diff --git a/shell/helm/publish_helm_charts.sh b/shell/helm/publish_helm_charts.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e -o pipefail
+echo "*** starting chart publish process for $BUILD_TYPE"
+cd kubernetes/dist/packages/ || exit
+helm_charts=()
+while IFS= read -a line; do
+    helm_charts+=( "$line" )
+done < <( ls )
+
+for chart in "${helm_charts[@]}"; do
+  chart=$(echo "$chart" | xargs)
+  echo " ** processing chart $chart"
+  case "$BUILD_TYPE" in
+    'snapshot')
+      echo "  * snapshot build, pushing to https://nexus3.onap.org/repository/onap-helm-testing/"
+      curl -vn --upload-file "$chart" "https://nexus3.onap.org/repository/onap-helm-testing/"
+      ;;
+    'release')
+      echo "  * release build, pushing to https://nexus3.onap.org/repository/onap-helm-release/"
+      curl -vn --upload-file "$chart" "https://nexus3.onap.org/repository/onap-helm-release/"
+        ;;
+    *)
+      echo "You must set BUILD_TYPE to one of (snapshot, release)."
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+echo "*** chart publish process finished"
+cd ../../../