diff --git a/Dockerfile.dapper b/Dockerfile.dapper
index 244916f..fc1605c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dapper
+++ b/Dockerfile.dapper
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ARG DOWNLOADS_DIR=/usr/src/downloads
 ARG KERNEL_ARCH=arm64
 ARG KERNEL_URL=https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux.git
 ARG KERNEL_BRANCH=rpi-4.14.y
-ARG KERNEL_VERSION=v4.14.114-rancher
+ARG KERNEL_VERSION=4.14.114
 ARG FIRMWARE_URL=https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware.git
 ARG FIRMWARE_BRANCH=master
 
diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ed51376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+source $(dirname $0)/color
+cd $(dirname $0)/..
+
+DEF_CONFIG=${DEFCONFIG:="bcmrpi3_defconfig"}
+MAKE_CMD="make -j $(nproc) ARCH=$KERNEL_ARCH"
+
+echo "`yellow [START]` build kernel and modules..."
+	pushd ${DOWNLOADS}/kernel
+		# add kernel branding for rancheros
+		sed -i 's/^EXTRAVERSION =.*/EXTRAVERSION = -rancheros/g' Makefile
+		export LOCALVERSION=""
+
+		# configure the kernel
+		$MAKE_CMD $DEF_CONFIG
+
+		# copy .config to the /source/build/kernel directory
+		KERNEL_RELEASE=$($MAKE_CMD kernelrelease | grep "^4")
+		cp .config /source/build/kernel/$KERNEL_RELEASE.config
+
+		# build kernel and modules
+		$MAKE_CMD
+		$MAKE_CMD modules
+
+		# install kernel modules
+		INSTALL_DIR=${DOWNLOADS}/kernel/$KERNEL_RELEASE
+		if [[ -d $INSTALL_DIR ]]; then
+			rm -rf $INSTALL_DIR
+			mkdir -p $INSTALL_DIR
+		fi
+		$MAKE_CMD INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$INSTALL_DIR modules_install
+		rm $INSTALL_DIR/lib/modules/$KERNEL_RELEASE/{build,source}
+
+		# build kernel modules' dependencies
+		depmod -a -b $INSTALL_DIR $KERNEL_RELEASE
+
+		# install kernel, dtb and overlays
+		mkdir -p $INSTALL_DIR/boot/overlays
+		cp arch/arm64/boot/Image $INSTALL_DIR/boot/kernel8.img
+		cp arch/arm64/boot/dts/broadcom/bcm2710-rpi-3-b.dtb $INSTALL_DIR/boot/
+		cp arch/arm64/boot/dts/broadcom/bcm2710-rpi-3-b-plus.dtb $INSTALL_DIR/boot/
+		cp arch/arm64/boot/dts/overlays/*.dtbo $INSTALL_DIR/boot/overlays/
+	popd
+echo "`green [FINISHED]` build kernel and modules..."
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diff --git a/scripts/ci b/scripts/ci
index 4a5f226..a5dc3bf 100755
--- a/scripts/ci
+++ b/scripts/ci
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-source $(dirname $0)/version
 cd $(dirname $0)/..
 
-./scripts/download
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+./scripts/download
+./scripts/build
+./scripts/package
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diff --git a/scripts/download b/scripts/download
index 8579dda..59a4c0f 100755
--- a/scripts/download
+++ b/scripts/download
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-source $(dirname $0)/version
 source $(dirname $0)/color
 cd $(dirname $0)/..
 
