diff --git a/integration/src/release_scripts/bumpSnapshots.sh b/integration/src/release_scripts/bumpSnapshots.sh
index ced6453..d7d22df 100755
--- a/integration/src/release_scripts/bumpSnapshots.sh
+++ b/integration/src/release_scripts/bumpSnapshots.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-SCRIPT_NAME=`basename $0`
+SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0")
 repo_location="./"
 release_data_file="./pf_release_data.csv"
 
@@ -138,11 +138,14 @@
 
 for specified_repo in "${pf_repos[@]}"
 do
-    read    repo \
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2046
+    read -r repo \
             latest_released_tag \
             latest_snapshot_tag \
-            changed_files docker_images \
-        <<< $( grep $specified_repo $release_data_file | tr ',' ' ' )
+            changed_files \
+            docker_images \
+        <<< $(grep "$specified_repo" "$release_data_file" | tr ',' ' ' )
 
     if [ ! "$repo" = "$specified_repo" ]
     then
@@ -154,28 +157,30 @@
 
     if [ "$latest_released_tag" = "$next_release_version" ]
     then
-        declare -i major_version=`echo $next_release_version | $SED -E 's/^([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*$/\1/'`
-        declare -i minor_version=`echo $next_release_version | $SED -E 's/^[0-9]*\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$/\1/'`
-        declare -i patch_version=`echo $next_release_version | $SED -E 's/^[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.([0-9]*)$/\1/'`
-        declare -i new_patch_version=$(($patch_version+1))
+        major_version=$(echo "$next_release_version" | $SED -E 's/^([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*$/\1/')
+        minor_version=$(echo "$next_release_version" | $SED -E 's/^[0-9]*\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$/\1/')
+        patch_version=$(echo "$next_release_version" | $SED -E 's/^[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.([0-9]*)$/\1/')
+        # shellcheck disable=SC2004
+        new_patch_version=$(($patch_version+1))
 
         new_snapshot_tag="$major_version"."$minor_version"."$new_patch_version"-SNAPSHOT
 
-        echo updating snapshot version and references of repo $repo to $new_snapshot_tag . . .
-        mvn -f $repo_location/$repo \
-            -DnewVersion=$new_snapshot_tag versions:set \
+        echo "updating snapshot version and references of repo $repo to $new_snapshot_tag . . ."
+        mvn -f "$repo_location/$repo" \
+            "-DnewVersion=$new_snapshot_tag" versions:set \
             versions:update-child-modules versions:commit
 
         temp_file=$(mktemp)
 
-        echo updating snapshot version of repo $repo in $repo_location/$repo/version.properties
-        $SED -e "s/patch=$patch_version/patch=$new_patch_version/" $repo_location/$repo/version.properties > $temp_file
-        mv $temp_file $repo_location/$repo/version.properties
+        echo "updating snapshot version of repo $repo in $repo_location/$repo/version.properties"
+        $SED -e "s/patch=$patch_version/patch=$new_patch_version/" \
+            "$repo_location/$repo/version.properties" > "$temp_file"
+        mv "$temp_file" "$repo_location/$repo/version.properties"
     fi
 
-    updateRefs.sh -pcmos -d $release_data_file -l $repo_location -r $repo
+    updateRefs.sh -pcmos -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r "$repo"
 
-    if [ "$(git -C $repo_location/$specified_repo status | grep '^[ \t]*modified:[ \t]*pom.xml' > /dev/null 2>&1)" = 0 ]
+    if [ "$(git -C "$repo_location/$specified_repo" status | grep '^[ \t]*modified:[ \t]*pom.xml' > /dev/null 2>&1)" = 0 ]
     then
         references_updated=0
     else
@@ -190,9 +195,9 @@
     echo "generating commit to update snapshot version and/or references of repo $repo . . ."
 
     generateCommit.sh \
-        -l $repo_location \
-        -r $repo \
-        -i $issue_id \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "$repo" \
+        -i "$issue_id" \
         -e "Update snapshot and/or references of $repo to latest snapshots" \
         -m "$repo updated to its latest own and reference snapshots"
 
diff --git a/integration/src/release_scripts/generateCommit.sh b/integration/src/release_scripts/generateCommit.sh
index 8c21c30..29e600a 100755
--- a/integration/src/release_scripts/generateCommit.sh
+++ b/integration/src/release_scripts/generateCommit.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-SCRIPT_NAME=`basename $0`
+SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0")
 repo_location="./"
 
 usage()
@@ -47,13 +47,6 @@
     exit 255;
 }
 
-update_parent=false
-update_common=false
-update_models=false
-update_drools_pdp=false
-update_snapshot=false
-update_docker=false
-
 while getopts "hl:r:i:e:m:" opt
 do
     case $opt in
@@ -129,7 +122,7 @@
     exit 1
 fi
 
-git -C $repo_location/$specified_repo status | grep '^Your branch is up to date' > /dev/null 2>&1
+git -C "$repo_location/$specified_repo" status | grep '^Your branch is up to date' > /dev/null 2>&1
 return_code=$?
 
 if [ $return_code -eq 0 ]
@@ -137,30 +130,32 @@
     echo "generating commit '$commit_header' . . ."
 
     commit_msg_temp_file=$(mktemp)
-    echo "$commit_header"                                           > $commit_msg_temp_file
-    echo ""                                                        >> $commit_msg_temp_file
-    echo "$commit_message"                                         >> $commit_msg_temp_file
-    echo ""                                                        >> $commit_msg_temp_file
-    echo "*** This commit is generated by a PF release script ***" >> $commit_msg_temp_file
-    echo ""                                                        >> $commit_msg_temp_file
-    echo "Issue-ID: $issue_id"                                     >> $commit_msg_temp_file
+    {
+        echo "$commit_header"
+        echo ""
+        echo "$commit_message"
+        echo ""
+        echo "*** This commit is generated by a PF release script ***"
+        echo ""
+        echo "Issue-ID: $issue_id"
+    } > "$commit_msg_temp_file"
 
-    git -C $repo_location/$specified_repo add .
-    git -C $repo_location/$specified_repo commit -s -F "$commit_msg_temp_file"
-    rm $commit_msg_temp_file
+    git -C "$repo_location/$specified_repo" add .
+    git -C "$repo_location/$specified_repo" commit -s -F "$commit_msg_temp_file"
+    rm "$commit_msg_temp_file"
 
     echo "commit '$commit_header' generated"
 else
     echo "updating commit '$commit_header' . . ."
 
