diff --git a/bump_deb_packaging b/bump_deb_packaging
index 5a2d8cf..4d46803 100755
--- a/bump_deb_packaging
+++ b/bump_deb_packaging
@@ -1,21 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
-. settings
-
-REMOTE_BRANCH=deb/${FOREMAN_VERSION}
-
-cd "$PACKAGING_DIR"
-
-git fetch $PACKAGING_GIT_REMOTE
-git checkout -b deb/release-$PROJECT-$FULLVERSION $PACKAGING_GIT_REMOTE/$REMOTE_BRANCH
-
-scripts/changelog.rb -v ${FULLVERSION/-rc/~rc}-1 -m "$FULLVERSION released" debian/*/*/changelog
-git add debian/*/*/changelog
-
-git commit -m "Release $FULLVERSION"
-
-if [[ $PACKAGING_PR == true ]] ; then
-	git phr -m "Release $FULLVERSION" -b "$REMOTE_BRANCH"
-else
-	git push $PACKAGING_GIT_REMOTE HEAD:$REMOTE_BRANCH
-fi
+./bump_packaging deb
diff --git a/bump_packaging b/bump_packaging
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f9634d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bump_packaging
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+. settings
+
+FLAVOR=$1
+
+if [[ $FLAVOR != deb ]] && [[ $FLAVOR != rpm ]] ; then
+	echo "Usage: $0 [deb|rpm]" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+REMOTE_BRANCH="${FLAVOR}/${FOREMAN_VERSION}"
+FULL_REMOTE_BRANCH="$PACKAGING_GIT_REMOTE/$REMOTE_BRANCH"
+
+cd "$PACKAGING_DIR"
+
+git fetch $PACKAGING_GIT_REMOTE
+git checkout -b "${FLAVOR}/release-$PROJECT-$FULLVERSION" "${FULL_REMOTE_BRANCH}"
+
+if [[ $FLAVOR == deb ]] ; then
+	scripts/changelog.rb -v "${FULLVERSION/-rc/~rc}-1" -m "$FULLVERSION released" debian/*/*/changelog
+	git add debian/*/*/changelog
+else
+	if [[ $FULLVERSION == *-rc* ]]; then
+		PRERELEASE=${FULLVERSION##*-}
+		obal update --version "${FULLVERSION%%-rc*}" --prerelease "${PRERELEASE}" --release keep $RPM_PACKAGES
+	else
+		obal update --version "${FULLVERSION}" $RPM_PACKAGES
+	fi
+fi
+
+git commit -m "Release $FULLVERSION"
+
+if [[ $PACKAGING_PR == true ]] ; then
+	git phr -m "Release $FULLVERSION" -b "$REMOTE_BRANCH"
+else
+	git push "$PACKAGING_GIT_REMOTE" "HEAD:$REMOTE_BRANCH"
+fi
diff --git a/bump_rpm_packaging b/bump_rpm_packaging
index 4bb49ec..9a38fa2 100755
--- a/bump_rpm_packaging
+++ b/bump_rpm_packaging
@@ -1,25 +1,3 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
-. settings
-
-REMOTE_BRANCH=rpm/${FOREMAN_VERSION}
-
-cd "$PACKAGING_DIR"
-
-git fetch $PACKAGING_GIT_REMOTE
-git checkout -b rpm/release-$PROJECT-$FULLVERSION $PACKAGING_GIT_REMOTE/$REMOTE_BRANCH
-
-if [[ $FULLVERSION == *-rc* ]]; then
-	PRERELEASE=${FULLVERSION##*-}
-	obal update --version ${FULLVERSION%%-rc*} --prerelease ${PRERELEASE} --release keep $RPM_PACKAGES
-else
-	obal update --version $FULLVERSION $RPM_PACKAGES
-fi
-
-git commit -m "Release $FULLVERSION"
-
-if [[ $PACKAGING_PR == true ]] ; then
-	git phr -m "Release $FULLVERSION" -b "$REMOTE_BRANCH"
-else
-	git push $PACKAGING_GIT_REMOTE HEAD:$REMOTE_BRANCH
-fi
+./bump_packaging rpm