diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 8a1e712..8e2a1aa 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-for package in $(ls packages); do
+for package in $(./get_packages.py); do
   ./build_and_link.sh $package
 done
diff --git a/build_and_link.sh b/build_and_link.sh
index 165f65c..3adf1b9 100755
--- a/build_and_link.sh
+++ b/build_and_link.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ upstream=$1
 npm run build -w @welshman/$upstream
 npm run lint -w @welshman/$upstream
 
-for downstream in $(ls packages); do
+for downstream in $(./get_packages.py); do
   n=@welshman/$upstream
   f=packages/$downstream/package.json
   v=$(jq '.dependencies["'$n'"] // empty' $f)
diff --git a/find_changes.sh b/find_changes.sh
index c8a6d07..50b28aa 100755
--- a/find_changes.sh
+++ b/find_changes.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-for package in $(ls packages); do
+for package in $(./get_packages.py); do
   tag=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --match=$package'/*')
   changes=$(git diff "$tag" "packages/$package" | wc -l)
 
diff --git a/get_packages.py b/get_packages.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..965d6d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/get_packages.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import os
+import json
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+def parse_package_json(file_path):
+    with open(file_path, 'r') as f:
+        return json.load(f)
+
+def get_dependencies(package_data):
+    dependencies = set()
+    for dep_type in ['dependencies', 'devDependencies', 'peerDependencies']:
+        if dep_type in package_data:
+            dependencies.update(package_data[dep_type].keys())
+    return dependencies
+
+def topological_sort(graph):
+    visited = set()
+    stack = []
+
+    def dfs(node):
+        visited.add(node)
+        for neighbor in graph[node]:
+            if neighbor not in visited:
+                dfs(neighbor)
+        stack.append(node)
+
+    for node in graph:
+        if node not in visited:
+            dfs(node)
+
+    return stack[::-1]
+
+def main():
+    packages_dir = 'packages'
+    package_graph = defaultdict(set)
+    all_packages = set()
+
+    # Walk through the packages directory
+    for package_name in os.listdir(packages_dir):
+        package_path = os.path.join(packages_dir, package_name)
+        if os.path.isdir(package_path):
+            package_json_path = os.path.join(package_path, 'package.json')
+            if os.path.exists(package_json_path):
+                all_packages.add(package_name)
+                package_data = parse_package_json(package_json_path)
+                dependencies = get_dependencies(package_data)
+
+                # Only consider dependencies that are in the packages directory
+                internal_dependencies = dependencies.intersection(all_packages)
+                package_graph[package_name].update(internal_dependencies)
+
+    # Perform topological sort
+    sorted_packages = topological_sort(package_graph)
+
+    # Output the result
+    for package in sorted_packages:
+        print(package)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index d22dffe..9dfd316 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-for upstream in $(ls packages); do
+for upstream in $(./get_packages.py); do
   version=$(sed -nr 's/ +"version": "(.+)",/\1/p' packages/$upstream/package.json)
 