-    git -C $repo_location/$specified_repo add .
-    git -C $repo_location/$specified_repo commit -as --amend --no-edit
+    git -C "$repo_location/$specified_repo" add .
+    git -C "$repo_location/$specified_repo" commit -as --amend --no-edit
 
     echo "commit '$commit_header' updated"
 fi
 
 echo "sending commit '$commit_header' to gerrit . . ."
-git -C $repo_location/$specified_repo review
+git -C "$repo_location/$specified_repo" review
 echo "commit '$commit_header' sent to gerrit . . ."
 
 
diff --git a/integration/src/release_scripts/getReleaseData.sh b/integration/src/release_scripts/getReleaseData.sh
index 3d3bad9..4afd1bd 100755
--- a/integration/src/release_scripts/getReleaseData.sh
+++ b/integration/src/release_scripts/getReleaseData.sh
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
 
 set -e
 
-SCRIPT_NAME=`basename $0`
+SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0")
 repo_location="./"
 release_data_file="./pf_release_data.csv"
+branch="master"
 
 # Use the bash internal OSTYPE variable to check for MacOS
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]
@@ -59,18 +60,22 @@
     echo ""
     echo "       options"
     echo "         -h           - this help message"
+    echo "         -b branch    - the branch to release on, defaults to '$branch'"
     echo "         -d data_file - the policy release data file to create, defaults to '$release_data_file'"
     echo "         -l location  - the location of the policy framework repos on the file system,"
     echo "                        defaults to '$repo_location'"
     exit 255;
 }
 
-while getopts "hd:l:" opt
+while getopts "hb:d:l:" opt
 do
     case $opt in
     h)
         usage
         ;;
+    b)
+        branch=$OPTARG
+        ;;
     d)
         release_data_file=$OPTARG
         ;;
@@ -84,18 +89,18 @@
     esac
 done
 
-if [ $OPTIND -eq 1 ]
-then
-    echo "no arguments were specified"
-    usage
-fi
-
 if [[ -z "$repo_location" ]]
 then
     echo "policy repo location not specified on -l flag"
     exit 1
 fi
 
+if [[ -z "$branch" ]]
+then
+    echo "policy branch not specified on -b flag"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 if ! [ -d "$repo_location" ]
 then
     echo "policy repo location '$repo_location' not found"
@@ -113,15 +118,16 @@
 
     for repo in "${pf_repos[@]}"
     do
-        echo "updating data from repo $repo to data file '$release_data_file' . . ."
+        echo "updating data from repo $repo branch $branch to data file '$release_data_file' . . ."
 
-        if [ -d $repo_location/$repo ]
+        if [ -d "$repo_location/$repo" ]
         then
             echo "updating repository '$repo' . . ."
-            git -C $repo_location/$repo checkout master
-            git -C $repo_location/$repo pull
-            git -C $repo_location/$repo rebase
-            git -C $repo_location/$repo fetch --tags
+            git -C "$repo_location/$repo" checkout -- .
+            git -C "$repo_location/$repo" checkout "$branch"
+            git -C "$repo_location/$repo" pull
+            git -C "$repo_location/$repo" rebase
+            git -C "$repo_location/$repo" fetch --tags
         else
             echo "repo $repo does not exist"
             exit 1
@@ -132,45 +138,54 @@
     echo "policy framework data from '$repo_location' updated to data file '$release_data_file' . . ."
 }
 
-
 get_tags() {
-    echo "Repo, Last Tag Version,Master Snapshot Version,Changed Files,Docker Images"
-    echo "repo, Last Tag Version,Master Snapshot Version,Changed Files,Docker Images" > $release_data_file
+    echo "Repo, Last Tag Version,Snapshot Version,Changed Files,Docker Images"
+    echo "repo, Last Tag Version,Snapshot Version,Changed Files,Docker Images" > "$release_data_file"
     for repo in "${pf_repos[@]}"
     do
-        latest_released_tag=`git -C $repo_location/$repo tag | \
-            grep '^[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*$' | \
-            sort -V | \
-            tail -1`
-
-        latest_snapshot_tag=`mvn -f $repo_location/$repo clean | \
+        latest_snapshot_tag=$(mvn -f "$repo_location/$repo" clean | \
             grep "SNAPSHOT" | \
             tail -1 | \
-            $SED -r 's/^.* ([0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*-SNAPSHOT).*$/\1/'`
+            $SED -r 's/^.* ([0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*-SNAPSHOT).*$/\1/')
 
-        changed_files=`git -C $repo_location/$repo diff --name-only $latest_released_tag origin/master | \
+        if [[ $branch == *master ]]
+        then
+            latest_released_tag=$(git -C "$repo_location/$repo" tag | \
+                grep '^[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*$' | \
+                sort -V | \
+                tail -1)
+        else
+            # shellcheck disable=SC2001
+            latest_snapshot_major_minor=$(echo "$latest_snapshot_tag" | sed 's/\.[0-9]*-SNAPSHOT$//')
+            latest_released_tag=$(git -C "$repo_location/$repo" tag | \
+                grep '^[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*$' | \
+                grep "$latest_snapshot_major_minor" | \
+                sort -V | \
+                tail -1)
+        fi
+
+        changed_files=$(git -C "$repo_location/$repo" diff --name-only "$latest_released_tag" "$branch" | \
             grep -v 'pom.xml$' | \
             grep -v '^version.properties$' | \
             grep -v "^releases/$latest_released_tag.yaml$" | \
-            grep -v "^releases/$latest_released_tag-container.yaml$" | \
-            wc -l | \
-            $SED 's/^[[:space:]]*//g'`
+            grep -cv "^releases/$latest_released_tag-container.yaml$" | \
+            $SED 's/^[[:space:]]*//g')
 
