diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9a14a0a1a..9d84b6cf8 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
     dependencies {
         classpath 'nl.javadude.gradle.plugins:license-gradle-plugin:0.11.0'
         classpath "io.codearte.gradle.nexus:gradle-nexus-staging-plugin:0.5.3"
+        classpath 'gradle.plugin.co.riiid:gradle-github-plugin:0.4.2'
     }
 }
 
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ subprojects {
       }
    }
 
+   uploadArchives.dependsOn('build')
    uploadArchives {
       doFirst {
          if(!project.hasProperty("projVersion") || "".equals(project.projVersion.trim()))
@@ -253,9 +255,17 @@ subprojects {
         }
       }
    }
+
 }
 
 nexusStaging {  
+    packageGroup = 'org.webpieces'
+    stagingProfileId = '683f50db65952'
     username = sonatypeUsername
     password = sonatypePassword
 }
+
+//promoteRepository.dependsOn('closeRepository')
+
+task release(dependsOn: ':webserver:githubRelease')
+
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index c2b900dd0..d8c29f77c 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 DIR=$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
 
 cd $DIR
-./gradlew -PprojVersion=$1 build uploadArchives closeAndPromoteRepository
+./gradlew -PprojVersion=$1 clean githubRelease uploadArchives
diff --git a/webserver/build.gradle b/webserver/build.gradle
index eef201183..032d00e73 100644
--- a/webserver/build.gradle
+++ b/webserver/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+apply plugin: 'co.riiid.gradle'
+
 project.ext {
   stagingDirName = 'webpiecesServerBuilder'
   outputStagingDir = new File(buildDir, stagingDirName)
@@ -19,6 +21,9 @@ project('webpiecesServerBuilder:templateProject:TEMPLATEAPPNAME-prod') {
         testCompile project(':webserver:http-webserver-test')
         testCompile deps['selenium']
     }
+
+    task uploadArchives(overwrite: true) << {
+    }
 }
 
 project('webpiecesServerBuilder:templateProject:TEMPLATEAPPNAME-dev') {
@@ -28,6 +33,9 @@ project('webpiecesServerBuilder:templateProject:TEMPLATEAPPNAME-dev') {
         compile project(':webserver:http-templating-dev')
         compile project(':webserver:webpiecesServerBuilder:templateProject:TEMPLATEAPPNAME-prod')
     }
+    
+    task uploadArchives(overwrite: true) << {
+    }
 }
 
 task stageTemplate(type: Copy) {
@@ -61,6 +69,7 @@ task copyGradleTemplate(type: Copy, dependsOn: 'stageTemplate') {
     include 'build.gradle.template'
     rename { file -> 'build.gradle' }
     expand(version: version, title: 'ProjectInfo')
+    outputs.upToDateWhen { false }
 }
 
 task zipGradleTemplate(type: Zip, dependsOn: 'copyGradleTemplate') {
@@ -70,3 +79,28 @@ task zipGradleTemplate(type: Zip, dependsOn: 'copyGradleTemplate') {
 }
 
 assemble.dependsOn(['zipGradleTemplate'])
+
+task uploadArchives(overwrite: true) << {
+}
+
+github {
+    owner = 'deanhiller'
+    repo = 'webpieces'
+    token = githubToken
+    tagName = version
+    name = 'webpiecesServerBuilder'+version
+    body = 'Official Release of '+version
+    assets = [
+       zipGradleTemplate.archivePath
+    ]
+}
+
+githubRelease.dependsOn(':webserver:build')
+githubRelease {
+    doFirst {
+       if(!project.hasProperty("projVersion") || "".equals(project.projVersion.trim()))
+          throw new InvalidUserDataException("-PprojVersion property was not defined and must be when uploadArchives is run");
+
+       println("the path="+github.assets)
+    }
+}