-  for downstream in $(ls packages); do
+  for downstream in $(./get_packages.py); do
     n=@welshman/$upstream
     f=packages/$downstream/package.json
     v=$(jq '.dependencies["'$n'"] // empty' $f)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 47db5b7..27ffa0e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3265,7 +3265,7 @@
     },
     "packages/content": {
       "name": "@welshman/content",
-      "version": "0.0.5",
+      "version": "0.0.6",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@braintree/sanitize-url": "^7.0.2",
@@ -3279,12 +3279,12 @@
     },
     "packages/dvm": {
       "name": "@welshman/dvm",
-      "version": "0.0.2",
+      "version": "0.0.3",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@welshman/lib": "0.0.11",
-        "@welshman/net": "0.0.14",
-        "@welshman/util": "0.0.22",
+        "@welshman/lib": "0.0.12",
+        "@welshman/net": "0.0.15",
+        "@welshman/util": "0.0.23",
         "nostr-tools": "^2.7.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -3295,10 +3295,10 @@
     },
     "packages/feeds": {
       "name": "@welshman/feeds",
-      "version": "0.0.12",
+      "version": "0.0.13",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@welshman/util": "0.0.22"
+        "@welshman/util": "0.0.23"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "gts": "^5.0.1",
@@ -3308,7 +3308,7 @@
     },
     "packages/lib": {
       "name": "@welshman/lib",
-      "version": "0.0.11",
+      "version": "0.0.12",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@scure/base": "^1.1.6",
@@ -3332,11 +3332,11 @@
     },
     "packages/net": {
       "name": "@welshman/net",
-      "version": "0.0.14",
+      "version": "0.0.15",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@welshman/lib": "0.0.11",
-        "@welshman/util": "0.0.22",
+        "@welshman/lib": "0.0.12",
+        "@welshman/util": "0.0.23",
         "isomorphic-ws": "^5.0.0",
         "ws": "^8.16.0"
       },
@@ -3361,10 +3361,10 @@
     },
     "packages/util": {
       "name": "@welshman/util",
-      "version": "0.0.22",
+      "version": "0.0.23",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@welshman/lib": "0.0.11",
+        "@welshman/lib": "0.0.12",
         "nostr-tools": "^2.3.2"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/content/package.json b/packages/content/package.json
index 7658fcd..a77729c 100644
--- a/packages/content/package.json
+++ b/packages/content/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@welshman/content",
-  "version": "0.0.5",
+  "version": "0.0.6",
   "author": "hodlbod",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "A collection of utilities for parsing nostr note content.",
diff --git a/packages/dvm/package.json b/packages/dvm/package.json
index b0d59e1..a8fd92d 100644
--- a/packages/dvm/package.json
+++ b/packages/dvm/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@welshman/dvm",
-  "version": "0.0.2",
+  "version": "0.0.3",
   "author": "hodlbod",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "A collection of utilities for building nostr DVMs.",
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@
     "typescript": "~5.1.6"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@welshman/lib": "0.0.11",
-    "@welshman/net": "0.0.14",
-    "@welshman/util": "0.0.22",
+    "@welshman/lib": "0.0.12",
+    "@welshman/net": "0.0.15",
+    "@welshman/util": "0.0.23",
     "nostr-tools": "^2.7.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/feeds/package.json b/packages/feeds/package.json
index bf28140..bd7d374 100644
--- a/packages/feeds/package.json
+++ b/packages/feeds/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@welshman/feeds",
-  "version": "0.0.12",
+  "version": "0.0.13",
   "author": "hodlbod",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Utilities for building dynamic nostr feeds.",
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@
     "typescript": "~5.1.6"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@welshman/util": "0.0.22"
+    "@welshman/util": "0.0.23"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/lib/package.json b/packages/lib/package.json
index 12f13d6..0d40ee3 100644
--- a/packages/lib/package.json
+++ b/packages/lib/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@welshman/lib",
-  "version": "0.0.11",
+  "version": "0.0.12",
   "author": "hodlbod",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "A collection of utilities.",
diff --git a/packages/net/package.json b/packages/net/package.json
index 78f960c..e974b2a 100644
--- a/packages/net/package.json
+++ b/packages/net/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@welshman/net",
-  "version": "0.0.14",
+  "version": "0.0.15",
   "author": "hodlbod",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Utilities for connecting with nostr relays.",
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
     "typescript": "~5.1.6"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@welshman/lib": "0.0.11",
-    "@welshman/util": "0.0.22",
+    "@welshman/lib": "0.0.12",
+    "@welshman/util": "0.0.23",
     "isomorphic-ws": "^5.0.0",
     "ws": "^8.16.0"
   }
diff --git a/packages/util/package.json b/packages/util/package.json
index 3c96687..8be78c4 100644
--- a/packages/util/package.json
+++ b/packages/util/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@welshman/util",
-  "version": "0.0.22",
+  "version": "0.0.23",
   "author": "hodlbod",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "A collection of nostr-related utilities.",
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     "typescript": "~5.1.6"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@welshman/lib": "0.0.11",
+    "@welshman/lib": "0.0.12",
     "nostr-tools": "^2.3.2"
   }
 }
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c01cee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+for package in $(./get_packages.py); do
+  npm run pub -w "packages/$package"
+done
diff --git a/tag.sh b/tag.sh
index 4c71f3c..278846b 100755
--- a/tag.sh
+++ b/tag.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-for pkg in $(ls packages); do
+for pkg in $(./get_packages.py); do
   version=$(sed -nr 's/ +"version": "(.+)",/\1/p' packages/$pkg/package.json)
   status=$(git status | grep "nothing to commit")
 
diff --git a/versions.sh b/versions.sh
index 06d6a1c..22d9134 100755
--- a/versions.sh
+++ b/versions.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-for upstream in $(ls packages); do
+for upstream in $(./get_packages.py); do
   version=$(sed -nr 's/ +"version": "(.+)",/\1/p' packages/$upstream/package.json)
 
   echo $upstream $version
diff --git a/watch.sh b/watch.sh
index ebeffea..b9c3ea9 100755
--- a/watch.sh
+++ b/watch.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ./build.sh
 
-for package in $(ls packages); do
+for package in $(./get_packages.py); do
   npx onchange packages/$package -e '**/build/**' -k -- ./build_and_link.sh $package &
 done