-        if [ -f $repo_location/$repo/releases/$latest_released_tag-container.yaml ]
+        latest_container_yaml=$(find "$repo_location/$repo/releases" -name "*container.yaml" | sort | tail -1)
+        if [ "$latest_container_yaml" != "" ]
         then
-            docker_images=`grep '\- name:' $repo_location/$repo/releases/$latest_released_tag-container.yaml | \
+            docker_images=$(grep '\- name:' "$latest_container_yaml" | \
             $SED -e 's/\- //g' -e 's/\://g' -e "s/\'//g" -e 's/^[[:space:]]*//g' -e 's/^name //' | \
             tr '\n' ':' | \
-            $SED 's/:$//'`
+            $SED 's/:$//')
         else
             docker_images=""
         fi
 
         echo "$repo,$latest_released_tag,$latest_snapshot_tag,$changed_files,$docker_images"
-        echo "$repo,$latest_released_tag,$latest_snapshot_tag,$changed_files,$docker_images" >> $release_data_file
+        echo "$repo,$latest_released_tag,$latest_snapshot_tag,$changed_files,$docker_images" >> "$release_data_file"
     done
 }
 
 update_repos
 get_tags
-
diff --git a/integration/src/release_scripts/mkart.sh b/integration/src/release_scripts/mkart.sh
index 62ec030..2243e29 100755
--- a/integration/src/release_scripts/mkart.sh
+++ b/integration/src/release_scripts/mkart.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     echo "cannot extract default branch from ${TOPDIR}/.gitreview" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
-echo Branch: ${BRANCH}
+echo Branch: "${BRANCH}"
 
 PROJECT=$(awk -F= '$1 == "project" { print $2 }' "${TOPDIR}/.gitreview" |
             $SED 's/.git$//')
@@ -73,9 +73,8 @@
     echo "cannot extract project from ${TOPDIR}/.gitreview" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
-echo Project: ${PROJECT}
-TPROJ=$(echo ${PROJECT} | $SED 's!/!%2F!')
-DPROJ=$(echo ${PROJECT} | $SED 's!/!-!')
+echo Project: "${PROJECT}"
+DPROJ=$(echo "${PROJECT}" | $SED 's!/!-!')
 
 VERSION=$(
     xmllint --xpath \
@@ -87,11 +86,11 @@
     echo "cannot extract version from ${TOPDIR}/pom.xml" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
-echo Version: ${VERSION}
+echo "Version: ${VERSION}"
 
 prefix='https://jenkins.onap.org/view/policy/job/'
 STAGE_ID=$(
-    curl --silent ${prefix}${DPROJ}-maven-stage-${BRANCH}/ |
+    curl --silent "${prefix}${DPROJ}-maven-stage-${BRANCH}/" |
     grep "Last completed build" |
     $SED -e 's!.*Last completed build .#!!' -e 's!).*!!' |
     head -1
@@ -100,18 +99,19 @@
     echo "cannot extract last maven stage ID from jenkins" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
-STAGE_ID=${DPROJ}-maven-stage-${BRANCH}/${STAGE_ID}/
-echo Stage ID: ${STAGE_ID}
+STAGE_ID="${DPROJ}-maven-stage-${BRANCH}/${STAGE_ID}/"
+echo Stage ID: "${STAGE_ID}"
 
 prefix='https://jenkins.onap.org/view/policy/job/'
-JOB_OUT=$(curl --silent ${prefix}${STAGE_ID}/console)
+JOB_OUT=$(curl --silent "${prefix}${STAGE_ID}/consoleFull")
 echo "${JOB_OUT}" | grep -q "Finished: SUCCESS"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2181
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "last jenkins build has not completed successfully" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
 
-echo Creating ${TOPDIR}/releases/${VERSION}.yaml
+echo Creating "${TOPDIR}/releases/${VERSION}.yaml"
 
 echo "distribution_type: 'maven'"  > "${TOPDIR}/releases/${VERSION}.yaml"
 echo "version: '${VERSION}'"      >> "${TOPDIR}/releases/${VERSION}.yaml"
diff --git a/integration/src/release_scripts/mkdock.sh b/integration/src/release_scripts/mkdock.sh
index 4f1b3e2..0df4aba 100755
--- a/integration/src/release_scripts/mkdock.sh
+++ b/integration/src/release_scripts/mkdock.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     SED="sed"
 fi
 
+# shellcheck disable=SC2166
 if [ $# -lt 1 -o "$1" = "-?" ]
 then
     echo "arg(s): docker-container-name1 docker-container-name2 ..." >&2
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@
     echo "cannot extract default branch from ${TOPDIR}/.gitreview" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
-echo Branch: ${BRANCH}
+echo "Branch: ${BRANCH}"
 
 PROJECT=$(awk -F= '$1 == "project" { print $2 }' "${TOPDIR}/.gitreview" |
             $SED 's/.git$//')
@@ -72,9 +73,8 @@
     echo "cannot extract project from ${TOPDIR}/.gitreview" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
-echo Project: ${PROJECT}
-TPROJ=$(echo ${PROJECT} | $SED 's!/!%2F!')
-DPROJ=$(echo ${PROJECT} | $SED 's!/!-!')
+echo "Project: ${PROJECT}"
+DPROJ=$(echo "${PROJECT}" | $SED 's!/!-!')
 
 RELEASE=$(
     xmllint --xpath \
@@ -86,18 +86,18 @@
     echo "cannot extract release from ${TOPDIR}/pom.xml" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
-echo Release: ${RELEASE}
+echo "Release: ${RELEASE}"
 
 REF_ID=$(git log | grep commit | head -1 | awk '{ print $2 }')
 if [ -z "${REF_ID}" ]; then
     echo "cannot extract ref from 'git log'" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
-echo Ref: ${REF_ID}
+echo "Ref: ${REF_ID}"
 
 prefix='https://jenkins.onap.org/view/policy/job/'
 STAGE_ID=$(
-    curl --silent ${prefix}${DPROJ}-maven-docker-stage-${BRANCH}/ |
+    curl --silent "${prefix}${DPROJ}-maven-docker-stage-${BRANCH}/" |
     grep "Last completed build" |
     $SED -e 's!.*Last completed build .#!!' -e 's!).*!!' |
     head -1
@@ -107,17 +107,18 @@
     exit 1
 fi
 STAGE_ID=${DPROJ}-maven-docker-stage-${BRANCH}/${STAGE_ID}
-echo Stage ID: ${STAGE_ID}
+echo "Stage ID: ${STAGE_ID}"
 
 prefix='https://jenkins.onap.org/view/policy/job/'
-JOB_OUT=$(curl --silent ${prefix}${STAGE_ID}/console)
+JOB_OUT=$(curl --silent "${prefix}${STAGE_ID}/consoleFull")
 echo "${JOB_OUT}" | grep -q "Finished: SUCCESS"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2181
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "last docker build has not completed successfully" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
 
