diff --git a/PROGRESS.md b/PROGRESS.md
index 1f8e2cf..3eeb07e 100644
--- a/PROGRESS.md
+++ b/PROGRESS.md
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 # current work in PROGRRESS
 
-## release and binary
+## Alternative #35 docopt.sh
 
-https://github.com/docopt/docopts/issues/32
+Middle ware?
 
-publish release and pre-build binaries
-
-* travis deploy? https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/deployment/releases/
-* https://blog.questionable.services/article/build-go-binaries-travis-ci-github/
 
 ## provide test on old environment
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5949de0..cf071b3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.6.3-rc1
+v0.6.4-alpha1
diff --git a/build/sha256sum.txt b/build/sha256sum.txt
index 7ed951c..4a22509 100644
--- a/build/sha256sum.txt
+++ b/build/sha256sum.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-cabeab52e60001366c36329c3994608dfc20b1fa1f1c826b669e9c1813296432  docopts_darwin_386
-cabf6cfc42abd61be3f05aa0abf73e07dd1cfbe35f033fa0ac2687cb22a213a3  docopts_darwin_amd64
-831e2c75bca33e5165d50cd16a6ae75ed652f322df5bf80da4586cf02cf93ed1  docopts_linux_386
-46345cdd8f30c52abdc725b11c96a4d9cb4606d46f5d67062925b1bc64a9ffba  docopts_linux_amd64
-5f18f8da2c384015e80af725f7c53c1bd2bf5d73e6e0960a803813caac3ada5f  docopts_linux_arm
+d961d34452e22e6557ae5164003b73092d9dada3483ee82cad272eb08d0025d9  docopts_darwin_386
+f0db082d9f01a0e184691df784b340730bb67c5ae5fd76d1ab85bd2c0b70dc0b  docopts_darwin_amd64
+048f6dd7a70789efceee80161efb1da0977faa6c9c15c54ebc4d5cb8e5d4d294  docopts_linux_386
+019c86f09ea30cf66cf8b099b10391c45eea7510af87a6ef5c90d8201b8df204  docopts_linux_amd64
+bbb7d19573116af8f496f7b7622aaff40a7460178dee99292f0de73052d41513  docopts_linux_arm
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 91082d7..1ed0904 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #   -r REMOTE_REPOS      Specify a REMOTE_REPOS name [default: origin]
 #   --replace            Replace existing release with this one, previous release
 #                        will be deleted first.
+#   -u GITHUB_USER       force this GITHUB_USER
 #
 # Arguments:
 #   RELEASE_VERSION      a git tag, or current for the local modified version
@@ -192,14 +193,17 @@ EOT
 
 check_name_description()
 {
-  local name="$1"
-  local description="$2"
+  local release=$1
+  local name="$2"
+  local description="$3"
   if [[ -z $description || $description == null || -z $name || $name == null ]] ; then
-    echo "description or name not found for tag '$TAG' in $DEPLOYMENT_FILE"
+    echo "description or name not found for tag '$release' in $DEPLOYMENT_FILE"
     echo "available git tags:"
     indent "$(git tag)"
     echo "available git tags in $DEPLOYMENT_FILE:"
     indent "$(yaml_keys $DEPLOYMENT_FILE releases)"
+    echo "VERSION contains"
+    indent "$(cat VERSION)"
     return 1
   fi
 }
@@ -207,21 +211,27 @@ check_name_description()
 main_deploy()
 {
   local release=$1
+  local release_version=$release
 
   # redefine GITHUB_TOKEN to test if exported for strict mode
   GITHUB_TOKEN=${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}
 
-  local description=$(yq.v2 r $DEPLOYMENT_FILE "releases[$release].description")
-  local name=$(yq.v2 r $DEPLOYMENT_FILE "releases[$release].name")
+  if [[ $release == current ]] ; then
+    release_version=$(cat VERSION)
+    echo "using current release in VERSION: $release_version"
+  fi
+
+  local description=$(yq.v2 r $DEPLOYMENT_FILE "releases[$release_version].description")
+  local name=$(yq.v2 r $DEPLOYMENT_FILE "releases[$release_version].name")
 
