diff --git a/scripts/build/release_publisher/externalrelease.go b/scripts/build/release_publisher/externalrelease.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..795e3bc999b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build/release_publisher/externalrelease.go
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type releaseFromExternalContent struct {
+	getter     urlGetter
+	rawVersion string
+}
+
+func (re releaseFromExternalContent) prepareRelease(baseArchiveUrl, whatsNewUrl string, releaseNotesUrl string, artifactConfigurations []buildArtifact) (*release, error) {
+	version := re.rawVersion[1:]
+	now := time.Now()
+	isBeta := strings.Contains(version, "beta")
+
+	builds := []build{}
+	for _, ba := range artifactConfigurations {
+		sha256, err := re.getter.getContents(fmt.Sprintf("%s.sha256", ba.getUrl(baseArchiveUrl, version, isBeta)))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		builds = append(builds, newBuild(baseArchiveUrl, ba, version, isBeta, sha256))
+	}
+
+	r := release{
+		Version:         version,
+		ReleaseDate:     time.Date(now.Year(), now.Month(), now.Day(), 0, 0, 0, 0, time.Local),
+		Stable:          !isBeta,
+		Beta:            isBeta,
+		Nightly:         false,
+		WhatsNewUrl:     whatsNewUrl,
+		ReleaseNotesUrl: releaseNotesUrl,
+		Builds:          builds,
+	}
+	return &r, nil
+}
+
+type urlGetter interface {
+	getContents(url string) (string, error)
+}
+
+type getHttpContents struct{}
+
+func (getHttpContents) getContents(url string) (string, error) {
+	response, err := http.Get(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	defer response.Body.Close()
+	all, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return string(all), nil
+}
diff --git a/scripts/build/release_publisher/publisher.go b/scripts/build/release_publisher/publisher.go
index 2bd84462daa..e8c3b676e59 100644
--- a/scripts/build/release_publisher/publisher.go
+++ b/scripts/build/release_publisher/publisher.go
@@ -141,38 +141,6 @@ var buildArtifactConfigurations = []buildArtifact{
 	},
 }
 
-type releaseFromExternalContent struct {
-	getter     urlGetter
-	rawVersion string
-}
-
-func (re releaseFromExternalContent) prepareRelease(baseArchiveUrl, whatsNewUrl string, releaseNotesUrl string, artifactConfigurations []buildArtifact) (*release, error) {
-	version := re.rawVersion[1:]
-	now := time.Now()
-	isBeta := strings.Contains(version, "beta")
-
-	builds := []build{}
-	for _, ba := range artifactConfigurations {
-		sha256, err := re.getter.getContents(fmt.Sprintf("%s.sha256", ba.getUrl(baseArchiveUrl, version, isBeta)))
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		builds = append(builds, newBuild(baseArchiveUrl, ba, version, isBeta, sha256))
-	}
-
-	r := release{
-		Version:         version,
-		ReleaseDate:     time.Date(now.Year(), now.Month(), now.Day(), 0, 0, 0, 0, time.Local),
-		Stable:          !isBeta,
-		Beta:            isBeta,
-		Nightly:         false,
-		WhatsNewUrl:     whatsNewUrl,
-		ReleaseNotesUrl: releaseNotesUrl,
-		Builds:          builds,
-	}
-	return &r, nil
-}
-
 func newBuild(baseArchiveUrl string, ba buildArtifact, version string, isBeta bool, sha256 string) build {
 	return build{
 		Os:     ba.os,
@@ -251,24 +219,3 @@ type build struct {
 	Sha256 string `json:"sha256"`
 	Arch   string `json:"arch"`
 }
-
-type urlGetter interface {
-	getContents(url string) (string, error)
-}
-
-type getHttpContents struct{}
-
-func (getHttpContents) getContents(url string) (string, error) {
-	response, err := http.Get(url)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	defer response.Body.Close()
-	all, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	return string(all), nil
-}
diff --git a/scripts/build/release_publisher/publisher_test.go b/scripts/build/release_publisher/publisher_test.go
index 38a9d972380..04a9c0ca54c 100644
--- a/scripts/build/release_publisher/publisher_test.go
+++ b/scripts/build/release_publisher/publisher_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import "testing"
 
-func TestNewRelease(t *testing.T) {
+func TestPreparingReleaseFromRemote(t *testing.T) {
 	versionIn := "v5.2.0-beta1"
 	expectedVersion := "5.2.0-beta1"
 	whatsNewUrl := "https://whatsnews.foo/"
@@ -46,3 +46,8 @@ type mockHttpGetter struct{}
 func (mockHttpGetter) getContents(url string) (string, error) {
 	return url, nil
 }
+
+
+func TestPreparingReleaseFromLocal(t *testing.T) {
+
+}