diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 1fa72c7..7e5ad1b 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# remove old files
 rm -f raspi_3.img
+rm -f raspi_3.img.xz
 rm -f raspi_3.log
+rm -f peach-img-manifest.log
+
+# build image
 make raspi_3.img
 
-# copy to releases
+# compress image
+echo "++ successful image build, performing compression"
+xz -k raspi_3.img
+
+# make releases dir
 TODAY=$(date +"%Y%m%d")
 RELEASE_DIR=/var/www/releases.peachcloud.org/html/peach-imgs/$TODAY
+echo "++ copy output to ${RELEASE_DIR}"
 mkdir -p $RELEASE_DIR
-echo "++ successful image build, performing compression"
-xz -k raspi.img
-status=$?
-if [ $status -eq 0  ]; then
-    echo "++ compression successful, copying compressed img to ${RELEASE_DIR}"
-    cp raspi_3.img.xz $RELEASE_DIR/${TODAY}_peach_raspi3.img.xz
-else
-    echo "++ compression failed, copying uncompressed img to ${RELEASE_DIR}"
-    cp raspi_3.img $RELEASE_DIR/${TODAY}_peach_raspi3.img
-fi
+
+# copy over files
+cp raspi_3.img.xz $RELEASE_DIR/${TODAY}_peach_raspi3.img.xz
 cp raspi_3.log $RELEASE_DIR/${TODAY}_peach_raspi3.log
+cp peach-img-manifest.log $RELEASE_DIR/${TODAY}_peach_manifest.log
+
+# publish image to releases.peachcloud.org
+python3 publish_img.py $RELEASE_DIR
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diff --git a/publish_img.py b/publish_img.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2321ef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/publish_img.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import os
+import sys
+import jinja2
+import json
+
+
+PROJECT_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+
+# load jinja templates
+template_path = os.path.join(PROJECT_PATH, 'templates')
+template_loader = jinja2.FileSystemLoader(searchpath=template_path)
+template_env = jinja2.Environment(loader=template_loader, keep_trailing_newline=True)
+
+
+def render_template(src, dest, template_vars=None):
+    """
+    helper function fo rendering jinja template
+    :param src: relative string path to jinja template file
+    :param dest: absolute string path of output destination file
+    :param template_vars: variables to render template with
+    :return: None
+    """
+    template = template_env.get_template(src)
+    if not template_vars:
+        template_vars= {}
+    output_text = template.render(**template_vars)
+    if os.path.exists(dest):
+        os.remove(dest)
+    with open(dest, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(output_text)
+
+
+def publish_img(release_dir):
+    """
+    takes in a string path to a directory containing a release
+
+    it expected the directory to be named YEARMONTHDAY
+    and to contain the following three files:
+    - YEARMONTHDAY_peach_raspi3.img.xz
+    - YEARMONTHDAY_peach_raspi3.log
+    - YEARMONTHDAY_peach_manifest.log
+
+    The script re-builds index.html for releases.peachcloud.org to point to
+    the files in this releases directory.
+    """
+    # get release name (last part of path)
+    release_name = os.path.basename(os.path.normpath(release_dir))
+
+    # expected file paths within release_dir
+    img_name = "{}_peach_raspi3.img.xz".format(release_name)
+    img_path = os.path.join(release_dir, img_name)
+    manifest_path = os.path.join(release_dir, "{}_peach_manifest.log".format(release_name))
+
+    # rebuild index.html to point to the new release
+    release_index_path = "/var/www/releases.peachcloud.org/html/index.html"
+    release_img_url = img_path.replace('/var/www/releases.peachcloud.org/html/', '/')
+    with open(manifest_path, 'r') as f:
+        manifest = json.loads(f.read())
+    packages = manifest['packages']
+    render_template(
+        src="release_index.html",
+        dest=release_index_path,
+        template_vars={
+            "release_img_url": release_img_url,
+            "release_img_name": img_name,
+            "packages": packages
+        }
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    publish_img(sys.argv[1])
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diff --git a/raspi_master.yaml b/raspi_master.yaml
index 585441e..22be6e7 100644
--- a/raspi_master.yaml
+++ b/raspi_master.yaml
@@ -136,14 +136,30 @@ steps:
   - apt: install
     packages:
       - git
-      - python
+      - python3
+      - python3-pip
       - wget
+      - gnupg2
     tag: /
 
