diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index d7f751829..41c63b4a0 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -26,14 +26,16 @@ builds:
       post: packr clean
   -
     goos:
+      - linux
       - darwin
+      - windows
     goarch:
       - amd64
     goarm:
       - "6"
     main: ./buffalo/main.go
-    binary: buffalo-with-sqlite
-    flags: -tags sqlite
+    binary: buffalo-with-zbuffalo
+    flags: -tags zbuffalo
     hooks:
       pre: packr
       post: packr clean
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ccee56c5c..26e260ac5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ RUN if [ -z "$CODECOV_TOKEN"  ] ; then \
     else curl -s https://codecov.io/bash -o codecov && \
     bash codecov -f cover.out -X fix; fi
 
-RUN gometalinter --vendor --deadline=5m ./...
+RUN gometalinter --vendor --deadline=5m ./... --skip=internal
 
 WORKDIR $GOPATH/src/
 RUN buffalo new  --db-type=sqlite3 hello_world --ci-provider=travis
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 316962fe5..b7286a619 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,5 +17,9 @@ install: deps
 	$(GO_BIN) $(INSTALL)
 	packr clean
 
-test: deps
-	$(GO_BIN) test -tags ${TAGS} ./...
\ No newline at end of file
+test:
+	$(GO_BIN) test -tags ${TAGS} ./...
+
+ci-test:
+	$(GO_BIN) test -tags ${TAGS} -race -v ./...
+	docker build .
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/grifts/release.go b/grifts/release.go
index dfde92660..5a042339d 100644
--- a/grifts/release.go
+++ b/grifts/release.go
@@ -1,131 +1,66 @@
 package grifts
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"regexp"
-	"strings"
-
+	"github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/internal/release"
 	"github.com/markbates/grift/grift"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 var _ = grift.Desc("release", "Generates a CHANGELOG and creates a new GitHub release based on what is in the version.go file.")
 var _ = grift.Add("release", func(c *grift.Context) error {
-	v, err := findVersion()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
-	err = installBin()
+	v, err := release.FindVersion("runtime/version.go")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = localTest()
+	rr, err := release.New(v)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = dockerTest()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	grift.Run("shoulders", c)
-
-	if err := push(); err != nil {
-		return errors.WithStack(err)
-	}
-
-	err = tagRelease(v)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return runReleaser(v)
+	rr.Add(release.InBranch("master", func() error {
+		m, err := release.New(v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.WithStack(err)
+		}
+		m.Add(release.Command("make", "install"))
+		m.Add(release.Command("make", "ci-test"))
+		m.Add(release.Runner{
+			Name: "grift shoulders",
+			Fn: func() error {
+				return grift.Run("shoulders", c)
+			},
+		})
+		p, err := release.PackAndCommit()
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.WithStack(err)
+		}
+		m.Add(p)
+
+		tr, err := release.TagRelease("master", v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.WithStack(err)
+		}
+		m.Add(tr)
+		m.Add(release.Command("bash", "'goreleaser --rm-dist'"))
+
+		m.Add(release.Command("git", "branch", "-D", "development"))
+		m.Add(release.Command("git", "branch", "development"))
+		return m.Run()
+	}))
+
+	rr.Add(release.InBranch("development", func() error {
+		m, err := release.New("development")
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.WithStack(err)
+		}
+		p, err := release.UnpackAndCommit()
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.WithStack(err)
+		}
+		m.Add(p)
+		return m.Run()
+	}))
+	return rr.Run()
 })
-
-func installBin() error {
-	cmd := exec.Command("go", "install", "-v", "./buffalo")
-	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	return cmd.Run()
-}
-
-func localTest() error {
-	cmd := exec.Command("go", "test", "-tags", "sqlite", "-v", "-race", "./...")
-	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	return cmd.Run()
-}
-
-func dockerTest() error {
-	cmd := exec.Command("docker", "build", ".")
-	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	return cmd.Run()
-}
-
-func tagRelease(v string) error {
-	cmd := exec.Command("git", "tag", v)
-	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
-	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	cmd = exec.Command("git", "push", "origin", "--tags")
-	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
-	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	return cmd.Run()
-}
-
-func runReleaser(v string) error {
-	cmd := exec.Command("goreleaser", "--rm-dist")
-	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	return cmd.Run()
-}
-
-func push() error {
-	cmd := exec.Command("git", "push", "origin", "master")
