diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index bd5869e..0e4a58c 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -32,51 +32,53 @@ def initialize(project):
 
 @task
 def patch(project):
-    build(project, "PATCH")
+    linttest(project, "PATCH")
+    release(project)
 
 
 @task
 def minor(project):
-    build(project, "MINOR")
+    linttest(project, "MINOR")
+    release(project)
 
 
 @task
 def major(project):
-    build(project, "MAJOR")
+    linttest(project, "MAJOR")
+    release(project)
 
 
 @task
 def dev(project):
-    build(project, "NONE")
+    linttest(project, "NONE")
 
 
 @task
-def nothing(project):
-    pass
-
-
-@task
-def prepare_release(project):
+def prepare(project):
     build = get_devops_build(project)
     build.prepare_release()
 
 
 @task
-def tag_bump_and_push_release(project):
+def tag(project):
     build = get_devops_build(project)
     build.tag_bump_and_push_release()
 
 
-def build(project, release_type):
-    build = get_devops_build(project)
-    build.update_release_type(release_type)
-    nothing(project)
-
-
 @task
 def publish_artifacts(project):
     build = get_devops_build(project)
     print("one more test")
     print("RELEASE_ARTIFACT_TOKEN" in environ)
     print(environ.get("RELEASE_ARTIFACT_TOKEN"))
-    build.publish_artifacts()
\ No newline at end of file
+    build.publish_artifacts()
+
+
+def release(project):
+    prepare(project)
+    tag(project)
+
+
+def linttest(project, release_type):
+    build = get_devops_build(project)
+    build.update_release_type(release_type)