diff --git a/draw.go b/draw.go
index a8c21d1..749654e 100644
--- a/draw.go
+++ b/draw.go
@@ -143,6 +143,37 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) SetGoSumStatus(s string) {
 	rs.goSumStatus.SetText(s)
 }
 
+func (rs *RepoStatus) runDevelMergeB() bool {
+	master := rs.mainWorkingName.String()
+	log.Warn("runDevelMergeB() checking out master branch", master)
+	rs.checkoutBranch("master", master)
+	if rs.getCurrentBranchName() != master {
+		log.Warn("runDevelMergeB() something went wrong switching to the master branch. full stop!")
+		return false
+	}
+	log.Warn("runDevelMergeB() running runGitCommands()")
+	if !rs.runGitCommands(true) {
+		log.Warn("runDevelMergeB() SOMETHING WENT WRONG")
+		return false
+	}
+	rs.Update()
+	log.Warn("runDevelMergeB() THINGS SEEM OK runGitCommands() returned true.")
+	return true
+}
+
+func (rs *RepoStatus) runFullAutomation() bool {
+	if ! rs.runDevelMergeB() {
+		log.Warn("THINGS FAILED returned false")
+		return false
+	}
+	log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK returned true. can run this again?")
+	log.Warn("develMerge =", rs.develMerge.String())
+	if rs.develMerge.String() == "ready to release" {
+		log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK ready to release")
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands() {
 	rs.gitCommandsGroup = rs.window.Box().NewGroup("git commands")
 	newgrid := rs.gitCommandsGroup.NewGrid("gridnuts", 2, 2)
@@ -184,6 +215,15 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands() {
 
 	label := "merge " + rs.mainWorkingName.String() + " to devel"
 	rs.develMerge = newgrid.NewButton(label, func() {
+		rs.Disable()
+		if rs.runFullAutomation() {
+			log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK fullAutomation() returned true.")
+		} else {
+			log.Warn("THINGS FAILED fullAutomation() returned false")
+		}
+		rs.Enable()
+
+		/*
 		rs.Disable()
 		master := rs.mainWorkingName.String()
 		log.Warn("develMerge() checking out master branch", master)
@@ -199,7 +239,8 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands() {
 		}
 		rs.Update()
 		rs.Enable()
-		log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK")
+		log.Warn("THINGS SEEM OK runGitCommands() returned true")
+		*/
 	})
 
 	rs.releaseVersion = newgrid.NewButton("tag and release new version", func() {
diff --git a/gitConfig.go b/gitConfig.go
index 52a055b..99e83c5 100644
--- a/gitConfig.go
+++ b/gitConfig.go
@@ -357,12 +357,16 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckSafeGoSumRemake() (bool, []string) {
 					case "SAFE":
 						log.Log(WARN, "     USER VERSIONS MISMATCH", version, userversion)
 						log.Log(WARN, "     IGNORE SAFE REPO")
+						err, output := rs.RunCmd([]string{"go", "get", depname + "@" + userversion})
+						log.Log(WARN, "     go get", depname, err, output)
 					case "CLEAN":
 						log.Log(WARN, "     USER VERSIONS MISMATCH", version, userversion)
 						log.Log(WARN, "     IGNORE CLEAN REPO")
 					case "PRIMATIVE":
 						log.Log(WARN, "     USER VERSIONS MISMATCH", version, userversion)
 						log.Log(WARN, "     IGNORE PRIMATIVE REPO")
+						err, output := rs.RunCmd([]string{"go", "get", depname + "@" + userversion})
+						log.Log(WARN, "     go get", depname, err, output)
 					default:
 						log.Log(WARN, "     USER VERSIONS MISMATCH", version, userversion)
 						clean = append(clean,  deprs.String())
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2726c75..3f54f31 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ module go.wit.com/lib/gui/repostatus
 go 1.21.4
 
 require (
-	go.wit.com/gui v0.13.13
-	go.wit.com/lib/gadgets v0.13.13
-	go.wit.com/log v0.5.6
-	go.wit.com/widget v1.1.7
+	go.wit.com/gui v0.13.14
+	go.wit.com/lib/gadgets v0.13.16
+	go.wit.com/log v0.13.0
+	go.wit.com/widget v1.1.8
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2f423f6..9d1b71d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/scalar v1.2.1 h1:loXOcbVnd+8YeJRLey+XXidecBiedMDO00zQ26
 go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/scalar v1.2.1/go.mod h1:+rYsfxqdI2cwA8kJ7GCMwWbNJvfvWUurOCXLiwdTtSs=
 go.wit.com/dev/davecgh/spew v1.1.4 h1:C9hj/rjlUpdK+E6aroyLjCbS5MFcyNUOuP1ICLWdNek=
 go.wit.com/dev/davecgh/spew v1.1.4/go.mod h1:sihvWmnQ/09FWplnEmozt90CCVqBtGuPXM811tgfhFA=
-go.wit.com/gui v0.13.13 h1:rIaEIYol92gHbP/JkJCmFdzo7u5Bc3WoqBA3hwttL6o=
-go.wit.com/gui v0.13.13/go.mod h1:xdCB1u4UqyaijwZnDdO9510nBlbf4Cdgfsd+R7VtUDo=
-go.wit.com/lib/gadgets v0.13.13 h1:pyAvyPKHuLJt4QW8+D3SfNpSF7YR8i0sBQPtLwSvZlc=
-go.wit.com/lib/gadgets v0.13.13/go.mod h1:6uIhec8M5XAzaoHhNBaGpglY/bFJC5PY9KIqZ1R/LJ0=
-go.wit.com/log v0.5.6 h1:rDC3ju95zfEads4f1Zm+QMkqjZ39CsYAT/UmQQs7VP4=
-go.wit.com/log v0.5.6/go.mod h1:BaJBfHFqcJSJLXGQ9RHi3XVhPgsStxSMZRlaRxW4kAo=
-go.wit.com/widget v1.1.7 h1:Gy84I2bD8CMna7NcKBX4sRLR8do6x6mVYX0Ui43f3is=
-go.wit.com/widget v1.1.7/go.mod h1:I8tnD3x3ECbB/CRNnLCdC+uoyk7rK0AEkzK1bQYSqoQ=
+go.wit.com/gui v0.13.14 h1:tJMCtZ8fJNmNB7oq4GQkciTA5aKUYlHL7U2tULIzwKU=
+go.wit.com/gui v0.13.14/go.mod h1:mrITA5sK/wdrUKP33B1cJ8IJ7WGda9iGHEFmxPhxGCE=
+go.wit.com/lib/gadgets v0.13.16 h1:ljW/hL+9jmndGs6ctDugqyTE6xOxmUlL5PcCw5pL+GQ=
+go.wit.com/lib/gadgets v0.13.16/go.mod h1:5DHlhVpm09nfO0ZdwlfrMQt/6d+qm8c5ysR2ghT99/o=
+go.wit.com/log v0.13.0 h1:0vyW3mHwDww3wCsyGnmQuX2P4V7aBMoJgxCy0GfA20g=
+go.wit.com/log v0.13.0/go.mod h1:BaJBfHFqcJSJLXGQ9RHi3XVhPgsStxSMZRlaRxW4kAo=
+go.wit.com/widget v1.1.8 h1:5cHcmfgwCyHjf02Af/9UMrbLhBR7Z/LFAjPuCx4dx5A=
+go.wit.com/widget v1.1.8/go.mod h1:I8tnD3x3ECbB/CRNnLCdC+uoyk7rK0AEkzK1bQYSqoQ=