diff --git a/doRelease.go b/doRelease.go
index fd2aa0e..4c19b98 100644
--- a/doRelease.go
+++ b/doRelease.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-cmd/cmd"
 
 	"go.wit.com/lib/gui/shell"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/forgepb"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
@@ -193,9 +194,10 @@ func doRelease() bool {
 		badExit(errors.New(msg))
 	}
 
-	// it's necessary to recreate the the files here
-	// safe to do this here. everything has been published
-	fixGodeps(check)
+	me.forge.ConfigSave()
+	cmd := []string{"forge", "--delete", check.GetGoPath()}
+	shell.RunRealtime(cmd)
+	me.forge = forgepb.Init()
 
 	// update the values in the GUI
 	me.current.NewScan()
diff --git a/prepareRelease.go b/prepareRelease.go
index e12a67c..043597b 100644
--- a/prepareRelease.go
+++ b/prepareRelease.go
@@ -19,15 +19,13 @@ func makePrepareRelease() {
 		log.Info("setAllBranchesToMaster() failed")
 	}
 
-	// reset all the target versions back to the current version
-	// incase they were saved in the repos.pb file
+	// blank all the target versions incase they were saved in the config .pb file
 	all := me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()
 	for all.Scan() {
 		check := all.Next()
 
 		// set the target version to the current master version
-		curver := check.GetMasterVersion()
-		check.SetTargetVersion(curver)
+		check.SetTargetVersion("")
 	}
 
 	all = me.forge.Repos.SortByFullPath()