diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fdd1d01..06f8525 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -315,16 +315,7 @@
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: Helper target used to exercise release script changes
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-onf-publish-args := $(null)
-onf-publish-args += --draft
-onf-publish-args += --gen-version
-onf-publish-args += --repo-org opencord
-onf-publish-args += --repo-name bbsim
-onf-publish-args += --git-hostname github.com
-onf-publish-args += --pac $(HOME)/.ssh/github.com/pacs/onf-voltha
-# onf-publish-args += --notes-file "$(PWD)/release-notes"
-onf-publish:
-	../ci-management/jjb/shell/github-release.sh $(onf-publish-args) 2>&1 | tee $@.log
+include $(MAKEDIR)/release/onf-publish.mk
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index ace4423..42cf067 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.15.1
+1.15.2
diff --git a/makefiles/release/onf-publish.mk b/makefiles/release/onf-publish.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90d3420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/release/onf-publish.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+onf-publish-args := $(null)
+onf-publish-args += --draft
+onf-publish-args += --gen-version
+onf-publish-args += --repo-org opencord
+
+# args+=('--repo' 'github.com/opencord/bbsim')
+args+=('--title' 'bbsim - v9876.543.21')
+
+onf-publish-args += --repo-name bbsim
+onf-publish-args += --git-hostname github.com
+onf-publish-args += --pac $(HOME)/.ssh/github.com/pacs/onf-voltha
+# onf-publish-args += --notes-file "$(PWD)/release-notes"
+
+onf-publish-files += release/bbsimctl-windows-amd64
+onf-publish-files += release/bbr-linux-amd64
+onf-publish-files += release/bbr-windows-amd64
+onf-publish-files += release/bbr-darwin-amd64
+onf-publish-files += release/bbr-linux-arm64
+onf-publish-files += release/bbsim-linux-arm64
+onf-publish-files += release/bbsimctl-darwin-amd64
+onf-publish-files += release/checksum.SHA256
+onf-publish-files += release/bbsimctl-linux-amd64
+onf-publish-files += release/bbsim-darwin-amd64
+onf-publish-files += release/bbsim-windows-amd64
+onf-publish-files += release/bbsim-linux-amd64
+onf-publish-files += release/bbsimctl-linux-arm64
+
+onf-publish:
+	../ci-management/jjb/shell/github-release.sh $(onf-publish-args) 2>&1 | tee $@.log
+
+# [EOF]