-echo Creating ${TOPDIR}/releases/${RELEASE}-container.yaml
+echo "Creating ${TOPDIR}/releases/${RELEASE}-container.yaml"
 cat >"${TOPDIR}/releases/${RELEASE}-container.yaml" <<EOT
 distribution_type: 'container'
 container_release_tag: '${RELEASE}'
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@
         echo "cannot extract ${CONT_NAME} version from jenkins build output" >&2
         exit 1
     fi
-    echo ${CONT_NAME} version: ${VERSION}
+    echo "${CONT_NAME} version: ${VERSION}"
 
     cat >>"${TOPDIR}/releases/${RELEASE}-container.yaml" <<EOT_LOOP
     - name: '${CONT_NAME}'
diff --git a/integration/src/release_scripts/releasePhase.sh b/integration/src/release_scripts/releasePhase.sh
index 26a4588..b3f7e0a 100755
--- a/integration/src/release_scripts/releasePhase.sh
+++ b/integration/src/release_scripts/releasePhase.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-SCRIPT_NAME=`basename $0`
+SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0")
 repo_location="./"
 release_data_file="./pf_release_data.csv"
 
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@
 
 release_phase_1() {
     echo "Updating parent references in the parent pom and generating commit . . ."
-    updateRefs.sh -d $release_data_file -l $repo_location -r policy/parent -p
+    updateRefs.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/parent -p
     generateCommit.sh \
-        -l $repo_location \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
         -r policy/parent \
-        -i $issue_id \
+        -i "$issue_id" \
         -e "update parent references in policy/parent pom" \
         -m "updated the parent references in the policy/parent pom"
     echo "Updated parent references in the parent pom and generated commit"
@@ -141,41 +141,240 @@
 
 release_phase_2() {
     echo "Generating artifact release yaml file and commit for policy/parent . . ."
-    releaseRepo.sh -d $release_data_file -l $repo_location -r policy/parent -i $issue_id
+    releaseRepo.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/parent -i "$issue_id"
     echo "Generated artifact release yaml file and commit for policy/parent"
 }
 
 release_phase_3() {
     echo "Updating snapshots for policy/parent, updating references on policy/docker and policy/common . . ."
     bumpSnapshots.sh \
-        -d $release_data_file \
-        -l $repo_location \
-        -i $issue_id
+        -d "$release_data_file" \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -i "$issue_id"
     updateRefs.sh \
         -p \
-        -d $release_data_file \
-        -l $repo_location \
-        -r policy/docker
+        -d "$release_data_file" \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/docker"
     updateRefs.sh \
         -p \
-        -d $release_data_file \
-        -l $repo_location \
-        -r policy/common
+        -d "$release_data_file" \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/common"
     generateCommit.sh \
-        -l $repo_location \
-        -r policy/docker \
-        -i $issue_id \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/docker" \
+        -i "$issue_id" \
         -e "update parent references in policy/docker pom" \
         -m "updated the parent references in the policy/docker pom"
     generateCommit.sh \
-        -l $repo_location \
-        -r policy/common \
-        -i $issue_id \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/common" \
+        -i "$issue_id" \
         -e "update parent references in policy/common pom" \
         -m "updated the parent references in the policy/common pom"
     echo "Updated snapshots for policy/parent, updating references on policy/docker and policy/common"
 }
 
+release_phase_4() {
+    echo "Generating artifact release yaml file and commit for policy/common . . ."
+    releaseRepo.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/common -i "$issue_id"
+    echo "Generated artifact release yaml file and commit for policy/common"
+
+    echo "Generating docker release yaml file and commit for policy/docker . . ."
+    releaseRepoImages.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/docker -i "$issue_id"
+    echo "Generated docker release yaml file and commit for policy/docker"
+}
+
+release_phase_5() {
+    echo "Updating snapshots for policy/common and policy/docker, updating references on policy/models . . ."
+    bumpSnapshots.sh \
+        -d "$release_data_file" \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -i "$issue_id"
+    updateRefs.sh \
+        -pc \
+        -d "$release_data_file" \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/models"
+    generateCommit.sh \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/models" \
+        -i "$issue_id" \
+        -e "update parent,common references in policy/models pom" \
+        -m "updated the parent and common references in the policy/models pom"
+    echo "Updated snapshots for policy/common and policy/docker, updated references on policy/models"
+}
+
+release_phase_6() {
+    echo "Generating artifact release yaml file and commit for policy/models . . ."
+    releaseRepo.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/models -i "$issue_id"
+    echo "Generated artifact release yaml file and commit for policy/models"
+}
+
+release_phase_7() {
+    echo "Updating snapshots for policy/models, updating references on other repos . . ."
+    bumpSnapshots.sh \
+        -d "$release_data_file" \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -i "$issue_id"
+    updateRefs.sh \
+        -pcmk \
+        -d "$release_data_file" \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/apex-pdp"
+    updateRefs.sh \
+        -pcmk \
+        -d "$release_data_file" \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/api"
+    updateRefs.sh \
+        -pcmk \
+        -d "$release_data_file" \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/clamp"
+    updateRefs.sh \
+        -pcmk \
+        -d "$release_data_file" \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/distribution"
+    updateRefs.sh \
+        -pcmk \
+        -d "$release_data_file" \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/drools-pdp"
+    updateRefs.sh \
+        -pcmk \
+        -d "$release_data_file" \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/gui"
+    updateRefs.sh \
+        -pcmk \
+        -d "$release_data_file" \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/pap"
+    updateRefs.sh \
+        -pcmk \
+        -d "$release_data_file" \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/xacml-pdp"
+    generateCommit.sh \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/apex-pdp" \
+        -i "$issue_id" \
+        -e "update references in policy/apex-pdp pom" \
+        -m "updated references in the policy/apex-pdp pom"
+    generateCommit.sh \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/api" \
+        -i "$issue_id" \
+        -e "update references in policy/api pom" \
+        -m "updated references in the policy/api pom"
+    generateCommit.sh \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/clamp" \
+        -i "$issue_id" \
+        -e "update references in policy/clamp pom" \
+        -m "updated references in the policy/clamp pom"
+    generateCommit.sh \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/distribution" \
+        -i "$issue_id" \
+        -e "update references in policy/distribution pom" \
+        -m "updated references in the policy/distribution pom"
+    generateCommit.sh \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/drools-pdp" \
+        -i "$issue_id" \
+        -e "update references in policy/drools-pdp pom" \
+        -m "updated references in the policy/drools-pdp pom"
+    generateCommit.sh \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/gui" \
+        -i "$issue_id" \
+        -e "update references in policy/gui pom" \
+        -m "updated references in the policy/gui pom"
+    generateCommit.sh \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/pap" \
+        -i "$issue_id" \
+        -e "update references in policy/pap pom" \
+        -m "updated references in the policy/pap pom"
+    generateCommit.sh \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/xacml-pdp" \
+        -i "$issue_id" \
+        -e "update references in policy/xacml-pdp pom" \
+        -m "updated references in the policy/xacml-pdp pom"
+    echo "Updated snapshots for policy/models, updated references on other repos"
+}
+
+release_phase_8() {
+    echo "Generating artifact release yaml file and commit for repos . . ."
+    releaseRepo.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/apex-pdp -i "$issue_id"
+    releaseRepo.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/api -i "$issue_id"
+    releaseRepo.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/clamp -i "$issue_id"
+    releaseRepo.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/distribution -i "$issue_id"
+    releaseRepo.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/drools-pdp -i "$issue_id"
+    releaseRepo.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/gui -i "$issue_id"
+    releaseRepo.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/pap -i "$issue_id"
+    releaseRepo.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/xacml-pdp -i "$issue_id"
+    echo "Generated artifact release yaml file and commit for repos"
+}
+
+release_phase_9() {
+    echo "Generating docker release yaml file and commit for repos . . ."
+    releaseRepoImages.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/apex-pdp -i "$issue_id"
+    releaseRepoImages.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/api -i "$issue_id"
+    releaseRepoImages.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/clamp -i "$issue_id"
+    releaseRepoImages.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/distribution -i "$issue_id"
+    releaseRepoImages.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/drools-pdp -i "$issue_id"
+    releaseRepoImages.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/gui -i "$issue_id"
+    releaseRepoImages.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/pap -i "$issue_id"
+    releaseRepoImages.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/xacml-pdp -i "$issue_id"
+    echo "Generated docker release yaml file and commit for repos"
+}
+
+release_phase_10() {
+    echo "Updating snapshots for repos, updating references on policy/drools-applications . . ."
+    bumpSnapshots.sh \
+        -d "$release_data_file" \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -i "$issue_id"
+    updateRefs.sh \
+        -pcmok \
+        -d "$release_data_file" \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/drools-applications"
+    generateCommit.sh \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -r "policy/drools-applications" \
+        -i "$issue_id" \
+        -e "update references in policy/drools-applications pom" \
+        -m "updated references in the policy/drools-applications pom"
+    echo "Updated snapshots for repos, updated references on policy/drools-applications"
+}
+
+release_phase_11() {
+    echo "Generating artifact release yaml file and commit for policy/drools-applications . . ."
+    releaseRepo.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/drools-applications -i "$issue_id"
+    echo "Generated artifact release yaml file and commit for policy/drools-applications"
+}
+
+release_phase_12() {
+    echo "Generating docker release yaml file and commit for policy/drools-applications . . ."
+    releaseRepoImages.sh -d "$release_data_file" -l "$repo_location" -r policy/drools-applications -i "$issue_id"
+    echo "Generated docker release yaml file and commit for policy/drools-applications"
+}
+
+release_phase_13() {
+    echo "Updating snapshots on policy/drools-applications . . ."
+    bumpSnapshots.sh \
+        -d "$release_data_file" \
+        -l "$repo_location" \
+        -i "$issue_id"
+}
+
 case "$release_phase" in
 
