diff --git a/cli/app/deploy.go b/cli/app/deploy.go
index 9d4bf46c..dfca53bf 100644
--- a/cli/app/deploy.go
+++ b/cli/app/deploy.go
@@ -119,6 +119,19 @@ recipes.
 				logrus.Fatal(err)
 			}
 
+			if len(versions) == 0 {
+				logrus.Warn("no published versions in catalogue, trying local recipe repository")
+				recipeVersions, err := recipe.GetRecipeVersions(app.Recipe, internal.Offline)
+				if err != nil {
+					logrus.Warn(err)
+				}
+				for _, recipeVersion := range recipeVersions {
+					for version := range recipeVersion {
+						versions = append(versions, version)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
 			if len(versions) > 0 {
 				version = versions[len(versions)-1]
 				logrus.Debugf("choosing %s as version to deploy", version)
diff --git a/cli/app/rollback.go b/cli/app/rollback.go
index afb70b9e..1f644e9e 100644
--- a/cli/app/rollback.go
+++ b/cli/app/rollback.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var appRollbackCommand = cli.Command{
 	Name:      "rollback",
 	Aliases:   []string{"rl"},
 	Usage:     "Roll an app back to a previous version",
-	ArgsUsage: "<domain>",
+	ArgsUsage: "<domain> [<version>]",
 	Flags: []cli.Flag{
 		internal.DebugFlag,
 		internal.NoInputFlag,
@@ -106,17 +106,42 @@ recipes.
 			logrus.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		if len(versions) == 0 && !internal.Chaos {
-			logrus.Fatalf("no published releases for %s in the recipe catalogue?", app.Recipe)
+		if len(versions) == 0 {
+			logrus.Warn("no published versions in catalogue, trying local recipe repository")
+			recipeVersions, err := recipe.GetRecipeVersions(app.Recipe, internal.Offline)
+			if err != nil {
+				logrus.Warn(err)
+			}
+			for _, recipeVersion := range recipeVersions {
+				for version := range recipeVersion {
+					versions = append(versions, version)
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		var availableDowngrades []string
 		if deployedVersion == "unknown" {
 			availableDowngrades = versions
-			logrus.Warnf("failed to determine version of deployed %s", app.Name)
+			logrus.Warnf("failed to determine deployed version of %s", app.Name)
 		}
 
-		if deployedVersion != "unknown" && !internal.Chaos {
+		specificVersion := c.Args().Get(1)
+		if specificVersion != "" {
+			parsedDeployedVersion, err := tagcmp.Parse(deployedVersion)
+			if err != nil {
+				logrus.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			parsedSpecificVersion, err := tagcmp.Parse(specificVersion)
+			if err != nil {
+				logrus.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if parsedSpecificVersion.IsGreaterThan(parsedDeployedVersion) || parsedSpecificVersion.Equals(parsedDeployedVersion) {
+				logrus.Fatalf("%s is not a downgrade for %s?", deployedVersion, specificVersion)
+			}
+			availableDowngrades = append(availableDowngrades, specificVersion)
+		}
+
+		if deployedVersion != "unknown" && !internal.Chaos && specificVersion == "" {
 			for _, version := range versions {
 				parsedDeployedVersion, err := tagcmp.Parse(deployedVersion)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -126,12 +151,12 @@ recipes.
 				if err != nil {
 					logrus.Fatal(err)
 				}
-				if parsedVersion != parsedDeployedVersion && parsedVersion.IsLessThan(parsedDeployedVersion) {
+				if parsedVersion.IsLessThan(parsedDeployedVersion) && !(parsedVersion.Equals(parsedDeployedVersion)) {
 					availableDowngrades = append(availableDowngrades, version)
 				}
 			}
 
-			if len(availableDowngrades) == 0 {
+			if len(availableDowngrades) == 0 && !internal.Force {
 				logrus.Info("no available downgrades, you're on oldest ✌️")
 				return nil
 			}
@@ -139,7 +164,7 @@ recipes.
 
