diff --git a/libvuln/updaters.go b/libvuln/updaters.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b61ba6785
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libvuln/updaters.go
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+package libvuln
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/quay/claircore/alpine"
+	"github.com/quay/claircore/aws"
+	"github.com/quay/claircore/debian"
+	"github.com/quay/claircore/libvuln/driver"
+	"github.com/quay/claircore/oracle"
+	"github.com/quay/claircore/photon"
+	"github.com/quay/claircore/pyupio"
+	"github.com/quay/claircore/rhel"
+	"github.com/quay/claircore/suse"
+	"github.com/quay/claircore/ubuntu"
+)
+
+var ubuntuReleases = []ubuntu.Release{
+	ubuntu.Bionic,
+	ubuntu.Cosmic,
+	ubuntu.Disco,
+	ubuntu.Trusty,
+	ubuntu.Xenial,
+}
+
+var debianReleases = []debian.Release{
+	debian.Buster,
+	debian.Jessie,
+	debian.Stretch,
+	debian.Wheezy,
+}
+
+var rhelReleases = []rhel.Release{
+	rhel.RHEL6,
+	rhel.RHEL7,
+	rhel.RHEL8,
+}
+
+var amazonReleases = []aws.Release{
+	aws.Linux1,
+	aws.Linux2,
+}
+
+var alpineMatrix = map[alpine.Repo][]alpine.Release{
+	alpine.Main:      []alpine.Release{alpine.V3_10, alpine.V3_9, alpine.V3_8, alpine.V3_7, alpine.V3_6, alpine.V3_5, alpine.V3_4, alpine.V3_3},
+	alpine.Community: []alpine.Release{alpine.V3_10, alpine.V3_9, alpine.V3_8, alpine.V3_7, alpine.V3_6, alpine.V3_5, alpine.V3_4, alpine.V3_3},
+}
+
+var suseReleases = []suse.Release{
+	suse.EnterpriseServer15,
+	suse.EnterpriseServer12,
+	suse.EnterpriseServer11,
+	suse.Leap150,
+	suse.Leap151,
+}
+
+var photonReleases = []photon.Release{
+	photon.Photon1,
+	photon.Photon2,
+	photon.Photon3,
+}
+
+func updaters() ([]driver.Updater, error) {
+	updaters := []driver.Updater{}
+	for _, rel := range ubuntuReleases {
+		updaters = append(updaters, ubuntu.NewUpdater(rel))
+	}
+	for _, rel := range debianReleases {
+		updaters = append(updaters, debian.NewUpdater(rel))
+	}
+	for _, rel := range amazonReleases {
+		up, err := aws.NewUpdater(rel)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create amazon updater %v: %v", rel, err)
+		}
+		updaters = append(updaters, up)
+	}
+	for _, rel := range rhelReleases {
+		up, err := rhel.NewUpdater(rel)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create rhel updater %v: %v", rel, err)
+		}
+		updaters = append(updaters, up)
+	}
+	for repo, releases := range alpineMatrix {
+		for _, rel := range releases {
+			up, err := alpine.NewUpdater(rel, repo)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create alpine updater %v %v: %v", repo, rel, err)
+			}
+			updaters = append(updaters, up)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for year, lim := 2007, time.Now().Year(); year != lim; year++ {
+		u, err := oracle.NewUpdater(year)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create oracle updater: %v", err)
+		}
+		updaters = append(updaters, u)
+	}
+
+	for _, rel := range suseReleases {
+		u, err := suse.NewUpdater(rel)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create suse updater: %v", err)
+		}
+		updaters = append(updaters, u)
+	}
+
+	py, err := pyupio.NewUpdater()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create pyupio updater: %v", err)
+	}
+	updaters = append(updaters, py)
+
+	for _, rel := range photonReleases {
+		u, err := photon.NewUpdater(rel)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to create photon updater: %v", err)
+		}
+		updaters = append(updaters, u)
+	}
+
+	return updaters, nil
+}
+
+func regexFilter(regex string, updaters []driver.Updater) ([]driver.Updater, error) {
+	out := []driver.Updater{}
+	re, err := regexp.Compile(regex)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("regex failed to compile")
+	}
+	for _, u := range updaters {
+		if re.MatchString(u.Name()) {
+			out = append(out, u)
+		}
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
diff --git a/ubuntu/releases.go b/ubuntu/releases.go
index 3cfdaa806..f086e49f2 100644
--- a/ubuntu/releases.go
+++ b/ubuntu/releases.go
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ import (
 type Release string
 
 const (
-	Artful  Release = "artful"
+	Artful  Release = "artful" // deprecated
 	Bionic  Release = "bionic"
 	Cosmic  Release = "cosmic"
 	Disco   Release = "disco"
-	Precise Release = "precise"
+	Precise Release = "precise" // deprecated
 	Trusty  Release = "trusty"
 	Xenial  Release = "xenial"
 )
diff --git a/ubuntu/updaterset.go b/ubuntu/updaterset.go
index da680fdac..ca1b27456 100644
--- a/ubuntu/updaterset.go
+++ b/ubuntu/updaterset.go
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 var ubuntuReleases = []Release{
-	Artful,
 	Bionic,
 	Cosmic,
 	Disco,
-	Precise,
 	Trusty,
 	Xenial,
 }