  fi
+
+  bundle exec rake
+  R=$?
+  if [ $R -ne 0 ]; then exit $R; fi
+fi
+
+if [ "$(penchant gemfile-env)" != "remote deployment" ]; then
+  unset GIT_DIR
+  penchant gemfile remote --deployment
+  GIT_DIR=$OLD_GIT_DIR
+  git add Gemfile*
+fi
+
diff --git a/script/hooks/post-commit b/script/hooks/post-commit
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..490f85d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/script/hooks/post-commit
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+penchant gemfile remote --switch-back
+
diff --git a/script/hooks/pre-commit b/script/hooks/pre-commit
index 42c60b3..9ca0347 100755
--- a/script/hooks/pre-commit
+++ b/script/hooks/pre-commit
@@ -1,15 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-OLD_GIT_DIR=$GIT_DIR
-
-if [ "$(penchant gemfile-env)" != "remote" ]; then
-  unset GIT_DIR
-  penchant gemfile remote --deployment
-  GIT_DIR=$OLD_GIT_DIR
-  git add Gemfile*
-fi
-
-bundle exec rake
-R=$?
-if [ $R -ne 0 ]; then exit $R; fi
+# this is now handled in commit-msg, to allow for skipping of test running based on the commit message