diff --git a/examples/wave_driver.py b/examples/wave_driver.py
index 800f566..0a7789f 100755
--- a/examples/wave_driver.py
+++ b/examples/wave_driver.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import math
 from itertools import tee
 from time import sleep
+from sys import exit
 
 try:
     import numpy
diff --git a/library/piglow.py b/library/piglow.py
index 3409d93..b05bd49 100644
--- a/library/piglow.py
+++ b/library/piglow.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import atexit
 import time
+from sys import exit
 
 try:
     import sn3218
 except ImportError:
     exit("This library requires the sn3218 module\nInstall with: sudo pip install sn3218")
 
+__version__ = '1.2.3'
 
 sn3218.enable()
 sn3218.enable_leds(0b111111111111111111)
diff --git a/library/test/test.py b/library/test/test.py
index f6d1b9b..e79269b 100755
--- a/library/test/test.py
+++ b/library/test/test.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # Once running you'll need to press ctrl-C to cancel stop the script
 
 import time
+from sys import exit, version_info
 
 try:
     from smbus import SMBus
diff --git a/packaging/debian/control b/packaging/debian/control
index 68093f2..48b2695 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/control
+++ b/packaging/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: piglow
 Maintainer: Phil Howard <phil@pimoroni.com>
 Homepage: https://github.com/pimoroni/piglow
 Section: python
-Priority: optional
+Priority: extra
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9.0.0), dh-python, python-all (>= 2.7), python-setuptools, python3-all (>= 3.4), python3-setuptools
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 X-Python-Version: >= 2.7
diff --git a/packaging/makeall.sh b/packaging/makeall.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..abca395
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/makeall.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# script control variables
+
+reponame="" # leave this blank for auto-detection
+libname="" # leave this blank for auto-detection
+packagename="" # leave this blank for auto-selection
+
+debianlog="debian/changelog"
+debcontrol="debian/control"
+debcopyright="debian/copyright"
+debrules="debian/rules"
+debreadme="debian/README"
+
+debdir="$(pwd)"
+rootdir="$(dirname $debdir)"
+libdir="$rootdir/library"
+
+FLAG=false
+
+# function define
+
+success() {
+    echo "$(tput setaf 2)$1$(tput sgr0)"
+}
+
+inform() {
+    echo "$(tput setaf 6)$1$(tput sgr0)"
+}
+
+warning() {
+    echo "$(tput setaf 1)$1$(tput sgr0)"
+}
+
+newline() {
+    echo ""
+}
+
+# assessing repo and library variables
+
+if [ -z "$reponame" ] || [ -z "$libname" ]; then
+    inform "detecting reponame and libname..."
+else
+    inform "using reponame and libname overrides"
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$reponame" ]; then
+    if [[ $rootdir == *"python"* ]]; then
+        repodir="$(dirname $rootdir)"
+        reponame="$(basename $repodir)"
+    else
+        repodir="$rootdir"
+        reponame="$(basename $repodir)"
+    fi
+    reponame=$(echo "$reponame" | tr "[A-Z]" "[a-z]")
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$libname" ]; then
+    cd "$libdir"
+    libname=$(grep "name" setup.py | tr -d "[:space:]" | cut -c 7- | rev | cut -c 3- | rev)
+    libname=$(echo "$libname" | tr "[A-Z]" "[a-z]") && cd "$debdir"
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$packagename" ]; then
+    packagename="$libname"
+fi
+
+echo "reponame is $reponame and libname is $libname"
+echo "output packages will be python-$packagename and python3-$packagename"
+
+# checking generating changelog file
+
+./makelog.sh
+version=$(head -n 1 "$libdir/CHANGELOG.txt")
+echo "building $libname version $version"
+
+# checking debian/changelog file
+
+inform "checking debian/changelog file..."
+
+if ! head -n 1 $debianlog | grep "$libname" &> /dev/null; then
+    warning "library not mentioned in header!" && FLAG=true
+elif head -n 1 $debianlog | grep "UNRELEASED"; then
+    warning "this changelog is not going to generate a release!"
+    warning "change distribution to 'stable'" && FLAG=true
+fi
+
+# checking debian/copyright file
+
+inform "checking debian/copyright file..."
+
+if ! grep "^Source" $debcopyright | grep "$reponame" &> /dev/null; then
+    warning "$(grep "^Source" $debcopyright)" && FLAG=true
+fi
+
+if ! grep "^Upstream-Name" $debcopyright | grep "$libname" &> /dev/null; then
+    warning "$(grep "^Upstream-Name" $debcopyright)" && FLAG=true
+fi
+
+# checking debian/control file
+
+inform "checking debian/control file..."
+
+if ! grep "^Source" $debcontrol | grep "$libname" &> /dev/null; then
+    warning "$(grep "^Source" $debcontrol)" && FLAG=true
+fi
+
+if ! grep "^Homepage" $debcontrol | grep "$reponame" &> /dev/null; then
+    warning "$(grep "^Homepage" $debcontrol)" && FLAG=true
+fi
+
+if ! grep "^Package: python-$packagename" $debcontrol &> /dev/null; then
+    warning "$(grep "^Package: python-" $debcontrol)" && FLAG=true
+fi
+
+if ! grep "^Package: python3-$packagename" $debcontrol &> /dev/null; then
+    warning "$(grep "^Package: python3-" $debcontrol)" && FLAG=true
+fi
+
+if ! grep "^Priority: extra" $debcontrol &> /dev/null; then
+    warning "$(grep "^Priority" $debcontrol)" && FLAG=true
+fi
+
+
+# checking debian/rules file
+
+inform "checking debian/rules file..."
+
+if ! grep "debian/python-$packagename" $debrules &> /dev/null; then
+    warning "$(grep "debian/python-" $debrules)" && FLAG=true
+fi
+
+if ! grep "debian/python3-$packagename" $debrules &> /dev/null; then
+    warning "$(grep "debian/python3-" $debrules)" && FLAG=true
+fi
+
+# checking debian/README file
+
+inform "checking debian/readme file..."
+
+if ! grep -e "$libname" -e "$reponame" $debreadme &> /dev/null; then
+    warning "README does not seem to mention product, repo or lib!" && FLAG=true
+fi
+
+# summary of checks pre build
+
+if $FLAG; then
+    warning "Check all of the above and correct!" && exit 1
+else
+    inform "we're good to go... bulding!"
+fi
+
+# building deb and final checks
+
+./makedeb.sh
+
+inform "running lintian..."
+lintian -v $(find -name "python*$version*.deb")
+lintian -v $(find -name "python3*$version*.deb")
+
+inform "checking signatures..."
+gpg --verify $(find -name "*$version*changes")
+gpg --verify $(find -name "*$version*dsc")
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/packaging/makedeb.sh b/packaging/makedeb.sh
index 5b63fd3..84ba0e2 100755
--- a/packaging/makedeb.sh
+++ b/packaging/makedeb.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-gettools="yes"
+gettools="no"
 setup="yes"
 cleanup="yes"
 pkgfiles=( "build" "changes" "deb" "dsc" "tar.xz" )
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if [ $setup == "yes" ]; then
     cp -R ./debian/ ../library/
 fi
 
