diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 2457333..3e8efe3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -24,16 +24,13 @@ jobs:
     docker:
       - image: rackautomation/rackspace-toolbox:$CIRCLE_SHA1
     environment:
-      TF_STATE_BUCKET: test_harness # these don't have any effect since we don't
-      TF_STATE_REGION: test_harness # have any actual layers defined in the repo
+      TF_STATE_BUCKET: test_harness
+      TF_STATE_REGION: test_harness
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run:
           name: disable automatic resolution of changed layers
           command: mkdir test/workspace && ls test/layers/ > test/workspace/changed_layers
-      - run:
-          name: check old
-          command: cd test && check_old.sh
       - run:
           name: lint tests
           command: cd test && lint.sh
@@ -69,11 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           name: tag an official release
           command: |
             docker login -u $DOCKER_USER -p $DOCKER_PASS
-            docker pull rackautomation/rackspace-toolbox:$CIRCLE_SHA1
-            docker tag rackautomation/rackspace-toolbox:$CIRCLE_SHA1 rackautomation/rackspace-toolbox:$CIRCLE_TAG
-            docker push rackautomation/rackspace-toolbox:$CIRCLE_TAG
-            docker tag rackautomation/rackspace-toolbox:$CIRCLE_SHA1 rackautomation/rackspace-toolbox:latest
-            docker push rackautomation/rackspace-toolbox:latest
+            ./scripts/tag_release $CIRCLE_SHA1 $CIRCLE_TAG
 
 workflows:
   version: 2
diff --git a/scripts/tag_release b/scripts/tag_release
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8b7d597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tag_release
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+set -eu
+
+tag_and_push() {
+  docker tag "rackautomation/rackspace-toolbox:$GIT_SHA" "rackautomation/rackspace-toolbox:$1"
+  docker push "rackautomation/rackspace-toolbox:$1"
+}
+
+GIT_SHA="$1"
+GIT_TAG="$2"
+
+docker pull "rackautomation/rackspace-toolbox:$GIT_SHA"
+tag_and_push latest
+
+# major.minor.patch
+tag_and_push "$GIT_TAG"
+# major.minor
+tag_and_push "$(echo "$GIT_TAG" | sed 's/[.][0-9]*$//')"
+# major
+tag_and_push "$(echo "$GIT_TAG" | sed 's/[.][0-9]*[.][0-9]*$//')"