diff --git a/cmd/publish.go b/cmd/publish.go
index a394092..790e48d 100644
--- a/cmd/publish.go
+++ b/cmd/publish.go
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"context"
 
 	"git.ctrlz.es/mgdelacroix/campaigner/campaign"
 	"git.ctrlz.es/mgdelacroix/campaigner/config"
-	"git.ctrlz.es/mgdelacroix/campaigner/jira"
 	"git.ctrlz.es/mgdelacroix/campaigner/github"
+	"git.ctrlz.es/mgdelacroix/campaigner/jira"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ func GithubPublishCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:   "github",
 		Short: "Publishes the campaign tickets in github",
 		Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
-		Run:   githubPublishCmdF,
+		RunE:  githubPublishCmdF,
 	}
 
 	cmd.Flags().BoolP("all", "a", false, "Publish all the tickets of the campaign")
@@ -96,25 +95,39 @@ func jiraPublishCmdF(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func githubPublishCmdF(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
+func githubPublishCmdF(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+	all, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("all")
+	batch, _ := cmd.Flags().GetInt("batch")
+	dryRun, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("dry-run")
+
+	if !all && batch == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("One of --all or --batch flags is required")
+	}
+
 	cfg, err := config.ReadConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		ErrorAndExit(cmd, err)
 	}
 
-	// cmp, err := campaign.Read()
-	// if err != nil {
-	// 	ErrorAndExit(cmd, err)
-	// }
-
-	githubClient := github.NewClient("my/repo", cfg.GithubToken)
-
-	repos, _, err := githubClient.Repositories.List(context.Background(), "", nil)
+	cmp, err := campaign.Read()
 	if err != nil {
 		ErrorAndExit(cmd, err)
 	}
 
-	for _, repo := range repos {
-		cmd.Println(*repo.Name)
+	githubClient := github.NewClient("my/repo", cfg.GithubToken)
+
+	if all {
+		count, err := githubClient.PublishAll(cmp, dryRun)
+		if err != nil {
+			ErrorAndExit(cmd, err)
+		}
+		cmd.Printf("All %d tickets successfully published in github\n", count)
+	} else {
+		if err := githubClient.PublishBatch(cmp, batch, dryRun); err != nil {
+			ErrorAndExit(cmd, err)
+		}
+		cmd.Printf("Batch of %d tickets successfully published in github\n", batch)
 	}
+
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/github/github.go b/github/github.go
index 14da664..8e177bc 100644
--- a/github/github.go
+++ b/github/github.go
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@ package github
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
+	"git.ctrlz.es/mgdelacroix/campaigner/campaign"
+	"git.ctrlz.es/mgdelacroix/campaigner/model"
+
 	"github.com/google/go-github/v29/github"
+	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 )
 
 type GithubClient struct {
@@ -20,6 +23,63 @@ func NewClient(repo, token string) *GithubClient {
 	client := github.NewClient(tc)
 	return &GithubClient{
 		Client: client,
-		Repo: repo,
+		Repo:   repo,
 	}
 }
+
+func (c *GithubClient) PublishTicket(ticket *model.Ticket, cmp *model.Campaign, dryRun bool) (*github.Issue, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (c *GithubClient) PublishNextTicket(cmp *model.Campaign, dryRun bool) (bool, error) {
+	ticket := cmp.NextGithubUnpublishedTicket()
+	if ticket == nil {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	issue, err := c.PublishTicket(ticket, cmp, dryRun)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	if dryRun {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	ticket.GithubLink = *issue.ID
+	// move this to a publish service that can do both github and
+	// jira, as we need to update a jira issue field with the github
+	// link
+	if err := campaign.Save(cmp); err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (c *GithubClient) PublishAll(cmp *model.Campaign, dryRun bool) (int, error) {
+	count := 0
+	for {
+		next, err := c.PublishNextTicket(cmp, dryRun)
+		if err != nil {
+			return count, err
+		}
+		if !next {
+			break
+		}
+		count++
+	}
+	return count, nil
+}
+
+func (c *GithubClient) PublishBatch(cmp *model.Campaign, batch int, dryRun bool) error {
+	for i := 0; i <= batch; i++ {
+		next, err := c.PublishNextTicket(cmp, dryRun)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !next {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/jira/jira.go b/jira/jira.go
index 9fbec84..9b0b4df 100644
--- a/jira/jira.go
+++ b/jira/jira.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (c *JiraClient) GetIssue(issueNo string) (*jira.Issue, error) {
 }
 
 func (c *JiraClient) PublishNextTicket(cmp *model.Campaign, dryRun bool) (bool, error) {
-	ticket := cmp.NextUnpublishedTicket()
+	ticket := cmp.NextJiraUnpublishedTicket()
 	if ticket == nil {
 		return false, nil
 	}
diff --git a/model/campaign.go b/model/campaign.go
index 2d93a6a..5813025 100644
--- a/model/campaign.go
+++ b/model/campaign.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type Campaign struct {
 	Tickets   []*Ticket `json:"tickets,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func (c *Campaign) NextUnpublishedTicket() *Ticket {
+func (c *Campaign) NextJiraUnpublishedTicket() *Ticket {
 	for _, ticket := range c.Tickets {
 		if ticket.JiraLink == "" {
 			return ticket
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ func (c *Campaign) NextUnpublishedTicket() *Ticket {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (c *Campaign) NextGithubUnpublishedTicket() *Ticket {
+	for _, ticket := range c.Tickets {
+		if ticket.JiraLink != "" && ticket.GithubLink != 0 {
+			return ticket
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (c *Campaign) PrintStatus(w io.Writer) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Url: %s\n", c.Url)
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Project: %s\n", c.Project)
diff --git a/model/ticket.go b/model/ticket.go
index 912c2ca..9c53386 100644
--- a/model/ticket.go
+++ b/model/ticket.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Ticket struct {
-	GithubLink string                 `json:"githubLink,omitempty"`
+	GithubLink int64                  `json:"githubLink,omitempty"`
 	JiraLink   string                 `json:"jiraLink,omitempty"`
 	Summary    string                 `json:"summary,omitempty"`
 	Data       map[string]interface{} `json:"data,omitempty"`