   - chroot: /
     shell: |
-      git clone -b dev https://github.com/peachcloud/peach-config.git /srv/peach-config
-      cd /srv/peach-config/ && python3 /srv/peach-config/scripts/setup_dev_env.py -i -n peach
+      pip3 install setuptools
+      echo "deb http://apt.peachcloud.org/ buster main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/peach.list
+      wget -O /tmp/pubkey.gpg http://apt.peachcloud.org/pubkey.gpg
+      apt-key add /tmp/pubkey.gpg
+      apt-get update
+      apt-get install -y python3-peach-config
+      /usr/bin/peach-config setup -i -n -d peach
+
+  # lastly log which versions of microservices were installed and copy the provenance to the host machine
+  - chroot: /
+    shell: |
+      /usr/bin/peach-config manifest > /srv/peach-img-manifest.log
+
+  - shell: |
+      cp "${ROOT?}/srv/peach-img-manifest.log" /srv/peachcloud/automation/peach-img-builder/peach-img-manifest.log
+    root-fs: /
 
   # END OF PEACH CONFIG
 
@@ -151,4 +167,4 @@ steps:
   # clears /etc/resolv.conf on its own.
   - shell: |
       rm "${ROOT?}/etc/resolv.conf"
-    root-fs: /
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+    root-fs: /
diff --git a/templates/release_index.html b/templates/release_index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e813b0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/release_index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+<head>
+<title>PeachCloud Release Builds</title>
+<style>
+    body {
+        width: 35em;
+        margin: 0 auto;
+        font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;
+    }
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+
+<h1>PeachCloud Image Builds</h1>
+<p>The latest PeachCloud disc image for Raspberry Pi 3+ with all PeachCloud microservices pre-installed.</p>
+<ul>
+   <li>
+	   <a href="{{release_img_url}}">{{release_img_name}}</a>
+   </li>
+</ul>
+
+<br/>
+<hr>
+<br/>
+
+<h1>PeachCloud Package Builds</h1>
+<p>The above image contains the following packages:</p>
+<ul>
+    <li><a href="http://apt.peachcloud.org/pool/buster/main/p/peach-config/python3-peach-config_{{packages['python3-peach-config']}}_all.deb">peach-config</a> - {{packages["python3-peach-config"]}}</li>
+    <li><a href="http://apt.peachcloud.org/pool/buster/main/p/peach-buttons/peach-buttons_{{packages['peach-buttons']}}_arm64.deb">peach-buttons</a> - {{packages["peach-buttons"]}}</li>
+    <li><a href="http://apt.peachcloud.org/pool/buster/main/p/peach-buttons/peach-menu_{{packages['peach-menu']}}_arm64.deb">peach-menu</a> - {{packages["peach-menu"]}}</li>
+    <li><a href="http://apt.peachcloud.org/pool/buster/main/p/peach-monitor/peach-monitor_{{packages['peach-monitor']}}_arm64.deb">peach-monitor</a> - {{packages["peach-monitor"]}}</li>
+    <li><a href="http://apt.peachcloud.org/pool/buster/main/p/peach-network/peach-network_{{packages['peach-network']}}_arm64.deb">peach-network</a> - {{packages["peach-network"]}}</li>
+    <li><a href="http://apt.peachcloud.org/pool/buster/main/p/peach-oled/peach-oled_{{packages['peach-oled']}}_arm64.deb">peach-oled</a> - {{packages["peach-oled"]}}</li>
+    <li><a href="http://apt.peachcloud.org/pool/buster/main/p/peach-stats/peach-stats_{{packages['peach-stats']}}_arm64.deb">peach-stats</a> - {{packages["peach-stats"]}}</li>
+    <li><a href="http://apt.peachcloud.org/pool/buster/main/p/peach-go-sbot/peach-go-sbot_{{packages['peach-go-sbot']}}_all.deb">peach-go-sbot</a> - {{packages["peach-go-sbot"]}}</li>
+</ul>
+
+<hr>
+
+<p>For online documentation please refer to
+<a href="http://docs.peachcloud.org/">docs.peachcloud.org</a>.<br/>
+Code repositories can be found at
+<a href="https://github.com/peachcloud">github.com/peachcloud</a>.<br/>
+Support our efforts at
+<a href="https://opencollective.com/peachcloud">opencollective.com/peachcloud</a>.</p>
+
+<p><em>Thank you for your interest in PeachCloud.</em></p>
+</body>
+</html>
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