diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c4bdb859..9cca7663 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 ---
 # Add additional stages in the order of execution here, and then under the job:include: key
 stages:
-  - "lint"
-  - "test"
+  - name: "lint"
+  - name: "test"
+  - name: "verify_pypi_release"
+    if: "tag IS present"
+  - name: "deploy_github"
+    if: "tag IS present"
+  - name: "deploy_pypi"
+    if: "tag IS present"
 
-if: "type IN (pull_request)"  # Add in "branch" as an option if desired for branch testing as well
 language: "python"
 
 env:
@@ -40,3 +45,40 @@ jobs:
         - "invoke flake8"
         - "invoke yamllint"
         - "invoke pylint"
+    - stage: "verify_pypi_release"
+      before_script:
+        - "pip install --upgrade pip"
+        - "pip install invoke poetry toml"
+        - "poetry config virtualenvs.create false"
+        - "poetry install --no-interaction"
+      script:
+        - "invoke check-pypi-version"
+    - stage: "deploy_github"
+      before_script:
+        - "pip install --upgrade pip"
+        - "pip install poetry"
+      script:
+        - "echo Deploying the release to GitHub"
+        - "poetry version $TRAVIS_TAG"
+        - "poetry build"
+      deploy:
+        provider: "releases"
+        api_key: "$GITHUB_AUTH_TOKEN"
+        file_glob: true
+        file: "dist/*"
+        skip_cleanup: true
+        "on":
+          all_branches: true
+    - stage: "deploy_pypi"
+      before_script:
+        - "pip install --upgrade pip"
+        - "pip install poetry"
+      script:
+        - "echo Deploying the release to PyPI"
+        - "poetry version $TRAVIS_TAG"
+      deploy:
+        provider: "script"
+        skip_cleanup: true
+        script: "poetry publish --build -u __token__ -p $PYPI_TOKEN"
+        "on":
+          all_branches: true
diff --git a/netutils/__init__.py b/netutils/__init__.py
index ebdef7b8..98f63d71 100644
--- a/netutils/__init__.py
+++ b/netutils/__init__.py
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@
     "variables",
     "vlan",
 ]
-__version__ = "0.1.1"
+__version__ = "0.1.2"
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 15ab2026..c599673b 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -79,6 +79,22 @@ typing-extensions = ">=3.7.4"
 colorama = ["colorama (>=0.4.3)"]
 d = ["aiohttp (>=3.3.2)", "aiohttp-cors"]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "certifi"
+version = "2020.12.5"
+description = "Python package for providing Mozilla's CA Bundle."
+category = "dev"
+optional = false
+python-versions = "*"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "chardet"
+version = "4.0.0"
+description = "Universal encoding detector for Python 2 and 3"
+category = "dev"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "click"
 version = "7.1.2"
@@ -150,6 +166,14 @@ python-versions = ">=3.4"
 [package.dependencies]
 gitdb = ">=4.0.1,<5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "idna"
+version = "2.10"
+description = "Internationalized Domain Names in Applications (IDNA)"
+category = "dev"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "importlib-metadata"
 version = "3.7.3"
@@ -359,6 +383,24 @@ category = "dev"
 optional = false
 python-versions = "*"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "requests"
+version = "2.25.1"
+description = "Python HTTP for Humans."
+category = "dev"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*"
+
+[package.dependencies]
+certifi = ">=2017.4.17"
+chardet = ">=3.0.2,<5"
+idna = ">=2.5,<3"
+urllib3 = ">=1.21.1,<1.27"
+
+[package.extras]
+security = ["pyOpenSSL (>=0.14)", "cryptography (>=1.3.4)"]
+socks = ["PySocks (>=1.5.6,!=1.5.7)", "win-inet-pton"]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "six"
 version = "1.15.0"
@@ -419,6 +461,19 @@ category = "dev"
 optional = false
 python-versions = "*"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "urllib3"
+version = "1.26.4"
+description = "HTTP library with thread-safe connection pooling, file post, and more."
+category = "dev"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*, <4"
+
+[package.extras]
+secure = ["pyOpenSSL (>=0.14)", "cryptography (>=1.3.4)", "idna (>=2.0.0)", "certifi", "ipaddress"]
+socks = ["PySocks (>=1.5.6,!=1.5.7,<2.0)"]
+brotli = ["brotlipy (>=0.6.0)"]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "wrapt"
 version = "1.12.1"
@@ -454,7 +509,7 @@ testing = ["pytest (>=4.6)", "pytest-checkdocs (>=1.2.3)", "pytest-flake8", "pyt
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "1.1"
 python-versions = "^3.6"
-content-hash = "d36512e0b9fa4875a8d04ea47d48ac17171233c2931d7e7e1e56a6de81cefffd"
+content-hash = "d065c94805beabbcd40ef67a9df7b4c4e60a06c9645e575696c0b7ad0acad77e"
 
