diff --git a/hooks/post_push b/hooks/post_push
index c415956..6918a63 100755
--- a/hooks/post_push
+++ b/hooks/post_push
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
+
+echo "Working dir and contents I see are:"
 echo `pwd`
-VERSION=`grep -e "\d\.\d\.\d" -o Dockerfile`
+echo `ls`
+
+## Not all bash commands are available. notably grep -o -e options fail!!
+VERSION=`cat Dockerfile | head -n1 | sed 's/.*\([0-9].[0-9].[0-9]\)/\1/'`
+echo "Version being built is:"
+echo $VERSION
+
+echo "tagging $IMAGE_NAME as $DOCKER_REPO:$VERSION..."
 docker tag $IMAGE_NAME $DOCKER_REPO:$VERSION
+
+echo "pushing $DOCKER_REPO:$VERSION to hub..."
 docker push $DOCKER_REPO:$VERSION
 
 
diff --git a/shiny-verse/hooks/post_push b/shiny-verse/hooks/post_push
index c415956..6918a63 100755
--- a/shiny-verse/hooks/post_push
+++ b/shiny-verse/hooks/post_push
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
+
+echo "Working dir and contents I see are:"
 echo `pwd`
-VERSION=`grep -e "\d\.\d\.\d" -o Dockerfile`
+echo `ls`
+
+## Not all bash commands are available. notably grep -o -e options fail!!
+VERSION=`cat Dockerfile | head -n1 | sed 's/.*\([0-9].[0-9].[0-9]\)/\1/'`
+echo "Version being built is:"
+echo $VERSION
+
+echo "tagging $IMAGE_NAME as $DOCKER_REPO:$VERSION..."
 docker tag $IMAGE_NAME $DOCKER_REPO:$VERSION
+
+echo "pushing $DOCKER_REPO:$VERSION to hub..."
 docker push $DOCKER_REPO:$VERSION