 1)  release_phase_1
@@ -187,7 +386,36 @@
 3)  release_phase_3
     ;;
 
+4)  release_phase_4
+    ;;
+
+5)  release_phase_5
+    ;;
+
+6)  release_phase_6
+    ;;
+
+7)  release_phase_7
+    ;;
+
+8)  release_phase_8
+    ;;
+
+9)  release_phase_9
+    ;;
+
+10)  release_phase_10
+    ;;
+
+11)  release_phase_11
+    ;;
+
+12)  release_phase_12
+    ;;
+
+13)  release_phase_13
+    ;;
+
 *) echo "specified release phase '$release_phase' is invalid"
    ;;
 esac
-
diff --git a/integration/src/release_scripts/releaseRepo.sh b/integration/src/release_scripts/releaseRepo.sh
index c2aa95a..ef1592f 100755
--- a/integration/src/release_scripts/releaseRepo.sh
+++ b/integration/src/release_scripts/releaseRepo.sh
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@
 # ============LICENSE_END==================================================
 #
 
-set -e
-
-SCRIPT_NAME=`basename $0`
+SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0")
 repo_location="./"
 release_data_file="./pf_release_data.csv"
 
@@ -121,11 +119,14 @@
   exit 1
 fi
 
-read repo \
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+# shellcheck disable=SC2046
+read -r repo \
     latest_released_tag \
     latest_snapshot_tag \
-    changed_files docker_images \
-    <<< $( grep $specified_repo $release_data_file | tr ',' ' ' )
+    changed_files \
+    docker_images \
+    <<< $(grep "$specified_repo" "$release_data_file" | tr ',' ' ' )
 
 if [ ! "$repo" = "$specified_repo" ]
 then
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@
 
 while true
 do
-   read -p "have you run 'stage_release' on the '$repo' repo? " yes_no
+   read -r -p "have you run 'stage_release' on the '$repo' repo? " yes_no
    case $yes_no in
        [Yy]* ) break
         ;;
@@ -150,22 +151,30 @@
    esac
 done
 
-saved_current_dir=`pwd`
-cd $repo_location/$repo
+saved_current_dir=$(pwd)
+cd "$repo_location/$repo" || exit 1
 if [ "$docker_images" != "" ]
 then
-    mkart.sh -d
+    mkart_flag="-d"
 else
-    mkart.sh
+    mkart_flag=""
 fi
-cd $saved_current_dir
+
+if ! mkart.sh "$mkart_flag"
+then
+    echo "generation of artifact release yaml file failed"
+    cd "$saved_current_dir" || exit 1
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+cd "$saved_current_dir" || exit 1
 
 echo "generating commit for $repo release: $latest_released_tag-->$next_release_version . . ."
 
 generateCommit.sh \
-    -l $repo_location \
-    -r $repo \
-    -i $issue_id \
+    -l "$repo_location" \
+    -r "$repo" \
+    -i "$issue_id" \
     -e "Release $repo: $next_release_version" \
     -m "This commit releases repo $repo."
 
diff --git a/integration/src/release_scripts/releaseRepoImages.sh b/integration/src/release_scripts/releaseRepoImages.sh
index d7c5bea..0bcae6a 100755
--- a/integration/src/release_scripts/releaseRepoImages.sh
+++ b/integration/src/release_scripts/releaseRepoImages.sh
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@
 # ============LICENSE_END==================================================
 #
 
