diff --git a/findNext.go b/findNext.go
index c0d16c9..4c368e9 100644
--- a/findNext.go
+++ b/findNext.go
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"os"
-
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 
-	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/repolist"
 	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/gitpb"
 )
 
@@ -21,46 +18,40 @@ 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")
+
 		check := me.forge.Repos.FindByGoPath(repo.GoPath())
 		if check == nil {
 			log.Info("boo, you didn't git clone", repo.GoPath())
 			return false
 		}
-		if ok, err := check.ParseGoSum(); !ok {
-			log.Info("ParseGoSum() failed (probably repo needs go mod tidy)", err)
-			log.Info("ParseGoSum() findFix =", findFix, "findCounter =", findCounter)
-			// return false
+		log.Info("findNext() STARTING", check.GoPath)
+		log.Info("findNext() STARTING", check.GoPath)
+		log.Info("findNext() STARTING", check.GoPath)
+		if check.GetTargetVersion() == check.GetCurrentBranchVersion() {
+			log.Info("findNext() no update needed", check.GoPath, check.GetTargetVersion(), "vs", check.GetCurrentBranchVersion())
+			continue
+		} else {
+			log.Info("findNext() update needed", check.GoPath, check.GetTargetVersion(), "vs", check.GetCurrentBranchVersion())
 		}
+		if me.forge.IsReadOnly(check) {
+			log.Info("findNext() skipping readonly")
+			continue
+		}
+		if check.CheckDirty() {
+			log.Info("findNext() skipping dirty")
+			continue
+		}
+		log.Info("findNext()", repo.GoPath(), "is not a primative repo")
 		if findFix {
 			log.Info("findFix is true. running fixGoDeps()")
 			fixGodeps(check)
 		}
 		findCounter += 1
+		if ok, err := check.ParseGoSum(); !ok {
+			log.Info("ParseGoSum() failed (probably repo needs go mod tidy)", err)
+			log.Info("ParseGoSum() findFix =", findFix, "findCounter =", findCounter)
+			continue
+		}
 		if me.forge.FinalGoDepsCheckOk(check) {
 			setCurrentRepo(repo, "should be good to release", "pretty sure")
 			return true
@@ -78,56 +69,6 @@ func findNext() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-/*
-func checkValidGoSum(repo *repolist.RepoRow) bool {
-	if goodGodeps(repo) {
-		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
-	}
-	log.Info("go mod tidy not ok")
-	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)
-	}
-	// check.RedoGoMod()
-	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.Config.IsReadOnly(depRepo.GoPath) {
-			// 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
-	}
-	return good
-}
-
 // tries to fix the go.mod and go.sum files
 func fixGodeps(check *gitpb.Repo) bool {
 	var good bool = true
@@ -183,11 +124,5 @@ func fixGodeps(check *gitpb.Repo) bool {
 		log.Info("ParseGoSum() failed", err)
 		return false
 	}
-
-	deps = check.GoDeps.SortByGoPath()
-	for deps.Scan() {
-		depRepo := deps.Next()
-		log.Info("found updated dep", depRepo.GetGoPath(), depRepo.GetVersion())
-	}
 	return good
 }
diff --git a/releaseBox.go b/releaseBox.go
index 2291dc3..99f50c7 100644
--- a/releaseBox.go
+++ b/releaseBox.go
@@ -229,30 +229,6 @@ func createReleaseBox(box *gui.Node) {
 		log.Info("All repos seem okay")
 	})
 	grid.NextRow()
-
-	var longB *gui.Node
-	longB = grid.NewButton("generate go.sum files", func() {
-		me.Disable()
-		var worked bool = true
-		loop := me.repos.View.ReposSortByName()
-		for loop.Scan() {
-			repo := loop.Repo()
-			if repo.Status.Whitelist {
-				continue
-			}
-			if !goodGodeps(repo) {
-				log.Info("redo go.sum failed on", repo.GoPath(), err)
-				worked = false
-			}
-		}
-		log.Info("redo go.sum finished with", worked)
-		me.Enable()
-		longB.SetLabel("go.sum files created")
-		if worked {
-			longB.Disable()
-		}
-	})
-	grid.NextRow()
 }
 
 func buttonDisable() {