diff --git a/doRelease.go b/doRelease.go
index f7ad25e..a3c5ec8 100644
--- a/doRelease.go
+++ b/doRelease.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/go-cmd/cmd"
 
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
@@ -145,23 +144,6 @@ func doRelease() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func checkValidGoSum(repo *repolist.RepoRow) bool {
-	ok, err := me.repos.View.CheckValidGoSum(repo)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Info("go mod tidy not ok", err)
-		return false
-	}
-	if ok {
-		log.Info("repo has go.sum requirements that are clean")
-		// me.current.setGoSumStatus("CLEAN")
-		me.release.status.SetValue("GOOD")
-		me.release.notes.SetValue("CheckValidGoSum() does not seem to lie")
-		return true
-	}
-	me.release.notes.SetValue("CheckValidGoSum() failed")
-	return false
-}
-
 // try to figure out if there is another package to update
 func doReleaseFindNext() bool {
 	// scan for new repo
diff --git a/findNext.go b/findNext.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a06477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/findNext.go
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+// This is a simple example
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
+)
+
+// trys to figure out if there is still something to update
+// todo: redo this logic as it is terrible
+// rename this findNext()
+func findNext() bool {
+	loop := me.repos.View.ReposSortByName()
+	for loop.Scan() {
+		repo := loop.Repo()
+		if repo.Status.IsReleased() {
+			continue
+		}
+		if repo.Status.Whitelist {
+			continue
+		}
+		if repo.ReadOnly() {
+			// log.Info("findNext() skipping readonly")
+			continue
+		}
+		if repo.CheckDirty() {
+			log.Info("findNext() skipping dirty")
+			continue
+		}
+		// do makeredomod here
+		// if ! repo.Status.Exists("go.sum") {
+		// }
+		if repo.Status.IsPrimitive() {
+			log.Info("findNext()", repo.GoPath())
+			if setCurrentRepo(repo, "PRIMATIVE", "release new version") {
+				return true
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		log.Info("findNext()", repo.GoPath(), "is not a primative repo")
+		if ! goodGodeps(repo) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if checkValidGoSum(repo) {
+			setCurrentRepo(repo, "should be good to release", "pretty sure")
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	log.Info("tried to findNext() but not sure what to do next")
+	me.release.status.SetText("ALL DONE?")
+	return false
+}
+
+func checkValidGoSum(repo *repolist.RepoRow) bool {
+	ok, err := me.repos.View.CheckValidGoSum(repo)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Info("go mod tidy not ok", err)
+		return false
+	}
+	if ok {
+		log.Info("repo has go.sum requirements that are clean")
+		// me.current.setGoSumStatus("CLEAN")
+		me.release.status.SetValue("GOOD")
+		me.release.notes.SetValue("CheckValidGoSum() does not seem to lie")
+		return true
+	}
+	me.release.notes.SetValue("CheckValidGoSum() failed")
+	return false
+}
+
+func goodGodeps(repo *repolist.RepoRow) bool {
+	var good bool = true
+	// check if the package dependancies changed, if so, re-publish
+	check := me.forge.Repos.FindByGoPath(repo.GoPath())
+	if check == nil {
+		log.Info("boo, you didn't git clone", repo.GoPath())
+		os.Exit(-1)
+	}
+	log.Printf("current repo %s go dependancy count: %d", check.GetGoPath(), check.GoDepsLen())
+	deps := check.GoDeps.SortByGoPath()
+	for deps.Scan() {
+		depRepo := deps.Next()
+		// log.Info("found dep", depRepo.GetGoPath())
+		if me.forge.IsReadOnly(depRepo.GetGoPath()) {
+			// log.Info("IsReadOnly = true", depRepo.GetGoPath())
+			continue
+		} else {
+			// log.Info("IsReadOnly = false", depRepo.GetGoPath())
+		}
+		found := me.repos.View.FindByPath(depRepo.GetGoPath())
+		if found == nil {
+			// log.Info("repos.View.FindByPath() not found", depRepo.GetGoPath())
+			continue
+		}
+		if found.Status.IsReleased() {
+			continue
+		}
+		header := found.StandardReleaseHeader()
+		log.Info("bad", header)
+		good = false
+	}
+
+	/*
+	log.Info(repolist.ReleaseReportHeader())
+	loop := me.repos.View.ReposSortByName()
+	for loop.Scan() {
+		repo := loop.Repo()
+
+		// if repo.ReadOnly() {
+		// 	continue
+		// }
+		if repo.Status.IsReleased() {
+			continue
+		}
+		header := repo.StandardReleaseHeader()
+		log.Info(header)
+	}
+	*/
+
+	return good
+}
diff --git a/releaseBox.go b/releaseBox.go
index e4de30c..1ba48cf 100644
--- a/releaseBox.go
+++ b/releaseBox.go
@@ -285,45 +285,3 @@ func setCurrentRepo(newcur *repolist.RepoRow, s string, note string) bool {
 
 	return true
 }
-
-// trys to figure out if there is still something to update
-// todo: redo this logic as it is terrible
-// rename this findNext()
-func findNext() bool {
-	loop := me.repos.View.ReposSortByName()
-	for loop.Scan() {
-		repo := loop.Repo()
-		if repo.Status.IsReleased() {
-			continue
-		}
-		if repo.Status.Whitelist {
-			continue
-		}
-		if repo.ReadOnly() {
-			// log.Info("findNext() skipping readonly")
-			continue
-		}
-		if repo.CheckDirty() {
-			log.Info("findNext() skipping dirty")
-			continue
-		}
-		// do makeredomod here
-		// if ! repo.Status.Exists("go.sum") {
-		// }
-		if repo.Status.IsPrimitive() {
-			log.Info("findNext()", repo.GoPath())
-			if setCurrentRepo(repo, "PRIMATIVE", "release new version") {
-				return true
-			}
-			continue
-		}
-		log.Info("findNext()", repo.GoPath(), "is not a primative repo")
-		if checkValidGoSum(repo) {
-			setCurrentRepo(repo, "should be good to release", "pretty sure")
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	log.Info("tried to findNext() but not sure what to do next")
-	me.release.status.SetText("ALL DONE?")
-	return false
-}