diff --git a/build_scripts/appimage/appimage.sh b/build_scripts/appimage/appimage.sh
index d55418df7cc..20dbe7c9741 100755
--- a/build_scripts/appimage/appimage.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/appimage/appimage.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 LINUXDEPLOY_URL="https://github.com/linuxdeploy/linuxdeploy/releases/download/continuous/linuxdeploy-x86_64.AppImage"
-PYTHON_VERSION="3.7.11"
+PYTHON_VERSION="3.7.12"
 PYTHON_APPIMAGE_URL="https://github.com/niess/python-appimage/releases/download/python3.7/python${PYTHON_VERSION}-cp37-cp37m-manylinux1_x86_64.AppImage"
 APPIMAGE_DIR="$(realpath $(dirname $BASH_SOURCE[0]))"
 APPDIR="$APPIMAGE_DIR/squashfs-root"
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ install_package_specific_build_prereqs() {
 setup_build_dir() {
   local agent_binary_dir=$1
   local monkey_repo=$2
+  local deployment_type=$3
 
   pushd $APPIMAGE_DIR
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ setup_build_dir() {
 
   copy_monkey_island_to_build_dir "$monkey_repo/monkey" "$BUILD_DIR"
   copy_server_config_to_build_dir
+  modify_deployment "$deployment_type" "$BUILD_DIR"
   add_agent_binaries_to_build_dir "$agent_binary_dir" "$BUILD_DIR"
 
   install_monkey_island_python_dependencies
diff --git a/build_scripts/build_package.sh b/build_scripts/build_package.sh
index df16c4cd722..12523b51b6d 100755
--- a/build_scripts/build_package.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/build_package.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ exit_if_missing_argument() {
 echo_help() {
   echo "usage: build_package.sh [--help] [--agent-binary-dir <PATH>] [--branch <BRANCH>]"
   echo "                         [--monkey-repo <PATH>] [--version <MONKEY_VERSION>]"
+  echo "                         [--deployment <DEPLOYMENT_TYPE>]"
   echo ""
   echo "Creates a package for Infection Monkey."
   echo ""
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ echo_help() {
   echo "--version                      A version number for the package."
   echo "                               (Default: dev)"
   echo ""
+  echo "--deployment                   A deployment type for the package."
+  echo "                               (Default: develop)"
+  echo ""
   echo "--package                      Which package to build (\"appimage\" or \"docker.\")"
 
   exit 0
@@ -72,6 +76,15 @@ install_nodejs() {
   sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
 }
 
+install_common_build_prereqs() {
+  sudo apt-get update
+  sudo apt-get upgrade -y
+
+  # monkey island prereqs
+  sudo apt-get install -y curl libcurl4 openssl git build-essential moreutils
+  install_nodejs
+}
+
 is_valid_git_repo() {
   pushd "$1" 2>/dev/null || return 1
   git status >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -108,7 +121,7 @@ branch="develop"
 monkey_repo="$DEFAULT_REPO_MONKEY_HOME"
 monkey_version="dev"
 package=""
-
+deployment_type="develop"
 
 while (( "$#" )); do
   case "$1" in
@@ -143,6 +156,12 @@ while (( "$#" )); do
       monkey_version=$2
       shift 2
       ;;
+    --deployment)
+      exit_if_missing_argument "$1" "$2"
+
+      deployment_type=$2
+      shift 2
+      ;;
     --package)
       exit_if_missing_argument "$1" "$2"
 
@@ -188,7 +207,7 @@ install_build_prereqs
 install_package_specific_build_prereqs "$WORKSPACE"
 
 
-setup_build_dir "$agent_binary_dir" "$monkey_repo"
+setup_build_dir "$agent_binary_dir" "$monkey_repo" "$deployment_type"
 build_package "$monkey_version" "$DIST_DIR"
 
 log_message "Finished building package: $package"
diff --git a/build_scripts/common.sh b/build_scripts/common.sh
index 85f794128be..5e029433e2f 100644
--- a/build_scripts/common.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/common.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ copy_monkey_island_to_build_dir() {
       "$src"/monkey_island "$build_dir/"
 }
 
+modify_deployment() {
+  local deployment_file_path="$2/monkey_island/cc/deployment.json"
+  echo -e "{\n    \"deployment\": \"$1\"\n}" > $deployment_file_path
+}
+
 add_agent_binaries_to_build_dir() {
   local agent_binary_dir=$1
   local island_binaries_path="$2/monkey_island/cc/binaries/"
diff --git a/build_scripts/docker/docker.sh b/build_scripts/docker/docker.sh
index bf7e78ceefb..6f55ff6a076 100755
--- a/build_scripts/docker/docker.sh
+++ b/build_scripts/docker/docker.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ setup_build_dir() {
 
   copy_monkey_island_to_build_dir "$monkey_repo/monkey" "$build_dir"
   copy_server_config_to_build_dir "$build_dir"
+  modify_deployment "$deployment_type" "$build_dir"
   add_agent_binaries_to_build_dir "$agent_binary_dir" "$build_dir"
 
   generate_ssl_cert "$build_dir"