diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index c4ebff49..00000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-# TC Build container
-
-# Set defaults that may be overridden in the buidrc
-MY_TC_RELEASE := tis-r5-pike
-
-UID := $(shell id -u)
-USER := $(shell id -un)
-
-# Import the build config
-NULL := $(shell bash -c "source buildrc; set | sed -E '/^[[:alnum:]_]+/s/=/:=/' | sed 's/^//' > .makeenv")
-include .makeenv
-
-MYUNAME ?= $(USER)
-
-TC_CONTAINER_NAME := $(MYUNAME)-centos-builder
-TC_CONTAINER_TAG := local/$(MYUNAME)-stx-builder:7.4
-TC_DOCKERFILE := Dockerfile
-
-all:
-	docker build \
-		--build-arg MYUID=$(UID) \
-		--build-arg MYUNAME=$(MYUNAME) \
-		--ulimit core=0 \
-		--network host \
-		-t $(TC_CONTAINER_TAG) \
-		-f $(TC_DOCKERFILE) \
-		.
-
-clean:
-	docker rm $(TC_CONTAINER_NAME) || true
-	docker image rm $(TC_CONTAINER_TAG)
-
-env:
-	@echo "TC_DOCKERFILE=$(TC_DOCKERFILE)"
-	@echo "TC_CONTAINER_NAME=$(TC_CONTAINER_NAME)"
-	@echo "TC_CONTAINER_TAG=$(TC_CONTAINER_TAG)"
-	@echo "SOURCE_REMOTE_NAME=$(SOURCE_REMOTE_NAME)"
-	@echo "SOURCE_REMOTE_URI=$(SOURCE_REMOTE_URI)"
-	@echo "HOST_MIRROR_DIR=$(HOST_MIRROR_DIR)"
-	@echo "MY_TC_RELEASE=$(MY_TC_RELEASE)"
-	@echo "LOCALDISK=${LOCALDISK}"
-	@echo "GUEST_LOCALDISK=${GUEST_LOCALDISK}"
-
-.PHONY: all clean env
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index ea298fe0..f8651023 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ Build image
 ~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 Once the configuration files have been customized, it is possible to build
-the docker image. This process is automated by the Makefile.
+the docker image. This process is automated by the ``tb.sh`` script.
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-    make
+    ./tb.sh create
 
 NOTE:
 ~~~~~
diff --git a/centos-mirror-tools/rpms_3rdparties.lst b/centos-mirror-tools/rpms_3rdparties.lst
index be7ed41e..09495185 100644
--- a/centos-mirror-tools/rpms_3rdparties.lst
+++ b/centos-mirror-tools/rpms_3rdparties.lst
@@ -14,3 +14,10 @@ python2-wheel-0.31.1-3.fc30.noarch.rpm#https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packag
 python3-wheel-0.31.1-3.fc30.noarch.rpm#https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/python-wheel/0.31.1/3.fc30/noarch/python3-wheel-0.31.1-3.fc30.noarch.rpm
 python2-pip-9.0.3-6.fc29.noarch.rpm#https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/python-pip/9.0.3/6.fc29/noarch/python2-pip-9.0.3-6.fc29.noarch.rpm
 python3-pip-9.0.3-6.fc29.noarch.rpm#https://kojipkgs.fedoraproject.org/packages/python-pip/9.0.3/6.fc29/noarch/python3-pip-9.0.3-6.fc29.noarch.rpm
+python2-cliff-2.13.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm#https://cbs.centos.org/kojifiles/packages/python-cliff/2.13.0/1.el7/noarch/python2-cliff-2.13.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-keystoneauth1-3.10.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm#https://cbs.centos.org/kojifiles/packages/python-keystoneauth1/3.10.0/1.el7/noarch/python2-keystoneauth1-3.10.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-openstackdocstheme-1.23.2-1.el7.noarch.rpm#https://cbs.centos.org/kojifiles/packages/python-openstackdocstheme/1.23.2/1.el7/noarch/python2-openstackdocstheme-1.23.2-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-os-service-types-1.3.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm#https://cbs.centos.org/kojifiles/packages/python-os-service-types/1.3.0/1.el7/noarch/python2-os-service-types-1.3.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-osc-lib-1.11.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm#https://cbs.centos.org/kojifiles/packages/python-osc-lib/1.11.1/1.el7/noarch/python2-osc-lib-1.11.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-osc-lib-tests-1.11.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm#https://cbs.centos.org/kojifiles/packages/python-osc-lib/1.11.1/1.el7/noarch/python2-osc-lib-tests-1.11.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-sphinxcontrib-apidoc-0.2.1-6.el7.noarch.rpm#https://cbs.centos.org/kojifiles/packages/python-sphinxcontrib-apidoc/0.2.1/6.el7/noarch/python2-sphinxcontrib-apidoc-0.2.1-6.el7.noarch.rpm
diff --git a/centos-mirror-tools/rpms_centos.lst b/centos-mirror-tools/rpms_centos.lst
index bbe735a2..28bd44e5 100644
--- a/centos-mirror-tools/rpms_centos.lst
+++ b/centos-mirror-tools/rpms_centos.lst
@@ -1143,6 +1143,7 @@ python2-boto-2.45.0-3.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-cachez-0.1.0-2.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-castellan-0.12.2-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-certifi-2018.10.15-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-ceilometerclient-2.9.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-colorama-0.3.7-2.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-congressclient-1.8.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-cotyledon-1.6.3-1.el7.noarch.rpm
@@ -1161,12 +1162,14 @@ python2-designateclient-2.7.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-django-babel-0.4.0-2.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-django-formtools-1.0-4.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-dulwich-0.18.4-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
+python2-extras-1.0.0-2.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-fasteners-0.14.1-6.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-fixtures-3.0.0-7.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-funcsigs-1.0.2-4.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-functools32-3.2.3.2-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-futures-3.1.1-5.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-futurist-1.3.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-future-0.16.0-4.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-gabbi-1.33.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-gevent-1.1.2-2.el7.x86_64.rpm
 python2-gflags-2.0-5.el7.noarch.rpm
@@ -1180,11 +1183,14 @@ python2-imagesize-0.7.1-5.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-influxdb-4.0.0-1.el7.1.noarch.rpm
 python2-iso8601-0.1.11-7.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-jinja2-2.8.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-jmespath-0.9.0-5.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-json-logger-0.1.7-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-jsonpatch-1.14-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-jsonpatch-1.21-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-jsonpath-rw-ext-1.0.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-jsonpointer-1.10-4.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-jsonschema-2.5.1-3.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-keystonemiddleware-4.17.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-kombu-4.0.2-5.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-lz4-0.9.0-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