-set -e
-
-SCRIPT_NAME=`basename $0`
+SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0")
 repo_location="./"
 release_data_file="./pf_release_data.csv"
 
@@ -121,12 +119,13 @@
   exit 1
 fi
 
-read repo \
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+read -r repo \
     latest_released_tag \
     latest_snapshot_tag \
     changed_files \
     docker_images \
-    <<< $( grep $specified_repo $release_data_file | tr ',' ' ' )
+    <<< "$(grep "$specified_repo" "$release_data_file" | tr ',' ' ' )"
 
 if [ ! "$repo" = "$specified_repo" ]
 then
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@
 
 while true
 do
-   read -p "have you run 'stage_release' on the '$repo' repo? " yes_no
+   read -r -p "have you run 'stage_release' on the '$repo' repo? " yes_no
    case $yes_no in
        [Yy]* ) break
         ;;
@@ -153,10 +152,16 @@
 
 if [ "$docker_images" != "" ]
 then
-    saved_current_dir=`pwd`
-    cd $repo_location/$repo
-    mkdock.sh `echo "$docker_images" | tr ':' " "`
-    cd $saved_current_dir
+    saved_current_dir=$(pwd)
+    cd "$repo_location/$repo" || exit 1
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2046
+    if ! mkdock.sh $(echo "$docker_images" | sed -e "s/'//g" -e "s/:/ /g")
+    then
+        echo "generation of docker image release container yaml file failed"
+        cd "$saved_current_dir" || exit 1
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    cd "$saved_current_dir" || exit 1
 else
     echo "repo '$repo' does not have any docker images"
     exit 1
@@ -165,9 +170,9 @@
 echo "generating commit for $repo docker image release: $latest_released_tag-->$next_release_version . . ."
 
 generateCommit.sh \
-    -l $repo_location \
-    -r $repo \
-    -i $issue_id \
+    -l "$repo_location" \
+    -r "$repo" \
+    -i "$issue_id" \
     -e "Release docker images for $repo: $next_release_version" \
     -m "This commit releases docker images for repo $repo."
 
diff --git a/integration/src/release_scripts/updateOomImages.sh b/integration/src/release_scripts/updateOomImages.sh
index e5a7d39..ad337a8 100755
--- a/integration/src/release_scripts/updateOomImages.sh
+++ b/integration/src/release_scripts/updateOomImages.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-SCRIPT_NAME=`basename $0`
+SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0")
 repo_location="./"
 release_data_file="./pf_release_data.csv"
 
@@ -137,11 +137,13 @@
 
 for specified_repo in "${pf_repos[@]}"
 do
-    read    repo \
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2046
+    read -r repo \
             latest_released_tag \
             latest_snapshot_tag \
             changed_files docker_images \
-        <<< $( grep $specified_repo $release_data_file | tr ',' ' ' )
+        <<< $(grep "$specified_repo" "$release_data_file" | tr ',' ' ' )
 
     if [ ! "$repo" = "$specified_repo" ]
     then
@@ -154,12 +156,12 @@
         continue
     fi
 
-    for docker_image in `echo $docker_images | tr ':' ' '`
+    for docker_image in $(echo "$docker_images" | tr ':' ' ')
     do
         new_image="$docker_image:$latest_released_tag"
 
         echo "updating OOM image $new_image . . ."
-        find $repo_location/oom/kubernetes/policy/components \
+        find "$repo_location/oom/kubernetes/policy/components" \
             -name values.yaml \
             -exec \
                 $SED -i \
@@ -172,9 +174,9 @@
 echo "generating OOM commit to update policy framework docker image versions . . ."
 
 generateCommit.sh \
-    -l $repo_location \
+    -l "$repo_location" \
     -r oom \
-    -i $issue_id \
+    -i "$issue_id" \
     -e "[POLICY] Update docker images to latest versions" \
     -m "The image versions in policy values.yaml files have been updated"
 
diff --git a/integration/src/release_scripts/updateParentRef.sh b/integration/src/release_scripts/updateParentRef.sh
index 0f10cfb..0f72aa5 100755
--- a/integration/src/release_scripts/updateParentRef.sh
+++ b/integration/src/release_scripts/updateParentRef.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-SCRIPT_NAME=`basename $0`
+SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0")
 
 # Use the bash internal OSTYPE variable to check for MacOS
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]
@@ -107,22 +107,24 @@
     exit 1
 fi
 
-pom_lines=`wc -l $pom_file | $SED 's/^[ \t]*//' | cut -f1 -d' '`
-parent_start_line=`grep -n '^[\t ]*<parent>[\t ]*$' $pom_file | cut -f1 -d':'`
-parent_end_line=`grep -n '^[\t ]*</parent>[\t ]*$' $pom_file | cut -f1 -d':'`
+pom_lines=$(wc -l "$pom_file" | $SED 's/^[ \t]*//' | cut -f1 -d' ')
+parent_start_line=$(grep -n '^[\t ]*<parent>[\t ]*$' "$pom_file" | cut -f1 -d':')
+parent_end_line=$(grep -n '^[\t ]*</parent>[\t ]*$' "$pom_file" | cut -f1 -d':')
 
 pom_head_lines=$((parent_start_line-1))
 pom_tail_lines=$((pom_lines-parent_end_line))
 
 pom_temp_file=$(mktemp)
 
-head -$pom_head_lines $pom_file                      >  $pom_temp_file
-echo "    <parent>"                                  >> $pom_temp_file
-echo "        <groupId>$group_id</groupId>"          >> $pom_temp_file
-echo "        <artifactId>$artifact_id</artifactId>" >> $pom_temp_file
-echo "        <version>$version</version>"           >> $pom_temp_file
-echo "        <relativePath />"                      >> $pom_temp_file
-echo "    </parent>"                                 >> $pom_temp_file
-tail -$pom_tail_lines $pom_file                      >> $pom_temp_file
+{
+    head -$pom_head_lines "$pom_file"
+    echo "    <parent>"
+    echo "        <groupId>$group_id</groupId>"
+    echo "        <artifactId>$artifact_id</artifactId>"
+    echo "        <version>$version</version>"
+    echo "        <relativePath />"
+    echo "    </parent>"
+    tail -$pom_tail_lines "$pom_file"
+} > "$pom_temp_file"
 
