diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index b85a476..a9ba18a 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type CleanCmd struct {
 	Examine  *ExamineCmd    `arg:"subcommand:examine"       help:"examine branches"`
 	Force    *EmptyCmd      `arg:"subcommand:force"         help:"do destructive stuff"`
 	GitReset *EmptyCmd      `arg:"subcommand:git-reset"     help:"git reset --hard"`
+	Pub      *EmptyCmd      `arg:"subcommand:pub"           help:"clean target version numbers"`
 	User     *EmptyCmd      `arg:"subcommand:user"          help:"clean the user branches"`
 	Verify   *VerifyCmd     `arg:"subcommand:verify"        help:"verify branches"`
 	Repo     string         `arg:"--repo"                   help:"which repo to look at"`
@@ -101,12 +102,13 @@ type DirtyCmd struct {
 }
 
 type FindCmd struct {
-	All       bool `arg:"--all"                           help:"select every repo (the default)"`
-	Mine      bool `arg:"--mine"                          help:"your repos as defined in the forge config"`
-	Favorites bool `arg:"--favorites"                     help:"your repos configured as favorites"`
-	Private   bool `arg:"--private"                       help:"your private repos from your .config/forge/"`
-	Dirty     bool `arg:"--dirty"                         help:"only use dirty git repos"`
-	User      bool `arg:"--user"                          help:"show repos on the user branch"`
+	Pub       *EmptyCmd `arg:"subcommand:pub"                      help:"fix .config/forge/ and/or repos.pb protobuf file"`
+	All       bool      `arg:"--all"                           help:"select every repo (the default)"`
+	Mine      bool      `arg:"--mine"                          help:"your repos as defined in the forge config"`
+	Favorites bool      `arg:"--favorites"                     help:"your repos configured as favorites"`
+	Private   bool      `arg:"--private"                       help:"your private repos from your .config/forge/"`
+	Dirty     bool      `arg:"--dirty"                         help:"only use dirty git repos"`
+	User      bool      `arg:"--user"                          help:"show repos on the user branch"`
 	// ReadOnly  bool `arg:"--readonly"                      help:"include read-only repos"`
 }
 
diff --git a/argvAutoshell.go b/argvAutoshell.go
index caef069..ba1d983 100644
--- a/argvAutoshell.go
+++ b/argvAutoshell.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (args) doBashAuto() {
 	case "examine":
 		fmt.Println("fix")
 	case "list":
-		fmt.Println("--all --mine --favorites --private")
+		fmt.Println("--all --mine --favorites --private pub")
 	case "pull":
 		fmt.Println("--verbose")
 	case "patch":
diff --git a/doClean.go b/doClean.go
index 9955c5c..7c7145e 100644
--- a/doClean.go
+++ b/doClean.go
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ var ErrorMergeBranch error = fmt.Errorf("trunk has things not in the branch")
 var ErrorMergeTrunk error = fmt.Errorf("branch has things not in trunk")
 
 func doClean() error {
+	if argv.Clean.Pub != nil {
+		if err := doCleanPub(); err != nil {
+			badExit(err)
+		}
+		log.Info("finished attempt at cleaning devel branches")
+		return nil
+	}
 	if argv.Clean.Devel != nil {
 		if err := doCleanDevel(); err != nil {
 			badExit(err)
@@ -535,3 +542,18 @@ func countGitDiffLog(repo *gitpb.Repo, branch1, branch2 string) int {
 	// log.Info("countDiffObjects()", cmd, len(r.Stdout), strings.Join(r.Stdout, " "))
 	return len(r.Stdout)
 }
+
+func doCleanPub() error {
+	total := 0
+	all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
+	for all.Scan() {
+		repo := all.Next()
+		if repo.GetTargetVersion() != "" {
+			repo.SetTargetVersion("")
+			configSave = true
+			total += 1
+		}
+	}
+	log.Printf("clearing %d total repos\n", total)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/find.go b/find.go
index 31659db..04824af 100644
--- a/find.go
+++ b/find.go
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ func (f *FindCmd) findRepos() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if f.Pub != nil {
+		findPublishable()
+		return
+	}
+
 	if f.All {
 		findAll()
 		return
@@ -114,6 +119,17 @@ func findUser() {
 	}
 }
 
+func findPublishable() {
+	all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
+	for all.Scan() {
+		repo := all.Next()
+		if repo.GetTargetVersion() == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		me.found.AppendByGoPath(repo)
+	}
+}
+
 func findReposWithPatches() {
 	all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
 	for all.Scan() {