diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0f030d97..930ca685 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ earthly-amd64:
     - linux
     - amd64
   script:
-    - earthly --ci -P +package-linux-amd64
+    - echo "disabled for now"
+    # - earthly --ci -P +package-linux-amd64
 
 earthly-arm64:
   stage: linux-arm64
@@ -33,4 +34,5 @@ earthly-arm64:
     - linux
     - amd64
   script:
-    - earthly --ci -P +package-linux-arm64
+    - echo "disabled for now"
+    # - earthly --ci -P +package-linux-arm64
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index dab86760..45123faa 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2576,7 +2576,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "igd"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.12.1"
 dependencies = [
  "attohttpc",
  "bytes 1.4.0",
diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f56ab501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# Veilid Release Process
+
+## Introduction
+
+Veilid is a monorepo consisting of several projects:  
+(checked boxes are released as packages)
+
+## Release Mechanism
+
+Releases happen via a CI/CD pipeline. Builds and tests are automatic and must succeed before a release is triggered. Releases happen if a successful build pipeline off of the `main` branch runs, followed by test pipeline, followed by package pipeline. 
+
+A new tag is calculated for each released artifact in the format 'name-v0.1.0', where the name is the pipeline name (veilid-server-deb-v0.0.0) for example. If the version number on the resulting output package artifact has changed from the most recent tag for that artifact, it is published. If publication is successful, the repository is tagged with the new tag. Multiple releases and tags can happen per pipeline run, if multiple version numbers are bumped in the same commit.
+
+Tags serve as a historical record of what repo versions were successfully released at which version numbers.
+
+## Reverting Releases
+
+Occasionally a release will happen that needs to be reverted. This is done manually on `crates.io` or the APT repository, or wherever the artifacts end up. Tags are not removed.
+
+## Released Artifacts
+
+### Rust Crates:
+- [x] __veilid-tools__ [**Tag**: `veilid-tools-v0.0.0`]
+  > An assortment of useful components used by the other Veilid crates.  
+  > Released to crates.io when its version number is changed in `Cargo.toml`
+- [x] __veilid-core__  [**Tag**: `veilid-core-v0.0.0`]
+  > The base rust crate for Veilid's logic  
+  > Released to crates.io when its version number is changed in `Cargo.toml`
+- [ ] __veilid-server__ 
+  > The Veilid headless node end-user application  
+  > Not released to crates.io as it is an application binary that is either built by hand or installed using a package manager.  
+  > This application does not currently support `cargo install`
+- [ ] __veilid-cli__ A text user interface to talk to veilid-server and operate it manually
+  > Not released to crates.io as it is an application binary that is either built by hand or installed using a package manager.  
+  > This application does not currently support `cargo install`
+- [ ] __veilid-wasm__
+  > Not released to crates.io as it is not a library that can be linked by other Rust applications
+- [ ] __veilid-flutter__ 
+  > The Dart-FFI native interface to the Veilid API  
+  > This is currently built by the Flutter plugin `veilid-flutter` and not released.
+
+### Python Packages:
+- [x] __veilid-python__ [**Tag**: `veilid-python-v0.0.0`] 
+  > The Veilid API bindings for Python  
+  > Released to PyPi when the version number is changed in `pyproject.toml`
+  
+### Flutter Plugins:
+- [ ] __veilid-flutter__ 
+  > The Flutter plugin for the Veilid API.  
+  > Because this requires a build of a native Rust crate, this is not yet released via https://pub.dev  
+  > TODO: Eventually the rust crate should be bound to 
+
+### Operating System Packages:
+- [x] __veilid-server__ DEB package [**Tag**: `veilid-server-deb-v0.0.0`] 
+  > The Veilid headless node binary in the following formats:  
+  >  * Standalone Debian/Ubuntu DEB file as a 'release file' on the `veilid` GitLab repository
+  >  * Pushed to APT repository at https://packages.veilid.com
+- [x] __veilid-server__ RPM package [**Tag**: `veilid-server-rpm-v0.0.0`] 
+  > The Veilid headless node binary in the following formats:  
+  >  * Standalone RedHat/CentOS RPM file as a 'release file' on the `veilid` GitLab repository
+  >  * Pushed to Yum repository at https://packages.veilid.com
+- [x] __veilid-cli__ DEB package [**Tag**: `veilid-cli-deb-v0.0.0`] 
+  > The Veilid headless node administrator control binary in the following formats:  
+  >  * Standalone Debian/Ubuntu DEB file as a 'release file' on the `veilid` GitLab repository
+  >  * Pushed to APT repository at https://packages.veilid.com
+- [x] __veilid-cli__ RPM package [**Tag**: `veilid-cli-rpm-v0.0.0`] 
+  > The Veilid headless node administrator control binary in the following formats:  
+  >  * Standalone RedHat/CentOS RPM file as a 'release file' on the `veilid` GitLab repository
+  >  * Pushed to Yum repository at https://packages.veilid.com
+
diff --git a/external/rust-igd b/external/rust-igd
index 330c8e2e..0db4faa4 160000
--- a/external/rust-igd
+++ b/external/rust-igd
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 330c8e2ea33f6b9bd34809bb1c504459920f4fe2
+Subproject commit 0db4faa4bd3b7e06fe3d4fcc7115b69790ea607f
diff --git a/veilid-python/.gitignore b/veilid-python/.gitignore
index 68bc17f9..4b069ebc 100644
--- a/veilid-python/.gitignore
+++ b/veilid-python/.gitignore
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ ipython_config.py
 # pyenv
 #   For a library or package, you might want to ignore these files since the code is
 #   intended to run in multiple environments; otherwise, check them in:
-# .python-version
+.python-version
 
 # pipenv
 #   According to pypa/pipenv#598, it is recommended to include Pipfile.lock in version control.
diff --git a/veilid-python/poetry.toml b/veilid-python/poetry.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab1033bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/veilid-python/poetry.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[virtualenvs]
+in-project = true
diff --git a/veilid-python/poetry_install.sh b/veilid-python/poetry_install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c83dad5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/veilid-python/poetry_install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+export PYTHON_KEYRING_BACKEND=keyring.backends.null.Keyring
+poetry install