 python2-marathon-0.8.8-1.el7.noarch.rpm
@@ -1197,6 +1203,7 @@ python2-mimeparse-1.6.0-4.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-mock-2.0.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-monascaclient-1.7.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-mox3-0.23.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-munch-2.2.0-2.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-murano-pkg-check-0.3.0-2.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-numexpr-2.6.1-3.el7.x86_64.rpm
 python2-numpy-1.11.2-2.el7.x86_64.rpm
@@ -1206,11 +1213,16 @@ python2-olefile-0.46-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-openstack-doc-tools-1.3.0-2.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-os-client-config-1.28.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-oslo-cache-1.25.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-oslo-concurrency-3.21.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-oslo-config-4.11.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-oslo-config-5.2.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-oslo-context-2.17.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-oslo-context-2.20.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-oslo-db-4.25.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-oslo-i18n-3.17.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-oslo-log-3.30.2-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-oslo-log-3.36.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python-oslo-log-lang-3.36.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-oslo-middleware-3.30.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-oslo-policy-1.25.3-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-oslo-privsep-1.22.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
@@ -1220,9 +1232,11 @@ python2-oslo-serialization-2.20.2-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-oslo-sphinx-4.15.2-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-oslotest-2.17.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-oslo-utils-3.28.3-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-oslo-utils-3.35.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-oslo-versionedobjects-1.26.2-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-oslo-versionedobjects-tests-1.26.2-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-oslo-vmware-2.23.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-osprofiler-1.11.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-os-traits-0.3.3-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-os-win-2.2.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-os-xenapi-0.2.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
@@ -1249,6 +1263,7 @@ python2-pygments-2.2.0-7.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-PyMySQL-0.9.2-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-pyngus-2.2.4-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-pyOpenSSL-16.2.0-3.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-pyOpenSSL-17.3.0-3.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-pyparsing-2.1.10-3.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-pyroute2-0.4.19-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-pysaml2-3.0.2-2.el7.noarch.rpm
@@ -1286,13 +1301,17 @@ python2-sphinx_rtd_theme-0.2.4-2.el7.0.noarch.rpm
 python2-sphinx-theme-alabaster-0.7.9-4.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-sqlalchemy-1.1.11-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
 python2-statsd-3.2.1-5.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-stestr-1.1.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-stevedore-1.25.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-subunit-1.2.0-14.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-suds-0.7-0.4.94664ddd46a6.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-swiftclient-3.4.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-tables-3.3.0-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
 python2-taskflow-2.14.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-tenacity-4.4.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-testrepository-0.0.20-12.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-testresources-1.0.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-testscenarios-0.5.0-8.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-tinyrpc-0.5-4.20170523git1f38ac.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-traceback2-1.4.0-7.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-troveclient-2.12.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
@@ -1323,6 +1342,7 @@ python2-XStatic-smart-table-1.4.13.2-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-XStatic-termjs-0.0.7.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-XStatic-tv4-1.2.7.0-0.1.pre_review.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-yaql-1.1.0-3.el7.noarch.rpm
+python2-yaql-1.1.3-2.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-zake-0.2.2-2.el7.noarch.rpm
 python2-zaqarclient-1.7.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python-alembic-0.8.10-1.el7.noarch.rpm
@@ -1437,6 +1457,7 @@ python-oslo-policy-lang-1.25.3-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python-oslo-privsep-lang-1.22.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python-oslo-service-1.25.1-1.el7.src.rpm
 python-oslo-utils-lang-3.28.3-1.el7.noarch.rpm
+python-oslo-utils-lang-3.35.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python-oslo-versionedobjects-lang-1.26.2-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python-oslo-vmware-lang-2.23.1-1.el7.noarch.rpm
 python-osprofiler-1.4.0-1.el7.noarch.rpm
@@ -1477,6 +1498,7 @@ python-semantic_version-2.4.2-2.el7.noarch.rpm
 python-service-identity-14.0.0-4.el7.noarch.rpm
 python-setproctitle-1.1.9-4.el7.x86_64.rpm
 python-simplegeneric-0.8-7.el7.noarch.rpm
+python-simplejson-3.5.3-5.el7.x86_64.rpm
 python-slip-0.4.0-4.el7.noarch.rpm
 python-slip-dbus-0.4.0-4.el7.noarch.rpm
 python-sphinx-locale-1.6.2-3.el7.noarch.rpm
diff --git a/release/branch-stx.sh b/release/branch-stx.sh
index f82af92d..8075242f 100755
--- a/release/branch-stx.sh
+++ b/release/branch-stx.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 # --dry-run|-n      Do all work except pushing back to the remote repo.
