diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ed0ab7d..e9f4f70 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 buildscript {
-    ext.kotlin_version = "1.7.20"
+    ext.kotlin_version_no = "1.7.20"
     ext.CI_PROJECT_ID = System.env.CI_PROJECT_ID
 
     repositories {
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 plugins {
-    id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm" version "$kotlin_version"
-    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.serialization' version "$kotlin_version"
+    id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm" version "$kotlin_version_no"
+    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.serialization' version "$kotlin_version_no"
     id "java"
     id "java-test-fixtures"
 }
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ compileTestJava.options.debugOptions.debugLevel = "source,lines,vars"
 
 dependencies {
 
-    api("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version")
+    api("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:$kotlin_version_no")
     api("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-json:1.3.2")
     api("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-serialization-core:1.3.2")
     api("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-cli:0.3.4")
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ dependencies {
     api('ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.11')
     api('ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.2.11')
 
-    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:$kotlin_version")
+    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect:$kotlin_version_no")
     implementation("com.hierynomus:sshj:0.32.0")
 
     implementation("aws.sdk.kotlin:s3:0.17.1-beta")
diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 634e3d2..4c1276b 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -19,40 +19,54 @@ def initialize(project):
         "mixin_types": ["RELEASE"],
         "release_primary_build_file": "build.gradle",
         "release_secondary_build_files": [],
+        # release artifacts
+        "release_artifact_server_url": "https://repo.prod.meissa.de",
+        "release_organisation": "meissa",
+        "release_repository_name": name,
+        "release_artifacts": [
+            "build/libs/provs-server.jar",
+            "build/libs/provs-desktop.jar",
+            "build/libs/provs-syspec.jar",
+            "build/libs/sha256sum.lst",
+            "build/libs/sha512sum.lst",
+        ],
     }
 
-    build = ReleaseMixin(project, input)
-    build.initialize_build_dir()
+
+@task
+def build(project):
+    run("./gradlew assemble", shell=True)
+
+
+@task
+def dev(project):
+    build(project)
+
 
 @task
 def patch(project):
-    linttest(project, "PATCH")
+    """
+    updates version to next patch level, creates a tag, creates new SNAPSHOT version,
+    executes git commit and push
+    """
+    increase_version_number(project, "PATCH")
     release(project)
 
 
 @task
 def minor(project):
-    linttest(project, "MINOR")
+    """ updates version to next minor level, creates new SNAPSHOT version, executes git commit and push """
+    increase_version_number(project, "MINOR")
     release(project)
 
 
 @task
 def major(project):
-    linttest(project, "MAJOR")
+    """ updates version to next major level, creates new SNAPSHOT version, executes git commit and push """
+    increase_version_number(project, "MAJOR")
     release(project)
 
 
-@task
-def dev(project):
-    linttest(project, "NONE")
-
-
-@task
-def prepare(project):
-    build = get_devops_build(project)
-    build.prepare_release()
-
-
 @task
 def tag(project):
     build = get_devops_build(project)
@@ -60,24 +74,28 @@ def tag(project):
 
 
 @task
-def build(project):
-    print("---------- build stage ----------")
-    run("./gradlew assemble", shell=True)
+def release(project):
+    build = get_devops_build(project)
+    build.prepare_release()
+    tag(project)
 
 
 @task
 def package(project):
-    run("./gradlew -x test jar", shell=True)
-    run("./gradlew -x test uberjarDesktop", shell=True)
-    run("./gradlew -x test uberjarServer", shell=True)
-    run("./gradlew -x test uberjarSyspec", shell=True)
+    run("./gradlew assemble -x test jar", shell=True)
+    run("./gradlew assemble -x test uberjarDesktop", shell=True)
+    run("./gradlew assemble -x test uberjarServer", shell=True)
+    run("./gradlew assemble -x test uberjarSyspec", shell=True)
     run("cd build/libs/ && find . -type f -exec sha256sum {} \; | sort > sha256sum.lst", shell=True)
     run("cd build/libs/ && find . -type f -exec sha512sum {} \; | sort > sha512sum.lst", shell=True)
 
 
-def release(project):
-    prepare(project)
-    tag(project)
+@task
+def publish_artifacts(project):
+    build = get_devops_build(project)
+    build.publish_artifacts()
 
-def linttest(project, release_type):
-    build(project)
\ No newline at end of file
+
+def increase_version_number(project, release_type):
+    build = get_devops_build(project)
+    build.update_release_type(release_type)