-cd ../library && debuild
+cd ../library && debuild -aarmhf
 
 for file in ${pkgfiles[@]}; do
     mv ../*.$file ../packaging
diff --git a/packaging/makelog.sh b/packaging/makelog.sh
index c36bdd3..1055987 100755
--- a/packaging/makelog.sh
+++ b/packaging/makelog.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,82 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# script control variables
+
+libname="" # leave this blank for auto-detection
+sibname=() # name of sibling in packages list
+versionwarn="yes" # set to anything but 'yes' to turn off warning
+
+debdir="$(pwd)"
+rootdir="$(dirname $debdir)"
+libdir="$rootdir/library"
+
 mainlog="CHANGELOG"
 debianlog="debian/changelog"
-pypilog="../library/CHANGELOG.txt"
+pypilog="$libdir/CHANGELOG.txt"
+
+# function define
+
+success() {
+    echo "$(tput setaf 2)$1$(tput sgr0)"
+}
+
+inform() {
+    echo "$(tput setaf 6)$1$(tput sgr0)"
+}
+
+warning() {
+    echo "$(tput setaf 1)$1$(tput sgr0)"
+}
+
+newline() {
+    echo ""
+}
 
 # generate debian changelog
 
 cat $mainlog > $debianlog
+inform "seeded debian changelog"
 
 # generate pypi changelog
 
 sed -e "/--/d" -e "s/  \*/\*/" \
     -e "s/.*\([0-9].[0-9].[0-9]\).*/\1/" \
     -e '/[0-9].[0-9].[0-9]/ a\
-    -----' $mainlog | cat -s > $pypilog
+-----' $mainlog | cat -s > $pypilog
+
+version=$(head -n 1 $pypilog)
+inform "pypi changelog generated"
+
+# touch up version in setup.py file
+
+if [ -n $(grep version "$libdir/setup.py" &> /dev/null) ]; then
+    inform "touched up version in setup.py"
+    sed -i "s/'[0-9].[0-9].[0-9]'/'$version'/" "$libdir/setup.py"
+else
+    warning "couldn't touch up version in setup, no match found"
+fi
+
+# touch up version in lib or package siblings
+
+if [ -z "$libname" ]; then
+    cd "$libdir"
+    libname=$(grep "name" setup.py | tr -d "[:space:]" | cut -c 7- | rev | cut -c 3- | rev)
+    libname=$(echo "$libname" | tr "[A-Z]" "[a-z]") && cd "$debdir"
+    sibname+=( "$libname" )
+elif [ "$libname" != "package" ]; then
+    sibname+=( "$libname" )
+fi
+
+for sibling in ${sibname[@]}; do
+    if grep -e "__version__" "$libdir/$sibling.py" &> /dev/null; then
+        sed -i "s/__version__ = '[0-9].[0-9].[0-9]'/__version__ = '$version'/" "$libdir/$sibling.py"
+        inform "touched up version in $sibling.py"
+    elif grep -e "__version__" "$libdir/$sibling/__init__.py" &> /dev/null; then
+        sed -i "s/__version__ = '[0-9].[0-9].[0-9]'/__version__ = '$version'/" "$libdir/$sibling/__init__.py"
+        inform "touched up version in $sibling/__init__.py"
+    elif [ "$versionwarn" == "yes" ]; then
+        warning "couldn't touch up __version__ in $sibling, no match found"
+    fi
+done
 
 exit 0