diff --git a/bin/build_brew.sh b/bin/build_brew.sh
index ec54c90a..08ba81c9 100755
--- a/bin/build_brew.sh
+++ b/bin/build_brew.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,24 @@ fi
 
 cd "$REPO_DIR/brew_dist"
 # make sure archivebox.rb is up-to-date with the dependencies
+git pull
+git status | grep 'up to date'
 
-echo "[+] Building Homebrew bottle"
-brew install --build-bottle ./archivebox.rb
+echo
+echo "[+] Uninstalling any exisitng archivebox versions..."
+brew uninstall archivebox || true
+brew untap archivebox/archivebox || true
+
+# echo "[*] Running Formula linters and test build..."
+# brew test-bot --tap=ArchiveBox/homebrew-archivebox archivebox/archivebox/archivebox || true
+# brew uninstall archivebox || true
+# brew untap archivebox/archivebox || true
+
+echo
+echo "[+] Installing and building hombrew bottle from https://Github.com/ArchiveBox/homebrew-archivebox#main"
+brew tap archivebox/archivebox
+brew install --build-bottle archivebox
 brew bottle archivebox
+
+echo
+echo "[√] Finished. Make sure to commit the outputted .tar.gz and bottle files!"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/release_brew.sh b/bin/release_brew.sh
index 526d9d59..47b3bdca 100755
--- a/bin/release_brew.sh
+++ b/bin/release_brew.sh
@@ -11,9 +11,20 @@ set -o pipefail
 IFS=$'\n'
 
 REPO_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && cd .. && pwd )"
-VERSION="$(jq -r '.version' < "$REPO_DIR/package.json")"
-SHORT_VERSION="$(echo "$VERSION" | perl -pe 's/(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)/$1.$2/g')"
+
+
+CURRENT_PLAFORM="$(uname)"
+REQUIRED_PLATFORM="Darwin"
+if [[ "$CURRENT_PLAFORM" != "$REQUIRED_PLATFORM" ]]; then
+   echo "[!] Skipping the Homebrew package build on $CURRENT_PLAFORM (it can only be run on $REQUIRED_PLATFORM)."
+   exit 0
+fi
+
 cd "$REPO_DIR"
 
-# TODO
-exit 0
+./bin/build_brew.sh
+
+git add '*.bottle.tar.gz'
+git commit -m "add new release bottle"
+git pull
+git push
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/brew_dist b/brew_dist
index 0ccd45e9..ec649467 160000
--- a/brew_dist
+++ b/brew_dist
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0ccd45e90721a8a4fe1eb3719ff6ea055930ec17
+Subproject commit ec64946796d46a31e5a4d6449908b4060edb3079
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a54ed3c..00000000
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-# This file is @generated by PDM.
-# Please do not edit it manually.
-
-appnope==0.1.3
-asgiref==3.7.2
-asttokens==2.4.1
-brotli==1.1.0
-certifi==2023.7.22
-charset-normalizer==3.3.1
-croniter==2.0.1
-dateparser==1.1.8
-decorator==5.1.1
-django==3.1.14
-django-auth-ldap==4.1.0
-django-extensions==3.1.5
-executing==2.0.1
-homebrew-pypi-poet==0.10.0
-idna==3.4
-ipython==8.17.2
-jedi==0.19.1
-jinja2==3.1.2
-MarkupSafe==2.1.3
-matplotlib-inline==0.1.6
-mutagen==1.47.0
-mypy-extensions==1.0.0
-parso==0.8.3
-pexpect==4.8.0
-prompt-toolkit==3.0.39
-ptyprocess==0.7.0
-pure-eval==0.2.2
-pyasn1==0.5.0
-pyasn1-modules==0.3.0
-pycryptodomex==3.19.0
-pygments==2.16.1
-python-crontab==3.0.0
-python-dateutil==2.8.2
-python-ldap==3.4.3
-pytz==2023.3.post1
-regex==2023.10.3
-requests==2.31.0
-setuptools==68.2.2
-six==1.16.0
-sonic-client==1.0.0
-sqlparse==0.4.4
-stack-data==0.6.3
-traitlets==5.13.0
-tzlocal==5.2
-urllib3==2.0.7
-w3lib==2.1.2
-wcwidth==0.2.9
-websockets==12.0
-yt-dlp==2023.10.13