diff --git a/scripts/package b/scripts/package
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6d9a895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/package
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+source $(dirname $0)/color
+cd $(dirname $0)/..
+
+: ${PACKAGE_KERNEL_DIR:=/source/dist/kernel}
+: ${PACKAGE_FIRMWARE_DIR:=/source/dist/firmware}
+: ${INSTALL_DIR:=$KERNEL_VERSION-rancheros-v8}
+: ${KERNEL_CONFIG:=$KERNEL_VERSION-rancheros-v8.config}
+
+echo "`yellow [STARTING]` prepare package directories..."
+	mkdir -p $PACKAGE_KERNEL_DIR
+	mkdir -p $PACKAGE_FIRMWARE_DIR
+echo "`green [FINISHED]` prepare package directories..."
+
+echo "`yellow [STARTING]` package kernel files..."
+	pushd ${DOWNLOADS}/kernel
+		tar -cvzf $KERNEL_VERSION-rancheros-v8.tar.gz -C $INSTALL_DIR .
+		sha256sum $KERNEL_VERSION-rancheros-v8.tar.gz > $KERNEL_VERSION-rancheros-v8.tar.gz.sha256
+	popd
+echo "`green [FINISHED]` package kernel files..."
+
+echo "`yellow [STARTING]` package boot files..."
+	pushd ${DOWNLOADS}/kernel
+		tar -cvzf bootfiles.tar.gz -C $INSTALL_DIR/boot .
+		sha256sum bootfiles.tar.gz > bootfiles.tar.gz.sha256
+	popd
+echo "`green [FINISHED]` package boot files..."
+
+echo "`yellow [START]` package firmware files..."
+	pushd ${DOWNLOADS}/firmware
+		FILE_LIST="
+		boot/LICENCE.*
+		boot/bootcode.bin
+		boot/fixup*.dat
+		boot/start*.elf
+		"
+		tar -cvzf rpi-bootloader.tar.gz $FILE_LIST
+		sha256sum rpi-bootloader.tar.gz > rpi-bootloader.tar.gz.sha256
+	popd
+echo "`green [FINISHED]` build firmware files..."
+
+echo "`yellow [STARTING]` copy necessary files to the dest..."
+	pushd ${DOWNLOADS}/kernel
+		cp $KERNEL_VERSION-rancheros-v8.tar.gz* $PACKAGE_KERNEL_DIR
+		cp bootfiles.tar.gz* $PACKAGE_KERNEL_DIR
+		cp /source/build/kernel/$KERNEL_CONFIG $PACKAGE_KERNEL_DIR
+	popd
+	pushd ${DOWNLOADS}/firmware
+		cp rpi-bootloader.tar.gz* $PACKAGE_FIRMWARE_DIR
+	popd
+	echo "v$KERNEL_VERSION-rancher" > /source/dist/version
+echo "`green [FINISHED]` copy necessary files to the dest..."
+
diff --git a/scripts/publish b/scripts/publish
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cc5c3a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/publish
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+VERSION=$(cat dist/version)
+
+for file in $(ls dist/kernel); do
+	github-release upload  --user Jason-ZW --repo os-raspberrypi --tag ${VERSION} --file ./dist/kernel/${file} --name ${file}
+done
+
+for file in $(ls dist/firmware); do
+	github-release upload  --user Jason-ZW --repo os-raspberrypi --tag ${VERSION} --file ./dist/firmware/${file} --name ${file}
+done
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diff --git a/scripts/version b/scripts/version
deleted file mode 100755
index fd8fe2c..0000000
--- a/scripts/version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
-
-if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain --untracked-files=no)" ]; then
-	DIRTY="-dirty"
-fi
-
-COMMIT=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
-
-GIT_TAG=$(git tag -l --contains HEAD | head -n 1)
-
-if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
-	if [[ -z "$DIRTY" && -n "$GIT_TAG" ]]; then
-		VERSION=$GIT_TAG
-	else
-		VERSION="${COMMIT}${DIRTY}"
-	fi
-fi
-
-INITRD=initrd-${VERSION}
-
-SUFFIX=""
-if [ -n "${ARCH}" ] && [ "${ARCH}" != "amd64" ]; then
-	SUFFIX="_${ARCH}"
-fi
-
-export VERSION COMMIT INITRD GIT_TAG DIRTY SUFFIX
-