 [metadata.files]
 appdirs = [
@@ -480,6 +535,14 @@ bandit = [
 black = [
     {file = "black-20.8b1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:1c02557aa099101b9d21496f8a914e9ed2222ef70336404eeeac8edba836fbea"},
 ]
+certifi = [
+    {file = "certifi-2020.12.5-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:719a74fb9e33b9bd44cc7f3a8d94bc35e4049deebe19ba7d8e108280cfd59830"},
+    {file = "certifi-2020.12.5.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:1a4995114262bffbc2413b159f2a1a480c969de6e6eb13ee966d470af86af59c"},
+]
+chardet = [
+    {file = "chardet-4.0.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:f864054d66fd9118f2e67044ac8981a54775ec5b67aed0441892edb553d21da5"},
+    {file = "chardet-4.0.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:0d6f53a15db4120f2b08c94f11e7d93d2c911ee118b6b30a04ec3ee8310179fa"},
+]
 click = [
     {file = "click-7.1.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:dacca89f4bfadd5de3d7489b7c8a566eee0d3676333fbb50030263894c38c0dc"},
     {file = "click-7.1.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d2b5255c7c6349bc1bd1e59e08cd12acbbd63ce649f2588755783aa94dfb6b1a"},
@@ -558,6 +621,10 @@ gitpython = [
     {file = "GitPython-3.1.14-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:3283ae2fba31c913d857e12e5ba5f9a7772bbc064ae2bb09efafa71b0dd4939b"},
     {file = "GitPython-3.1.14.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:be27633e7509e58391f10207cd32b2a6cf5b908f92d9cd30da2e514e1137af61"},
 ]
+idna = [
+    {file = "idna-2.10-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:b97d804b1e9b523befed77c48dacec60e6dcb0b5391d57af6a65a312a90648c0"},
+    {file = "idna-2.10.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:b307872f855b18632ce0c21c5e45be78c0ea7ae4c15c828c20788b26921eb3f6"},
+]
 importlib-metadata = [
     {file = "importlib_metadata-3.7.3-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:b74159469b464a99cb8cc3e21973e4d96e05d3024d337313fedb618a6e86e6f4"},
     {file = "importlib_metadata-3.7.3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:742add720a20d0467df2f444ae41704000f50e1234f46174b51f9c6031a1bd71"},
@@ -727,6 +794,10 @@ regex = [
     {file = "regex-2021.3.17-cp39-cp39-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:a0d04128e005142260de3733591ddf476e4902c0c23c1af237d9acf3c96e1b38"},
     {file = "regex-2021.3.17.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:4b8a1fb724904139149a43e172850f35aa6ea97fb0545244dc0b805e0154ed68"},
 ]
+requests = [
+    {file = "requests-2.25.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:c210084e36a42ae6b9219e00e48287def368a26d03a048ddad7bfee44f75871e"},
+    {file = "requests-2.25.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:27973dd4a904a4f13b263a19c866c13b92a39ed1c964655f025f3f8d3d75b804"},
+]
 six = [
     {file = "six-1.15.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:8b74bedcbbbaca38ff6d7491d76f2b06b3592611af620f8426e82dddb04a5ced"},
     {file = "six-1.15.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:30639c035cdb23534cd4aa2dd52c3bf48f06e5f4a941509c8bafd8ce11080259"},
@@ -784,6 +855,10 @@ typing-extensions = [
     {file = "typing_extensions-3.7.4.3-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:7cb407020f00f7bfc3cb3e7881628838e69d8f3fcab2f64742a5e76b2f841918"},
     {file = "typing_extensions-3.7.4.3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:99d4073b617d30288f569d3f13d2bd7548c3a7e4c8de87db09a9d29bb3a4a60c"},
 ]
+urllib3 = [
+    {file = "urllib3-1.26.4-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:2f4da4594db7e1e110a944bb1b551fdf4e6c136ad42e4234131391e21eb5b0df"},
+    {file = "urllib3-1.26.4.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:e7b021f7241115872f92f43c6508082facffbd1c048e3c6e2bb9c2a157e28937"},
+]
 wrapt = [
     {file = "wrapt-1.12.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:b62ffa81fb85f4332a4f609cab4ac40709470da05643a082ec1eb88e6d9b97d7"},
 ]
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0ab53b5e..ef58ad74 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "netutils"
-version = "0.1.1"
+version = "0.1.2"
 description = "Common helper functions useful in network automation."
 authors = ["Network to Code, LLC <info@networktocode.com>"]
 
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ invoke = "^1.4.1"
 toml = "0.10.1"
 flake8 = "^3.8.3"
 coverage = "^5.5"
+requests = "^2.25.1"
 
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 120
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index 46734c37..e223a906 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 from distutils.util import strtobool
+import requests
 from invoke import task
 
 try:
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ def is_truthy(arg):
 PWD = os.getcwd()
 # Local or Docker execution provide "local" to run locally without docker execution
 INVOKE_LOCAL = is_truthy(os.getenv("INVOKE_LOCAL", False))  # pylint: disable=W1508
+# Get project name from the toml file
+PROJECT_NAME = PYPROJECT_CONFIG["tool"]["poetry"]["name"]
+# Get current project version from the toml file
+PROJECT_VERSION = PYPROJECT_CONFIG["tool"]["poetry"]["version"]
 
 
 def run_cmd(context, exec_cmd, local=INVOKE_LOCAL):
@@ -234,3 +239,32 @@ def tests(context, local=INVOKE_LOCAL):
     coverage(context, local)
 
     print("All tests have passed!")
+
+
+@task
+def check_pypi_version(context, name=PROJECT_NAME, version=PROJECT_VERSION):
+    """Verify if the version specified already exists on PyPI.
+
+    Used mostly in CI/CD to make sure that the new version is merged to main.
+    If version already exists, then function exits with non-zero return code,
+    else the function exits with zero return code.
+
+    Args:
+        context (obj): Used to run specific commands
+        name (str): The name of the project
+        version (str): The version of the project
+    """
+    # Running the following from context to pass pylint:
+    # context must be the first argument in invoke
+    context.run(f"echo Verifying the version {version} on PyPI.")
+
+    url = f"https://pypi.org/pypi/{name}/json"
+    response = requests.get(url)
+    data = response.json()
+    if version in data.get("releases", {}).keys():
+        print(f"The version {version} already exists.")
+        print("Bump the version. Run the command: poetry version.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    print(f"The version {version} does not exist on PyPI.")
+    print("The version can be released.")
+    sys.exit(0)
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 8b137891..e69de29b 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-
diff --git a/tests/unit/__init__.py b/tests/unit/__init__.py
index 8b137891..e69de29b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/unit/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-