diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d39f2cce..07549e74 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 4. `go build -tags 'postgres' -o /usr/local/bin/migrate github.com/mattes/migrate/cli`
 5. `createdb vulcanize`
 6. `cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/8thlight/vulcanizedb`
-7.  `migrate -database 'postgresql://localhost:5432/vulcanize?sslmode=disable' -path ./migrations up`
+7.  `./scripts/migrate`
 
-Adding a new migration: `migrate -database postgresql://localhost:5432/postgres create -dir ./migrations -ext sql <migration-name>`
+Adding a new migration: `./scripts/create_migration <migration-name>`
 
 ### Creating/Using a Private Blockchain
 
diff --git a/scripts/create_migration b/scripts/create_migration
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5a8d66a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/create_migration
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ $# -eq 1 ]
+then
+  migrate -database postgresql://localhost:5432/postgres create -dir ./migrations -ext sql $1
+else
+  echo "**An Error Occurred**"
+  echo "Usage: ./scripts/create_migration <migration-name>"
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/migrate b/scripts/migrate
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..34826ab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/migrate
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+migrate -database 'postgresql://localhost:5432/vulcanize?sslmode=disable' -path ./migrations up
+./scripts/dump_schema
diff --git a/scripts/rollback b/scripts/rollback
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..85b6656d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/rollback
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+migrate -database 'postgresql://localhost:5432/vulcanize?sslmode=disable' -path ./migrations down 1
+./scripts/dump_schema