diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 8f86b10a9..848402f8a 100755
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -662,8 +662,8 @@ gulp.task('bump', false, function () {
     Internal
 ---------------*/
 
-//gulp.task('release components', false, ['build', 'copy release components'], function() {
-gulp.task('release components', false, ['copy release components'], function() {
+//gulp.task('release components', false, ['build', 'create repos'], function() {
+gulp.task('release components', false, ['create repos'], function() {
 
   /*
   var
@@ -767,17 +767,16 @@ gulp.task('release components', false, ['copy release components'], function() {
   // (manually copy over asset changes)
 });
 
-gulp.task('copy release components', false, function() {
+gulp.task('create repos', false, function() {
   var
     stream,
     index,
-    hasJavascript
+    tasks = []
   ;
 
-  console.log('Moving files to component folders');
-
-  // copy source files and extend package files
+  // sometimes i hate streams (dynamically create task for each component)
   for(index in release.components) {
+
     var
       component            = release.components[index],
       outputDirectory      = release.outputRoot + component,
@@ -787,80 +786,104 @@ gulp.task('copy release components', false, function() {
       repoName             = release.repoRoot + capitalizedComponent,
       gitURL               = 'git@github.com:' + release.org + '/' + repoName + '.git',
       repoURL              = 'https://github.com/' + release.org + '/' + repoName + '/',
-      bower                = require(release.templates.bower),
-      package              = require(release.templates.package),
       regExp               = {
-        relatedNotes : new RegExp('^((?!(^.*(' + component + ').*$|###.*)).)*$', 'gmi'),
-        whitespace   : /\n\s*\n\s*\n/g,
-        trim         : /^\s+|\s+$/g
+        relatedNotes     : new RegExp('^((?!(^.*(' + component + ').*$|###.*)).)*$', 'gmi'),
+        whitespace       : /\n\s*\n\s*\n/g,
+        repeatedReleases : /###.*\n(\n+)###/gm,
+        trim             : /^\s+|\s+$/g
+      },
+      task = {
+        repo    : component + ' create repo',
+        bower   : component + ' create bower.json',
+        notes   : component + ' create release notes',
+        package : component + ' create package.json'
       }
     ;
-    // copy dist files into output folder
-    stream = gulp.src(release.source + component + '.*')
-      .pipe(plumber())
-      .pipe(flatten())
-      .pipe(gulp.dest(outputDirectory)) // pipe to output directory
-    ;
+
+    // create component repo
+    gulp.task(task.repo, false, function() {
+      // copy dist files into output folder adjusting asset paths
+      return gulp.src(release.source + component + '.*')
+        .pipe(plumber())
+        .pipe(flatten())
+        .pipe(replace(release.paths.source, release.paths.output))
+        .pipe(gulp.dest(outputDirectory)) // pipe to output directory
+      ;
+    });
 
     // extend bower.json
-    bower.name = repoName;
-    bower.description = capitalizedComponent + ' - Semantic UI';
-    if(isJavascript) {
-      bower.main = [
-        component + '.js',
-        component + '.css'
-      ];
-      bower.dependencies = {
-        jquery: '>=1.8'
-      };
-    }
-    else {
-      bower.main = [
-        component + '.css'
-      ];
-    }
+    gulp.task(task.bower, false, function() {
+      var
+        bower = require(release.templates.bower)
+      ;
+      bower.name = repoName;
+      bower.description = capitalizedComponent + ' - Semantic UI';
+      if(isJavascript) {
+        bower.main = [
+          component + '.js',
+          component + '.css'
+        ];
+        bower.dependencies = {
+          jquery: '>=1.8'
+        };
+      }
+      else {
+        bower.main = [
+          component + '.css'
+        ];
+      }
+      return gulp.src(release.templates.bower)
+        .pipe(plumber())
+        .pipe(flatten())
+        .pipe(jeditor(bower)) // pipe in modifications from above
+        .pipe(gulp.dest(outputDirectory))
+      ;
+    });
 
