diff --git a/tools/cli/commands-packages.js b/tools/cli/commands-packages.js
index c0dcfabd53..7339364972 100644
--- a/tools/cli/commands-packages.js
+++ b/tools/cli/commands-packages.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var packageClient = require('../packaging/package-client.js');
 var tropohouse = require('../packaging/tropohouse.js');
 
 import * as cordova from '../cordova';
+import { updateMeteorToolSymlink } from "../packaging/updater.js";
 
 // For each release (or package), we store a meta-record with its name,
 // maintainers, etc. This function takes in a name, figures out if
@@ -1336,6 +1337,8 @@ var maybeUpdateRelease = function (options) {
     throw new Error("don't have a proper release?");
   }
 
+  updateMeteorToolSymlink(true);
+
   // If we're not in an app, then we're basically done. The only thing left to
   // do is print out some messages explaining what happened (and advising the
   // user to run update from an app).
diff --git a/tools/packaging/updater.js b/tools/packaging/updater.js
index 5e08a65540..d8e1eb38a5 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/updater.js
+++ b/tools/packaging/updater.js
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ var maybeShowBanners = function () {
 
 // Update ~/.meteor/meteor to point to the tool binary from the tools of the
 // latest recommended release on the default release track.
-var updateMeteorToolSymlink = function (printErrors) {
+export function updateMeteorToolSymlink(printErrors) {
   // Get the latest release version of METEOR. (*Always* of the default
   // track, not of whatever we happen to be running: we always want the tool
   // symlink to go to the default track.)
@@ -215,4 +215,4 @@ var updateMeteorToolSymlink = function (printErrors) {
     tropohouse.default.linkToLatestMeteor(files.pathJoin(
       relativeToolPath, toolRecord.path, 'meteor'));
   }
-};
+}