diff --git a/globalDisplayOptions.go b/globalDisplayOptions.go
index 7c83a6c..c2a07dc 100644
--- a/globalDisplayOptions.go
+++ b/globalDisplayOptions.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 	hidegrid.NextRow()
 
 	group1 = vbox.NewGroup("prep for release")
-	grid := group1.NewGrid("test", 0, 0)
+	grid := group1.RawGrid()
 
 	var longB *gui.Node
 	longB = grid.NewButton("generate go.sum files", func() {
@@ -121,11 +121,38 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 	})
 	grid.NextRow()
 
-	var setTarget *gui.Node
-	// check to see if target versions need to be changed
-	setTarget = grid.NewButton("increment target versions", func() {
-		if incrementTargetVersion() {
-			setTarget.SetText("DONE")
+	grid.NewButton("increment tags", func() {
+		for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
+			if whitelist(repo.GoPath()) {
+				continue
+			}
+			if repo.ReadOnly() {
+				continue
+			}
+			lasttag := repo.LastTag()
+			masterv := repo.Status.GetMasterVersion()
+			targetv := repo.Status.GetTargetVersion()
+
+			if lasttag == masterv {
+				// nothing to do if curv == masterv
+				// unless go.sum depends on changed repos
+				continue
+			}
+
+			newversion := repo.Status.GetNewVersionTag()
+			if newversion == targetv {
+				log.Info(repo.GoPath(), "targetv has been increased already to", targetv)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if masterv != targetv {
+				log.Info(repo.GoPath(), "master and target differ", masterv, targetv)
+				repo.Status.IncrementVersion()
+				newversion := repo.Status.GetNewVersionTag()
+				repo.Status.SetTargetVersion(newversion)
+				// already incremented
+				continue
+			}
 		}
 	})
 	grid.NextRow()
diff --git a/initRepoList.go b/initRepoList.go
index c538820..6d81149 100644
--- a/initRepoList.go
+++ b/initRepoList.go
@@ -3,35 +3,14 @@ package main
 // this initializes the repos
 
 import (
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
-	"os/user"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
 func (r *repoWindow) initRepoList() {
-	usr, _ := user.Current()
-
-	repos := parsecfg("~/.config/guireleaser")
-	for _, line := range repos {
-		log.Verbose("repo =", line)
-		path, mbranch, dbranch, ubranch := splitLine(line)
-		if mbranch == "" {
-			mbranch = "master"
-		}
-		if dbranch == "" {
-			dbranch = "devel"
-		}
-		if ubranch == "" {
-			ubranch = usr.Username
-		}
-		r.View.AddRepo(path, mbranch, dbranch, ubranch)
-	}
+	r.View.InitRepoList("~/.config/guireleaser")
 
 	log.Info("scanning everything in ~/go/src")
 	for i, path := range repostatus.ListGitDirectories() {
@@ -39,28 +18,6 @@ func (r *repoWindow) initRepoList() {
 		path = strings.TrimPrefix(path, me.goSrcPwd.String())
 		path = strings.Trim(path, "/")
 		log.Info("addRepo()", i, path)
-		r.View.AddRepo(path, "master", "devel", usr.Username)
+		r.View.NewRepo(path)
 	}
 }
-
-func parsecfg(f string) []string {
-	homeDir, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
-	cfgfile := filepath.Join(homeDir, f)
-	content, _ := ioutil.ReadFile(cfgfile)
-	out := string(content)
-	out = strings.TrimSpace(out)
-	lines := strings.Split(out, "\n")
-	return lines
-}
-
-// returns path, master branch name, devel branch name, user branch name
-func splitLine(line string) (string, string, string, string) {
-	var path, master, devel, user string
-	parts := strings.Split(line, " ")
-	path, parts = repolist.RemoveFirstElement(parts)
-	master, parts = repolist.RemoveFirstElement(parts)
-	devel, parts = repolist.RemoveFirstElement(parts)
-	user, parts = repolist.RemoveFirstElement(parts)
-	// path, master, devel, user := strings.Split(line, " ")
-	return path, master, devel, user
-}