 		var chosenDowngrade string
 		if len(availableDowngrades) > 0 && !internal.Chaos {
-			if internal.Force || internal.NoInput {
+			if internal.Force || internal.NoInput || specificVersion != "" {
 				chosenDowngrade = availableDowngrades[len(availableDowngrades)-1]
 				logrus.Debugf("choosing %s as version to downgrade to (--force/--no-input)", chosenDowngrade)
 			} else {
diff --git a/cli/app/upgrade.go b/cli/app/upgrade.go
index 7bb85fbf..619298d6 100644
--- a/cli/app/upgrade.go
+++ b/cli/app/upgrade.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ var appUpgradeCommand = cli.Command{
 	Name:      "upgrade",
 	Aliases:   []string{"up"},
 	Usage:     "Upgrade an app",
-	ArgsUsage: "<domain>",
+	ArgsUsage: "<domain> [<version>]",
 	Flags: []cli.Flag{
 		internal.DebugFlag,
 		internal.NoInputFlag,
@@ -107,17 +107,42 @@ recipes.
 			logrus.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
-		if len(versions) == 0 && !internal.Chaos {
-			logrus.Fatalf("no published releases for %s in the recipe catalogue?", app.Recipe)
+		if len(versions) == 0 {
+			logrus.Warn("no published versions in catalogue, trying local recipe repository")
+			recipeVersions, err := recipePkg.GetRecipeVersions(app.Recipe, internal.Offline)
+			if err != nil {
+				logrus.Warn(err)
+			}
+			for _, recipeVersion := range recipeVersions {
+				for version := range recipeVersion {
+					versions = append(versions, version)
+				}
+			}
 		}
 
 		var availableUpgrades []string
 		if deployedVersion == "unknown" {
 			availableUpgrades = versions
-			logrus.Warnf("failed to determine version of deployed %s", app.Name)
+			logrus.Warnf("failed to determine deployed version of %s", app.Name)
 		}
 
-		if deployedVersion != "unknown" && !internal.Chaos {
+		specificVersion := c.Args().Get(1)
+		if specificVersion != "" {
+			parsedDeployedVersion, err := tagcmp.Parse(deployedVersion)
+			if err != nil {
+				logrus.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			parsedSpecificVersion, err := tagcmp.Parse(specificVersion)
+			if err != nil {
+				logrus.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if parsedSpecificVersion.IsLessThan(parsedDeployedVersion) || parsedSpecificVersion.Equals(parsedDeployedVersion) {
+				logrus.Fatalf("%s is not an upgrade for %s?", deployedVersion, specificVersion)
+			}
+			availableUpgrades = append(availableUpgrades, specificVersion)
+		}
+
+		if deployedVersion != "unknown" && !internal.Chaos && specificVersion == "" {
 			for _, version := range versions {
 				parsedDeployedVersion, err := tagcmp.Parse(deployedVersion)
 				if err != nil {
@@ -127,7 +152,7 @@ recipes.
 				if err != nil {
 					logrus.Fatal(err)
 				}
-				if parsedVersion.IsGreaterThan(parsedDeployedVersion) {
+				if parsedVersion.IsGreaterThan(parsedDeployedVersion) && !(parsedVersion.Equals(parsedDeployedVersion)) {
 					availableUpgrades = append(availableUpgrades, version)
 				}
 			}
@@ -140,7 +165,7 @@ recipes.
 
 		var chosenUpgrade string
 		if len(availableUpgrades) > 0 && !internal.Chaos {
-			if internal.Force || internal.NoInput {
+			if internal.Force || internal.NoInput || specificVersion != "" {
 				chosenUpgrade = availableUpgrades[len(availableUpgrades)-1]
 				logrus.Debugf("choosing %s as version to upgrade to", chosenUpgrade)
 			} else {