-	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
-	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	return cmd.Run()
-}
-
-func findVersion() (string, error) {
-	pwd, err := os.Getwd()
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	vfile, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(pwd, "runtime/version.go"))
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	//var Version = "v0.4.0"
-	re := regexp.MustCompile(`const Version = "(.+)"`)
-	matches := re.FindStringSubmatch(string(vfile))
-	if len(matches) < 2 {
-		return "", errors.New("failed to find the version")
-	}
-	v := matches[1]
-	if strings.Contains(v, "dev") {
-		return "", errors.Errorf("version can not be a dev version %s", v)
-	}
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(v, "v") {
-		return "", errors.Errorf("version must match format `v0.0.0`: %s", v)
-	}
-	return v, nil
-}
diff --git a/internal/release/release.go b/internal/release/release.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..269a7b075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/release/release.go
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+package release
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+type Runner struct {
+	Name string
+	Fn   func() error
+}
+
+type Manager struct {
+	Version string
+	Runners []Runner
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) Add(r Runner) {
+	m.Runners = append(m.Runners, r)
+}
+
+func (m Manager) Run() error {
+	for _, r := range m.Runners {
+		fmt.Println(r.Name)
+		if err := r.Fn(); err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "releaser runner %s failed", r.Name)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func New(version string) (*Manager, error) {
+	version = strings.TrimSpace(version)
+	if version == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("version can not be empty")
+	}
+	return &Manager{
+		Version: version,
+		Runners: []Runner{},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func CurrentBranch() (string, error) {
+	cmd := exec.Command("git", "symbolic-ref", "--short", "HEAD")
+	b, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	return string(b), err
+}
+
+func InBranch(name string, fn func() error) Runner {
+	f := func() error {
+		cur, err := CurrentBranch()
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.WithStack(err)
+		}
+		defer func() {
+			if err := Command("git", "checkout", cur).Fn(); err != nil {
+				log.Fatal(err)
+			}
+		}()
+		if err := Command("git", "checkout", name).Fn(); err != nil {
+			return errors.WithStack(err)
+		}
+		return fn()
+	}
+	return Runner{
+		Name: "git branch: " + name,
+		Fn:   f,
+	}
+}
+
+func TagRelease(branch string, version string) (Runner, error) {
+	r := Runner{
+		Name: fmt.Sprintf("tag %s as %s", branch, version),
+	}
+	m, err := New(version)
+	if err != nil {
+		return r, errors.WithStack(err)
+	}
+	m.Add(Command("git", "tag", version))
+	m.Add(Command("git", "push", "origin", branch))
+	m.Add(Command("git", "push", "origin", "--tags"))
+	r.Fn = m.Run
+	return r, nil
+}
+
+func PackAndCommit() (Runner, error) {
+	r := Runner{Name: "packr"}
+	m, err := New("n/a")
+	if err != nil {
+		return r, errors.WithStack(err)
+	}
+	m.Add(Command("packr"))
+	m.Add(Command("git", "add", "**/*-packr.go"))
+	m.Add(Command("git", "commit", "**/*-packr.go", "-m", "committed packr files"))
+	r.Fn = m.Run
+	return r, nil
+}
+
+func UnpackAndCommit() (Runner, error) {
+	r := Runner{Name: "packr"}
+	m, err := New("n/a")
+	if err != nil {
+		return r, errors.WithStack(err)
+	}
+	m.Add(Command("packr", "clean"))
+	m.Add(Command("git", "add", "**/*-packr.go"))
+	m.Add(Command("git", "commit", "**/*-packr.go", "-m", "deleted packr files"))
+	r.Fn = m.Run
+	return r, nil
+}
+
+func Command(name string, args ...string) Runner {
+	cmd := exec.Command(name, args...)
+	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+
+	fn := func() error {
+		return cmd.Run()
+	}
+	r := Runner{
+		Name: strings.Join(cmd.Args, " "),
+		Fn:   fn,
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+func FindVersion(path string) (string, error) {
+	pwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	vfile, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(pwd, path))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	//var Version = "v0.4.0"
+	re := regexp.MustCompile(`const Version = "(.+)"`)
+	matches := re.FindStringSubmatch(string(vfile))
+	if len(matches) < 2 {
+		return "", errors.New("failed to find the version")
+	}
+	v := matches[1]
+	if strings.Contains(v, "dev") {
+		return "", errors.Errorf("version can not be a dev version %s", v)
+	}
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(v, "v") {
+		return "", errors.Errorf("version must match format `v0.0.0`: %s", v)
+	}
+	return v, nil
+}