diff --git a/validate-swupd.sh b/validate-swupd.sh
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+usage="$(basename "$0") FROM TO FORMAT
+
+where:
+	FROM    upstream version to create builds from
+	TO      upstream version to create builds to
+	FORMAT  format number for upstream builds (must match upstream format)"
+
+if [ $# -ne 3 ]; then
+	echo "$usage"
+	exit
+fi
+
+is_published() {
+	format=$(curl -f https://download.clearlinux.org/update/$1/format)
+}
+
+bundle_tagged() {
+	curl -LIf https://github.com/clearlinux/clr-bundles/archive/$1.tar.gz &> /dev/null
+	return $?
+}
+
+# create mix content
+mkdir validate-swupd
+pushd validate-swupd
+for i in $(seq $1 10 $2); do
+	echo "checking ${i}..."
+	if ! is_published $i; then
+		echo "${i} is not published"
+		continue
+	fi
+
+	echo "${i} was published upstream!"
+	if ! bundle_tagged $i; then
+		echo "${i} not tagged upstream"
+		continue
+	fi
+	echo "========================================================"
+	echo "Building based on ${i}"
+	echo "========================================================"
+
+	mixer init --clear-version $i --mix-version "${i}"
+	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+		echo "failed to init mix"
+		popd
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	mixer bundle add --all-upstream
+	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+		echo "failed to add mix bundles"
+		popd
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	mixer build chroots --new-swupd --new-chroots --chroot-workers 20
+	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+		echo "failed to build mix chroots"
+		popd
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	mixer build update --new-swupd --fullfile-workers 56 --format $3
+	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+		echo "failed to build mix update"
+		popd
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	mixer build delta-packs --previous-versions 1 --new-swupd --delta-workers 6
+	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+		echo "failed to build delta packs"
+		popd
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
+	echo ""
+	echo "Finished build ${i}"
+	echo "////////////////////////////////////////////////////////"
+done
+
+# validate install
+for i in $(ls update/www); do
+	if [[ $i -eq 0 ]]; then
+		continue
+	fi
+
+	if [[ $i -eq "version" ]]; then
+		continue
+	fi
+	echo "starting validation loop"
+
+	mkdir -p os-$i-install
+	# clean dir for each round
+	rm -rf /var/lib/swupd
+	swupd verify --install --path os-$i-install -m $i -F $3 -u file://$(pwd)/update/www -C $(pwd)/Swupd_Root.pem
+	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+		echo "failed verify --install"
+		popd
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	swupd bundle-add bootloader os-core-update kernel-native -F $3 --path os-$i-install -u file://$(pwd)/update/www -C $(pwd)/Swupd_Root.pem
+	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+		echo "failed bundle-add"
+		popd
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	swupd bundle-remove -F $3 kernel-native --path os-$i-install  -u file://$(pwd)/update/www -C $(pwd)/Swupd_Root.pem
+	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+		echo "failed bundle-remove" 
+		popd
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	swupd verify -F $3 --path os-$i-install -u file://$(pwd)/update/www -C $(pwd)/Swupd_Root.pem
+	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+		popd
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	# update latest file
+	for j in $(ls update/www); do
+		if [[ $j -eq "version" ]]; then
+			continue
+		fi
+
+		if [[ $j -gt $i ]]; then
+			next=$j
+			break
+		fi
+	done
+
+	set -x
+	echo $next | sudo tee $(pwd)/update/www/version/format$3/latest
+	swupd update --path os-$i-install -u file://$(pwd)/update/www -C $(pwd)/Swupd_Root.pem
+	if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+		popd
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	set +x
+
+	rm -rf os-$i-install
+done
+
+popd