diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 7e5ee2754..8089b6172 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -50,38 +50,91 @@ docker-compose up
 
 For detailed information on building and running Planner see link:docs/building_planner.adoc[Building the Planner Component Library] documentation.
 
-== Other Useful Scripts and Tasks
+== Useful Scripts and Tasks
 
-The Planner uses `gulp` as the build tool and provides frequently used tasks like `npm` tasks as well.
-The `scripts` section of the link:package.json [*_package.json_*] file lists all the tasks available.
+The Planner delegates task running to `gulp` and allows parametric subtasks in the format of `npm run <task> \-- --subtask` which translates into `gulp <task> --subtask` which is then can be executed.
 
-The following table lists some of the most useful or frequently used scripts and `gulp` tasks you may need to run:
+The `scripts` section of the link:package.json[*_package.json_*] file lists the main tasks i.e. `build`, `clean` & `test`. Following table lists the available npm scripts managed with `gulp` tasks, but to understand the routines triggered by the subtask parameters, please check out the link:gulpfile.js[*_gulpfile_*]:
 
-[cols="1,2,4", options="header"]
+[cols="1,1,3,4a", options="header"]
 |===
-|Script
+|Task
+|Subtask
 |Command
 |Description
 
-|Clean
-|`$ npm run clean -- --all`
-|Cleans the project directory
+.6+| Build
 
-|Reinstall
-|`$ npm run reinstall`
-|Cleans the dependencies and reinstalls them
+| *[default]* app
+v|`npm run build` or
+`npm run build \-- --app`
+| Builds the planner library
 
-|Unit Tests
-|`$ npm run tests -- --unit`
-|Runs the unit tests
+| [line-through]#image#
+v|`npm run build \-- --image`
+| Creates container image for the app
 
-|Semantic Release
-|`$ npm run semantic-release`
-|Builds the library and performs a semantic release to npmjs
+| release
+v|`npm run build \-- --release`
+| Publishes the library to `*npm*` registry
+
+| [line-through]#tarball#
+v|`npm run build \-- --tarball`
+| Packs the library into a tarball
+
+| [line-through]#validate#
+v|`npm run build \-- --validate`
+| Dry runs the build for validation
+
+| watch
+v|`npm run build \-- --watch`
+| Rebuilds planner library on file changes
+
+
+.7+| Clean
+
+| *[default]* all
+v|`npm run clean` or
+`npm run build \-- --app`
+| Fully resets the project
+
+| cache
+v|`npm run clean \-- --cache`
+| Clears `*npm*` cache
+
+| config
+v|`npm run clean \-- --config`
+| Resets app config & env_vars
+
+| dist
+v|`npm run clean \-- --dist`
+| Removes the build artifacts
+
+| images
+v|`npm run clean \-- --images`
+| Stops containers & removes the images
+
+| modules
+v|`npm run clean \-- --modules`
+| Removes all `*node*` modules
+
+| temp
+v|`npm run clean \-- --temp`
+| Removes temp files and artifacts
+
+
+.2+| Tests
+
+| unit
+v|`npm run tests \-- --unit`
+| Runs the unit tests
+
+| [line-through]#func#
+v|`npm run tests \-- --func`
+| Runs the functional tests
+
+4+| Commands with [line-through]#strikethroughs# aren't yet implemented.
 
-|Continuous Build
-|`$ npm run build -- --watch`
-|Runs the build in watch mode, watches for changes and rebuilds source
 |===
 
 == Documentation
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 529251f79..b5371764f 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ gulp.task('build', function () {
   // image
 
   // release
+  if (argv.release) {
+    proc.exec('node_modules/.bin/semantic-release');
+  }
 
   // tarball
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 199b55ce9..5f4a2eda5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "gulp build",
     "clean": "gulp clean",
-    "setup": "gulp setup",
     "tests": "gulp tests"
   },
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@
     "rimraf": "2.6.2",
     "run-sequence": "2.2.0",
     "script-ext-html-webpack-plugin": "1.8.7",
-    "semantic-release": "8.2.0",
+    "semantic-release": "12.2.2",
     "style-loader": "0.19.0",
     "systemjs": "0.20.19",
     "to-string-loader": "1.1.5",