-mv $pom_temp_file $pom_file
+mv "$pom_temp_file" "$pom_file"
diff --git a/integration/src/release_scripts/updateRefs.sh b/integration/src/release_scripts/updateRefs.sh
index ea67748..01ea31a 100755
--- a/integration/src/release_scripts/updateRefs.sh
+++ b/integration/src/release_scripts/updateRefs.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-SCRIPT_NAME=`basename $0`
+SCRIPT_NAME=$(basename "$0")
 repo_location="./"
 release_data_file="./pf_release_data.csv"
 
@@ -150,47 +150,59 @@
     exit 1
 fi
 
-read parent_repo \
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+# shellcheck disable=SC2046
+read -r parent_repo \
      parent_latest_released_tag \
      parent_latest_snapshot_tag \
      parent_changed_files \
      parent_docker_images \
-    <<< $( grep policy/parent $release_data_file | tr ',' ' ' )
+    <<< $(grep policy/parent "$release_data_file" | tr ',' ' ' )
 
-read common_repo \
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+# shellcheck disable=SC2046
+read -r common_repo \
      common_latest_released_tag \
      common_latest_snapshot_tag \
      common_changed_files \
      common_docker_images \
-    <<< $( grep policy/common $release_data_file | tr ',' ' ' )
+    <<< $(grep policy/common "$release_data_file" | tr ',' ' ' )
 
-read docker_repo \
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+# shellcheck disable=SC2046
+read -r docker_repo \
      docker_latest_released_tag \
      docker_latest_snapshot_tag \
      docker_changed_files \
      docker_docker_images \
-    <<< $( grep policy/docker $release_data_file | tr ',' ' ' )
+    <<< $(grep policy/docker "$release_data_file" | tr ',' ' ' )
 
-read models_repo \
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+# shellcheck disable=SC2046
+read -r models_repo \
      models_latest_released_tag \
      models_latest_snapshot_tag \
      models_changed_files \
      models_docker_images \
-    <<< $( grep policy/models $release_data_file | tr ',' ' ' )
+    <<< $(grep policy/models "$release_data_file" | tr ',' ' ' )
 
-read drools_pdp_repo \
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+# shellcheck disable=SC2046
+read -r drools_pdp_repo \
      drools_pdp_latest_released_tag \
      drools_pdp_latest_snapshot_tag \
      drools_pdp_changed_files \
      drools_pdp_docker_images \
-    <<< $( grep policy/drools-pdp $release_data_file | tr ',' ' ' )
+    <<< $(grep policy/drools-pdp "$release_data_file" | tr ',' ' ' )
 
-read target_repo \
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+# shellcheck disable=SC2046
+read -r target_repo \
 	 target_latest_released_tag \
 	 target_latest_snapshot_tag \
 	 target_changed_files \
 	 target_docker_images \
-	<<< $( grep $specified_repo $release_data_file | tr ',' ' ' )
+	<<< $(grep "$specified_repo" "$release_data_file" | tr ',' ' ' )
 
 if [ -z "$target_repo" ]
 then
@@ -210,45 +222,52 @@
     then
         if [ "$update_snapshot" = true ]
         then
-            echo updating policy parent reference to $parent_latest_snapshot_tag on $repo_location/$target_repo . . .
+            major_version=$(echo "$parent_latest_released_tag" | $SED -E 's/^([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*$/\1/')
+            minor_version=$(echo "$parent_latest_released_tag" | $SED -E 's/^[0-9]*\.([0-9]*)\.[0-9]*$/\1/')
+            patch_version=$(echo "$parent_latest_released_tag" | $SED -E 's/^[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.([0-9]*)$/\1/')
+            new_patch_version=$(("$patch_version"+1))
+
+            new_snapshot_tag="$major_version"."$minor_version"."$new_patch_version"-SNAPSHOT
+
+            echo updating policy parent reference to "$new_snapshot_tag" on "$repo_location/$target_repo" . . .
             $SED -i \
-                "s/<version.parent.resources>.*<\/version.parent.resources>/<version.parent.resources>$parent_latest_snapshot_tag<\/version.parent.resources>/" \
-                 $repo_location/policy/parent/integration/pom.xml
+                "s/<version.parent.resources>.*<\/version.parent.resources>/<version.parent.resources>$new_snapshot_tag<\/version.parent.resources>/" \
+                 "$repo_location/policy/parent/integration/pom.xml"
             result_code=$?
         else
             next_release_version=${parent_latest_snapshot_tag%-*}
 
