diff --git a/_do_bump_version b/_do_bump_version
index bb7b715..a3d22f7 100755
--- a/_do_bump_version
+++ b/_do_bump_version
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ const NAME_SCAN = "gonicscan"
 const VERSION = "$new_version"
 EOL
 
+./_do_gen_handler_tests
+
 # create and tag single commit with a change to the version file
 git commit --all --message "bump to $new_version"
 git tag "$new_version"