     // extend package.json
-    package.name  = repoName;
-    package.title = 'Semantic UI - ' + capitalizedComponent;
-    package.repository = {
-      type : 'git',
-      url  : gitURL
-    };
-    if(isJavascript) {
-      package.dependencies = {
-        jquery: 'x.x.x'
+    gulp.task(task.package, false, function() {
+      var
+        package = require(release.templates.package)
+      ;
+      if(isJavascript) {
+        package.dependencies = {
+          jquery: 'x.x.x'
+        };
+      }
+      package.name       = repoName;
+      package.title      = 'Semantic UI - ' + capitalizedComponent;
+      package.repository = {
+        type : 'git',
+        url  : gitURL
       };
-    }
-
-    // copy modified bower file
-    gulp.src(release.templates.bower)
-      .pipe(plumber())
-      .pipe(flatten())
-      .pipe(jeditor(bower)) // pipe in modifications from above
-      .pipe(gulp.dest(outputDirectory))
-    ;
-
-    // copy modified package file
-    gulp.src(release.templates.package)
-      .pipe(plumber())
-      .pipe(flatten())
-      .pipe(jeditor(package)) // pipe in modifications from above
-      .pipe(gulp.dest(outputDirectory))
-    ;
+      return gulp.src(release.templates.package)
+        .pipe(plumber())
+        .pipe(flatten())
+        .pipe(jeditor(package)) // pipe in modifications from above
+        .pipe(gulp.dest(outputDirectory))
+      ;
+    });
 
     // create release notes
-    gulp.src(release.templates.notes)
-      .pipe(plumber())
-      .pipe(flatten())
-      .pipe(replace(regExp.relatedNotes, ''))  // Remove release notes for lines not mentioning component
-      .pipe(replace(regExp.whitespace, '\n\n'))
-      .pipe(replace(regExp.trim, ''))
-      .pipe(gulp.dest(outputDirectory))
-    ;
-    // extend output json
+    gulp.task(task.notes, false, function() {
+      return gulp.src(release.templates.notes)
+        .pipe(plumber())
+        .pipe(flatten())
+        .pipe(replace(regExp.relatedNotes, ''))  // Remove release notes for lines not mentioning component
+        .pipe(replace(regExp.whitespace, '\n\n'))
+        //.pipe(replace(regExp.repeatedReleases, ''))
+        .pipe(replace(regExp.trim, ''))
+        .pipe(gulp.dest(outputDirectory))
+      ;
+    });
 
-    // does it have js
-    // copy files into folder
+    // add tasks to queue
+    tasks.push(task.repo);
+    tasks.push(task.bower);
+    tasks.push(task.package);
+    tasks.push(task.notes);
   }
+  console.log(tasks);
+  gulp.task('Create each repo', false, tasks);
+  gulp.start('Create each repo');
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tasks/admin/release.js b/tasks/admin/release.js
index 62cd36eff..bfbc0ef2d 100644
--- a/tasks/admin/release.js
+++ b/tasks/admin/release.js
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ module.exports = {
   // path to components for repos
   source     : './dist/components/',
 
+  // modified asset paths for component repos
+  paths: {
+    source : '../themes/default/assets/',
+    output : 'assets/'
+  },
+
   templates: {
     bower   : './tasks/admin/templates/bower.json',
     package : './tasks/admin/templates/package.json',
@@ -19,6 +25,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
   // root name for repos
   repoRoot   : 'UI-',
+
   // root path to repos
   outputRoot : '../components/',
 
@@ -26,50 +33,50 @@ module.exports = {
 
   // components that get separate repositories for bower/npm
   components : [
-    "accordion",
-    "api",
-    "breadcrumb",
-    "button",
-    "card",
-    "checkbox",
-    "comment",
-    "dimmer",
-    "divider",
-    "dropdown",
-    "feed",
-    "flag",
-    "form",
-    "grid",
-    "header",
-    "icon",
-    "image",
-    "input",
-    "item",
-    "label",
-    "list",
-    "loader",
-    "menu",
-    "message",
-    "modal",
-    "nag",
-    "popup",
-    "progress",
-    "rail",
-    "rating",
-    "reset",
-    "reveal",
-    "search",
-    "segment",
-    "shape",
-    "sidebar",
-    "site",
-    "statistic",
-    "step",
-    "sticky",
-    "tab",
-    "table",
-    "transition",
-    "video"
+    'accordion',
+    'api',
+    'breadcrumb',
+    'button',
+    'card',
+    'checkbox',
+    'comment',
+    'dimmer',
+    'divider',
+    'dropdown',
+    'feed',
+    'flag',
+    'form',
+    'grid',
+    'header',
+    'icon',
+    'image',
+    'input',
+    'item',
+    'label',
+    'list',
+    'loader',
+    'menu',
+    'message',
+    'modal',
+    'nag',
+    'popup',
+    'progress',
+    'rail',
+    'rating',
+    'reset',
+    'reveal',
+    'search',
+    'segment',
+    'shape',
+    'sidebar',
+    'site',
+    'statistic',
+    'step',
+    'sticky',
+    'tab',
+    'table',
+    'transition',
+    'video'
   ]
 };