diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 82815d9..03bff5b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ goimports:
 	# // to globally reset paths:
 	# // gofmt -w -r "go.wit.com/gui -> go.wit.com/gui/gui" .
 
+vet:
+	GO111MODULE=off go vet
+
 build:
 	echo "build it!"
 	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x -ldflags " \
diff --git a/globalDisplayOptions.go b/globalDisplayOptions.go
index 0e468a3..4ec5c93 100644
--- a/globalDisplayOptions.go
+++ b/globalDisplayOptions.go
@@ -149,6 +149,15 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 		me.Enable()
 	})
 	grid.NewButton("increment minor version", func() {
+		// this is messy still. if the release process fails, it needs to continue
+		// for now, use the "go.wit.com/log" release minor number as the official
+		// release. If it hasn't been updated yet, then start there
+		logrepo := me.repos.View.FindRepo("go.wit.com/log")
+		if logrepo == nil {
+			log.Info("couldn't find go.wit.com/log")
+			return
+		}
+		releasev := logrepo.Status.LastTag()
 		for _, repo := range me.repos.View.AllRepos() {
 			if whitelist(repo.GoPath()) {
 				continue
@@ -168,6 +177,11 @@ func globalDisplayOptions(box *gui.Node) {
 				repo.Status.IncrementRevisionVersion("trying minor")
 				continue
 			}
+			if releasev == repo.Status.LastTag() {
+				log.Info("skipping already released repo", repo.Status.GoPath())
+				repo.Status.SetTargetVersion(releasev)
+				continue
+			}
 			// repo.Status.SetVersion("0", "22", "0", "trying increment minor")
 			repo.Status.IncrementMinorVersion("trying minor")
 		}