-            echo updating policy parent reference to $next_release_version on $repo_location/$target_repo . . .
+            echo "updating policy parent reference to $next_release_version on $repo_location/$target_repo . . ."
             $SED -i \
                 "s/<version.parent.resources>.*<\/version.parent.resources>/<version.parent.resources>$next_release_version<\/version.parent.resources>/" \
-                $repo_location/policy/parent/integration/pom.xml
+                "$repo_location/policy/parent/integration/pom.xml"
             result_code=$?
         fi
     else
         if [ "$update_snapshot" = true ]
         then
-            echo updating policy parent reference to $parent_latest_snapshot_tag on $repo_location/$target_repo . . .
+            echo "updating policy parent reference to $parent_latest_snapshot_tag on $repo_location/$target_repo . . ."
             updateParentRef.sh \
-                -f $repo_location/$target_repo/pom.xml \
+                -f "$repo_location/$target_repo/pom.xml" \
                 -g org.onap.policy.parent \
                 -a integration \
-                -v $parent_latest_snapshot_tag
+                -v "$parent_latest_snapshot_tag"
             result_code=$?
         else
-            echo updating policy parent reference to $parent_latest_released_tag on $repo_location/$target_repo . . .
+            echo "updating policy parent reference to $parent_latest_released_tag on $repo_location/$target_repo . . ."
             updateParentRef.sh \
-                -f $repo_location/$target_repo/pom.xml \
+                -f "$repo_location/$target_repo/pom.xml" \
                 -g org.onap.policy.parent \
                 -a integration \
-                -v $parent_latest_released_tag
+                -v "$parent_latest_released_tag"
             result_code=$?
         fi
     fi
     if [[ "$result_code" -eq 0 ]]
     then
-        echo policy parent reference updated on $repo_location/$target_repo
+        echo "policy parent reference updated on $repo_location/$target_repo"
     else
-        echo policy parent reference update failed on $repo_location/$target_repo
+        echo "policy parent reference update failed on $repo_location/$target_repo"
         exit 1
     fi
 fi
@@ -257,25 +276,25 @@
 then
     if [ "$update_snapshot" = true ]
     then
-        echo updating policy common reference to $common_latest_snapshot_tag on $repo_location/$target_repo . . .
+        echo "updating policy common reference to $common_latest_snapshot_tag on $repo_location/$target_repo . . ."
         $SED -i \
             -e "s/<policy.common.version>.*<\/policy.common.version>/<policy.common.version>$common_latest_snapshot_tag<\/policy.common.version>/" \
             -e "s/<version.policy.common>.*<\/version.policy.common>/<version.policy.common>$common_latest_snapshot_tag<\/version.policy.common>/" \
-            $repo_location/$target_repo/pom.xml
+            "$repo_location/$target_repo/pom.xml"
         result_code=$?
     else
-        echo updating policy common reference to $common_latest_released_tag on $repo_location/$target_repo . . .
+        echo "updating policy common reference to $common_latest_released_tag on $repo_location/$target_repo . . ."
         $SED -i \
             -e "s/<policy.common.version>.*<\/policy.common.version>/<policy.common.version>$common_latest_released_tag<\/policy.common.version>/" \
             -e "s/<version.policy.common>.*<\/version.policy.common>/<version.policy.common>$common_latest_released_tag<\/version.policy.common>/" \
-            $repo_location/$target_repo/pom.xml
+            "$repo_location/$target_repo/pom.xml"
         result_code=$?
     fi
     if [[ "$result_code" -eq 0 ]]
     then
-        echo policy common reference updated on $repo_location/$target_repo
+        echo "policy common reference updated on $repo_location/$target_repo"
     else
-        echo policy common reference update failed on $repo_location/$target_repo
+        echo "policy common reference update failed on $repo_location/$target_repo"
         exit 1
     fi
 fi
@@ -284,25 +303,25 @@
 then
     if [ "$update_snapshot" = true ]
     then
-        echo updating policy models reference to $models_latest_snapshot_tag on $repo_location/$target_repo . . .
+        echo "updating policy models reference to $models_latest_snapshot_tag on $repo_location/$target_repo . . ."
         $SED -i \
             -e "s/<policy.models.version>.*<\/policy.models.version>/<policy.models.version>$models_latest_snapshot_tag<\/policy.models.version>/" \
             -e "s/<version.policy.models>.*<\/version.policy.models>/<version.policy.models>$models_latest_snapshot_tag<\/version.policy.models>/" \
-            $repo_location/$target_repo/pom.xml
+            "$repo_location/$target_repo/pom.xml"
         result_code=$?
     else
-        echo updating policy models reference to $models_latest_released_tag on $repo_location/$target_repo . . .
+        echo "updating policy models reference to $models_latest_released_tag on $repo_location/$target_repo . . ."
         $SED -i \
             -e "s/<policy.models.version>.*<\/policy.models.version>/<policy.models.version>$models_latest_released_tag<\/policy.models.version>/" \
             -e "s/<version.policy.models>.*<\/version.policy.models>/<version.policy.models>$models_latest_released_tag<\/version.policy.models>/" \
-            $repo_location/$target_repo/pom.xml
+            "$repo_location/$target_repo/pom.xml"
         result_code=$?
     fi
     if [[ "$result_code" -eq 0 ]]
     then
-        echo policy models reference updated on $repo_location/$target_repo
+        echo "policy models reference updated on $repo_location/$target_repo"
     else
-        echo policy models reference update failed on $repo_location/$target_repo
+        echo "policy models reference update failed on $repo_location/$target_repo"
         exit 1
     fi
 fi
@@ -311,41 +330,41 @@
 then
     if [ "$update_snapshot" = true ]
     then
-        echo updating policy drools-pdp reference to $drools_pdp_latest_snapshot_tag on $repo_location/$target_repo . . .
+        echo "updating policy drools-pdp reference to $drools_pdp_latest_snapshot_tag on $repo_location/$target_repo . . ."
         $SED -i \
             -e "s/<policy.drools-pdp.version>.*<\/policy.drools-pdp.version>/<policy.drools-pdp.version>$drools_pdp_latest_snapshot_tag<\/policy.drools-pdp.version>/" \
             -e "s/<version.policy.drools-pdp>.*<\/version.policy.drools-pdp>/<version.policy.drools-pdp>$drools_pdp_latest_snapshot_tag<\/version.policy.drools-pdp>/" \
-            $repo_location/$target_repo/pom.xml
+            "$repo_location/$target_repo/pom.xml"
         result_code=$?
     else
-        echo updating policy drools-pdp reference to $drools_pdp_latest_released_tag on $repo_location/$target_repo . . .
+        echo "updating policy drools-pdp reference to $drools_pdp_latest_released_tag on $repo_location/$target_repo . . ."
         $SED -i \
             -e "s/<policy.drools-pdp.version>.*<\/policy.drools-pdp.version>/<policy.drools-pdp.version>$drools_pdp_latest_released_tag<\/policy.drools-pdp.version>/" \
             -e "s/<version.policy.drools-pdp>.*<\/version.policy.drools-pdp>/<version.policy.drools-pdp>$drools_pdp_latest_released_tag<\/version.policy.drools-pdp>/" \
-            $repo_location/$target_repo/pom.xml
+            "$repo_location/$target_repo/pom.xml"
         result_code=$?
     fi
     if [[ "$result_code" -eq 0 ]]
     then
-        echo policy drools-pdp reference updated on $repo_location/$target_repo
+        echo "policy drools-pdp reference updated on $repo_location/$target_repo"
     else
-        echo policy drools-pdp reference update failed on $repo_location/$target_repo
+        echo "policy drools-pdp reference update failed on $repo_location/$target_repo"
         exit 1
     fi
 fi
 
 if [ "$update_docker" = true ] && [ "$target_docker_images" != "" ]
 then
-    echo updating docker base images to version $docker_latest_released_tag on repo $repo_location/$target_repo
-    find $repo_location/$target_repo \
+    echo "updating docker base images to version $docker_latest_released_tag on repo $repo_location/$target_repo . . ."
+    find "$repo_location/$target_repo" \
         -name '*Docker*' \
         -exec $SED -r -i "s/^(FROM onap\/policy-j[d|r][k|e]-alpine:)2.3.1$/\1$docker_latest_released_tag/" {} \;
     result_code=$?
     if [[ "$result_code" -eq 0 ]]
     then
-        echo docker base images updated on $repo_location/$target_repo
+        echo "docker base images updated on $repo_location/$target_repo"
     else
-        echo docker base images update failed on $repo_location/$target_repo
+        echo "docker base images update failed on $repo_location/$target_repo"
         exit 1
     fi
 fi