diff --git a/cli/recipe/recipe.go b/cli/recipe/recipe.go
index 95afb885..ec64ed92 100644
--- a/cli/recipe/recipe.go
+++ b/cli/recipe/recipe.go
@@ -149,6 +149,34 @@ var recipeCreateCommand = &cli.Command{
 	},
 }
 
+var recipeUpgradeCommand = &cli.Command{
+	Name:      "upgrade",
+	Usage:     "Upgrade recipe image tags",
+	ArgsUsage: "<recipe>",
+	Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+		recipe := c.Args().First()
+		if recipe == "" {
+			internal.ShowSubcommandHelpAndError(c, errors.New("no recipe provided"))
+		}
+		// TODO: part 1 of https://git.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud/go-abra/issues/39#issuecomment-8066
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
+var recipeSyncCommand = &cli.Command{
+	Name:      "sync",
+	Usage:     "Generate recipe labels and publish tags",
+	ArgsUsage: "<recipe>",
+	Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+		recipe := c.Args().First()
+		if recipe == "" {
+			internal.ShowSubcommandHelpAndError(c, errors.New("no recipe provided"))
+		}
+		// TODO: part 2 of https://git.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud/go-abra/issues/39#issuecomment-8066
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
 var recipeReleaseCommand = &cli.Command{
 	Name:      "release",
 	Usage:     "Release a new recipe version",
@@ -158,25 +186,7 @@ var recipeReleaseCommand = &cli.Command{
 		if recipe == "" {
 			internal.ShowSubcommandHelpAndError(c, errors.New("no recipe provided"))
 		}
-
-		//TODO: read all local tags and read all upstream tags
-		//      and then ask which you'd like to upgrade to
-		//      ensure that this release isn't in local or upstream already
-		//      after each choice, make change and show diff
-
-		//TODO: read the apps catalogue and read the latest version of the recipe
-		//      read the latest local tag of the recipe
-		//      if there are no new changes, and upstream/local point to same commit, there is nothing to update, bail
-		//      if there are changes and the commit they both point to is different, then this is a new release
-		//      figure out the new version
-		//        if the catalogue latest and the local latest are the same, N+1 release
-		//        otherwise, use the local latest tag as the new version
-		//      apply that version to all labels and show diff
-
-		//TODO: offer to commit all the things
-		//      offer to make a git tag for that with the new version
-		//      offer to git push that upstream
-
+		// TODO: part 3 of https://git.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud/go-abra/issues/39#issuecomment-8066
 		return nil
 	},
 }
@@ -285,6 +295,8 @@ how reliable this app is to deploy and maintain in its current state.
 		recipeListCommand,
 		recipeVersionCommand,
 		recipeCreateCommand,
+		recipeUpgradeCommand,
+		recipeSyncCommand,
 		recipeReleaseCommand,
 		recipeLintCommand,
 	},