 #                   Useful to validate everything locally before pushing.
 #
-# -b                Set branch only (sets TAG="")
-#
 # -l                List the repo URLS that would be processed and exit
 #
 # -m <manifest>     Extract the repo list from <manifest> for starlingx
@@ -37,8 +35,8 @@
 # branch is not named 'master'.  When SRC_BRANCH == BRANCH this is effectively
 # a tag-only operation.
 #
-# TAG is the release tag that represents the actual release, derived by adding
-# a 'patch' version to SERIES, initially '0'. If TAG is unset no tag is created.
+# TAG is the release tag that represents the actual release. If TAG is unset
+# no tag is created.
 #
 # Notes:
 # * This script is used for creating milestone, release and feature branches.
@@ -73,7 +71,8 @@ while getopts "$optspec" o; do
             esac
             ;;
         b)
-            BRANCH_ONLY=1
+            :
+            # left for backward-compatibility, unused
             ;;
         l)
             LIST=1
@@ -105,16 +104,11 @@ SERIES=${SERIES:-$(date '+%Y.%m')}
 BRANCH=${BRANCH:-m/$SERIES}
 
 # tag: YYYY.MM.0
-TAG=${TAG:-$SERIES.0}
+TAG=${TAG:-""}
 
 # The list of remotes to extract from MANIFEST
 REMOTES="starlingx stx-staging"
 
-if [[ -n $BRANCH_ONLY ]]; then
-    # Force tag to be empty
-    TAG=""
-fi
-
 if [[ -n $TAG_ONLY ]]; then
     # Force source and target branches to be the same
     SRC_BRANCH=${BRANCH}
@@ -226,7 +220,7 @@ fi
 
 for i in $repo_list; do
     if [[ -z $LIST ]]; then
-        branch_repo $i HEAD $BRANCH $TAG
+        branch_repo "$i" HEAD "$BRANCH" "$TAG"
     else
         echo "$i"
     fi
diff --git a/tb.sh b/tb.sh
index e0508dd3..90ce3cae 100755
--- a/tb.sh
+++ b/tb.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,17 @@ TC_CONTAINER_NAME=${MYUNAME}-centos-builder
 TC_CONTAINER_TAG=local/${MYUNAME}-stx-builder:7.4
 TC_DOCKERFILE=Dockerfile
 
+function create_container {
+    docker build \
+        --build-arg MYUID=$(id -u) \
+        --build-arg MYUNAME=${USER} \
+        --ulimit core=0 \
+        --network host \
+        -t ${TC_CONTAINER_TAG} \
+        -f ${TC_DOCKERFILE} \
+        .
+}
+
 function exec_container {
     docker cp ${WORK_DIR}/buildrc ${TC_CONTAINER_NAME}:/home/${MYUNAME}
     docker cp ${WORK_DIR}/localrc ${TC_CONTAINER_NAME}:/home/${MYUNAME}
@@ -57,8 +68,13 @@ function kill_container {
     docker kill ${TC_CONTAINER_NAME}
 }
 
+function clean_container {
+    docker rm ${TC_CONTAINER_NAME} || true
+    docker image rm ${TC_CONTAINER_TAG}
+}
+
 function usage {
-    echo "$0 [run|exec|env|stop|kill]"
+    echo "$0 [create|run|exec|env|stop|kill|clean]"
 }
 
 case $CMD in
@@ -74,6 +90,9 @@ case $CMD in
         echo "MY_TC_RELEASE=${MY_TC_RELEASE}"
         echo "MY_REPO_ROOT_DIR=${MY_REPO_ROOT_DIR}"
         ;;
+    create)
+        create_container
+        ;;
     exec)
         exec_container
         ;;
@@ -86,9 +105,12 @@ case $CMD in
     kill)
         kill_container
         ;;
+    clean)
+        clean_container
+        ;;
     *)
         echo "Unknown command: $CMD"
-    usage
+        usage
         exit 1
         ;;
 esac