diff --git a/openstack_releases/cmds/get_versions_on_series.py b/openstack_releases/cmds/get_versions_on_series.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..332ae5f7c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openstack_releases/cmds/get_versions_on_series.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import argparse
+import os
+
+from openstack_releases import deliverable
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument(
+        'series',
+        help='the name of the series, such as "wallaby" or "xena"',
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        'deliverable',
+        help='the name of the deliverable, such as "nova" or "oslo.config"',
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # If we've been told the 'deliverable' is infact a yaml file *or* the
+    # deliverable contains a '/' just load that file directly
+    deliv = deliverable.Deliverable.read_file(
+        f"{os.getcwd()}/deliverables/{args.series}/{args.deliverable}.yaml")
+
+    if not deliv.releases:
+        print("Not yet released")
+
+    for release in deliv.releases:
+        print(release.version)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1602c8b3e6..65b53cb8f3 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -45,3 +45,4 @@ console_scripts =
     check-schema = openstack_releases.cmds.check_schema:main
     find-gerrit-acl-issues = openstack_releases.cmds.find_gerrit_acl_issues:main
     get-contacts = openstack_releases.cmds.get_contacts:main
+    get-versions-on-series = openstack_releases.cmds.get_versions_on_series:main
diff --git a/tools/process_auto_releases.sh b/tools/process_auto_releases.sh
index 54437d21a0..7a93efc287 100755
--- a/tools/process_auto_releases.sh
+++ b/tools/process_auto_releases.sh
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ function process_repo {
     fi
     cd "openstack/$repo"
     prev_tag=$(get_last_tag)
+    echo "Existing versions for ${series}: ${current_series_tag}"
     if [ -z "$prev_tag" ]; then
         echo "$repo has not yet been released"
     else
@@ -162,8 +163,11 @@ $(git log --oneline --no-merges ${prev_tag}..${end_sha})
     echo
 }
 
+CWD=$(pwd)
 # Process each repo passed in to see if a release should be proposed
 for repo in $repos; do
+    cd ${CWD}
+    current_series_tag=$(get-versions-on-series ${series} ${repo})
     cd $MYTMPDIR
     echo
     process_repo "${repo/openstack\//}"