diff --git a/doRelease.go b/doRelease.go
index 0b3c34d..f46fb3f 100644
--- a/doRelease.go
+++ b/doRelease.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func doRelease() bool {
 		log.Info("boo, you didn't git clone", me.current.GetGoPath())
 		return false
 	}
-	if !me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check) {
+	if !me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check, true) {
 		msg := fmt.Sprint("the go.mod file is wrong. fix it here?", check.GetGoPath())
 		badExit(errors.New(msg))
 		return false
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func doReleaseFindNext() bool {
 	if findFix {
 		fixGodeps(check)
 	}
-	if me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check) {
+	if me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check, false) {
 		// the go.sum file is ok to release
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/findNext.go b/findNext.go
index c8970df..4ff430c 100644
--- a/findNext.go
+++ b/findNext.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func findNext() bool {
 		if !check.ParseGoSum() {
 			continue
 		}
-		if me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check) {
+		if me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check, false) {
 			setCurrentRepo(check, "should be good to release", "pretty sure")
 			return true
 		}
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 63acca3..609d36e 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func testGoRepo(check *gitpb.Repo) {
 	data, _ := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(check.FullPath, "go.mod"))
 	log.Info(string(data))
 
-	if me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check) {
+	if me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check, true) {
 		log.Info("forge.FinalGoDepsCheck(check) worked!")
 	} else {
 		log.Info("forge.FinalGoDepsCheck(check) failed. boo.")
diff --git a/prepareRelease.go b/prepareRelease.go
index 4e41b40..e4ca82f 100644
--- a/prepareRelease.go
+++ b/prepareRelease.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func rePrepareRelease() {
 		// any library version change
 		if check.GetRepoType() == "binary" || check.GetRepoType() == "plugin" {
 			// check if the package dependancies changed, if so, re-publish
-			if me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check) {
+			if me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check, false) {
 				log.Printf("go.sum is perfect! %s\n", check.GetGoPath())
 				continue
 			}