   # will stop the execution (as set -e is enabled)
-  check_name_description "$name" "$description"
+  check_name_description $release_version "$name" "$description"
 
   build_binaries $release $BUILD_DEST_DIR
   UPLOAD_FILES=$(prepare_upload $BUILD_DEST_DIR)
 
   if $ARGS_n ; then
-    show_release_data $release "$name" "$description"
+    show_release_data $release_version "$name" "$description"
     exit 0
   else
     if [[ -z $GITHUB_TOKEN ]] ; then
@@ -229,43 +239,62 @@ main_deploy()
       return 1
     fi
 
-    if check_release $release ; then
-      echo "release already exists: $release"
+    if check_release $release_version ; then
+      echo "release already exists: $release_version"
       if $ARGS_replace ; then
-        echo "deleting existing release: $release"
-        delete_release $release
-        echo "creating release: $release"
-        create_release $release "$name" "$description"
+        echo "deleting existing release: $release_version"
+        delete_release $release_version
+        echo "creating release: $release_version"
+        create_release $release_version "$name" "$description"
       else
         echo "use --replace to replace the existing release"
         echo "only upload new files"
       fi
     else
-      echo "release doesn't exists yet: $release"
-      echo "creating new release: $release"
-      create_release $release "$name" "$description"
+      echo "release doesn't exists yet: $release_version"
+      echo "creating new release: $release_version"
+      create_release $release_version "$name" "$description"
     fi
-    upload_binaries $release $UPLOAD_FILES
+    upload_binaries $release_version $UPLOAD_FILES
   fi
 }
 
+check_env()
+{
+  local v val
+  local error=0
+
+  for v in GOPATH GOBIN
+  do
+    eval "val=\${$v:-}"
+    if [[ -z $val ]] ; then
+      echo "$v is undefined, check failed"
+      error=$((error+1))
+    fi
+  done
+  return $error
+}
+
 if [[ $0 == $BASH_SOURCE ]] ; then
   # bash strict mode
   set -euo pipefail
 
+  check_env
+
   # we add our repository path to run our local docopts binary
   # you will have to build it first of course.
   PATH=$(dirname $0):$PATH
   source docopts.sh --auto -G "$@"
+  docopt_print_ARGS -G
+
   # fix docopt bug https://github.com/docopt/docopt/issues/386
   ARGS_REMOTE_REPOS=${ARGS_REMOTE_REPOS:-$ARGS_r}
+  ARGS_GITHUB_USER=${ARGS_GITHUB_USER:-$ARGS_u}
 
   if [[ -n $ARGS_GITHUB_USER ]]; then
     GITHUB_USER=$ARGS_GITHUB_USER
   fi
 
-  #docopt_print_ARGS -G
-
   if [[ -n $ARGS_RELEASE_VERSION ]] ; then
     TAG=$ARGS_RELEASE_VERSION
   else
diff --git a/deployment.yml b/deployment.yml
index 29c8e94..afaa331 100644
--- a/deployment.yml
+++ b/deployment.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ build:
   #- android/arm
 releases:
   # yaml keys must match the git tag
+  v0.6.4-alpha1:
+    name: "docopts binary v0.6.4-alpha1"
+    description: |
+      Prototype version
+
+      based on dev-docopt_sh
+
+      changes:
+        - `--docopt_sh` output compatible variable ([see #36](https://github.com/docopt/docopts/issues/36))
+
   v0.6.3-rc1:
     name: "docopts binary transitional v0.6.3-rc1"
     description: |
diff --git a/get_docopts.sh b/get_docopts.sh
index b5af0f9..d9f8300 100755
--- a/get_docopts.sh
+++ b/get_docopts.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ GIT_PROJECT=docopts
 BASE_URL=https://github.com/$GIT_USER/$GIT_PROJECT/releases/download
 
 #RELEASE=v0.6.3-rc1
-RELEASE=v0.6.3-alpha2
+RELEASE=v0.6.4-alpha1
 BINARY=docopts
 ISSUE_URL=https://github.com/$GIT_USER/$GIT_PROJECT/issues/