diff --git a/tools/packaging/Jenkinsfiles/README.md b/tools/packaging/Jenkinsfiles/README.md
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index 6982baef56..0000000000
--- a/tools/packaging/Jenkinsfiles/README.md
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@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# Jenkins
-
-Kata Containers uses [Jenkins](https://jenkins.io/)
-for [its main CI](http://jenkins.katacontainers.io/).
-
-This directory contains support files for the Jenkins
-[pipeline](https://jenkins.io/doc/book/pipeline/)
-[plugin](https://wiki.jenkins.io/display/JENKINS/Pipeline+Plugin).
diff --git a/tools/packaging/Jenkinsfiles/release_pipeline/Jenkinsfile b/tools/packaging/Jenkinsfiles/release_pipeline/Jenkinsfile
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index 2efec5b490..0000000000
--- a/tools/packaging/Jenkinsfiles/release_pipeline/Jenkinsfile
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@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2019 Intel Corporation
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-//
-pipeline {
-  agent none
-  parameters {
-    string(
-      name: 'BRANCH',
-      defaultValue:"master",
-      description: "Kata Containers Branch"
-    )
-    string(
-      name: 'NEW_VERSION',
-      defaultValue:"",
-      description: "Kata Containers version"
-    )
-  }
-  environment {
-    PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
-    BRANCH="${params.BRANCH}"
-    NEW_VERSION="${params.NEW_VERSION}"
-  }
-  stages {
-    stage('Bump repos') {
-      agent { label 'ubuntu-lts-latest-azure' }
-      steps {
-        sh 'git clone https://github.com/kata-containers/packaging.git'
-        withCredentials([string(credentialsId: 'katabuilder-git-bump', variable: 'GITHUB_TOKEN')]) {
-          dir("${WORKSPACE}/packaging/Jenkinsfiles/release_pipeline/") {
-            sh '''
-                ./git_credential_cache.sh
-                ./bump.sh "${NEW_VERSION}" "${BRANCH}"
-               '''
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/tools/packaging/Jenkinsfiles/release_pipeline/bump.sh b/tools/packaging/Jenkinsfiles/release_pipeline/bump.sh
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index cc6a025907..0000000000
--- a/tools/packaging/Jenkinsfiles/release_pipeline/bump.sh
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@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2019 Intel Corporation
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-#
-
-export CI="true"
-
-set -o errexit
-set -o nounset
-set -o pipefail
-set -o errtrace
-
-readonly script_name="$(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
-
-function handle_error() {
-	local exit_code="${?}"
-	local line_number="${1:-}"
-	echo "Failed at $line_number: ${BASH_COMMAND}"
-	exit "${exit_code}"
-}
-trap 'handle_error $LINENO' ERR
-
-die() {
-	echo >&2 "ERROR: $*"
-	exit 1
-}
-
-install_go() {
-	echo "Installing go"
-	export GOROOT="/usr/local/go"
-	# shellcheck disable=SC2016
-	echo 'export PATH=$PATH:'"${GOROOT}/bin" | sudo tee -a /etc/profile
-	export PATH="$PATH:${GOROOT}/bin"
-
-	export GOPATH="${WORKSPACE}/go"
-	mkdir -p "${GOPATH}"
-
-	tests_repo="github.com/kata-containers/tests"
-	tests_repo_dir="${GOPATH}/src/${tests_repo}"
-	# shellcheck disable=SC2046
-	mkdir -p $(dirname "${tests_repo_dir}")
-	[ -d "${tests_repo_dir}" ] || git clone "https://${tests_repo}.git" "${tests_repo_dir}"
-	"${GOPATH}/src/${tests_repo}/.ci/install_go.sh" -p -f
-	go version
-}
-
-install_docker() {
-	echo "Installing docker"
-	sudo -E apt-get --no-install-recommends install -y apt-transport-https apt-utils ca-certificates software-properties-common
-	curl -sL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
-	arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)
-	sudo -E add-apt-repository "deb [arch=${arch}] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
-	sudo -E apt-get update
-	sudo -E apt-get --no-install-recommends install -y docker-ce
-}
-
-setup_git() {
-	echo "configuring git"
-	git config --global user.email "katabuilder@katacontainers.io"
-	git config --global user.name "katabuilder"
-	export HUB_PROTOCOL=https
-}
-
-bump_kata() {
-	new_version=${1:-}
-	branch=${2:-}
-	[ -n "${new_version}" ]
-	[ -n "${branch}" ]
-	readonly packaging_repo="github.com/kata-containers/packaging"
-	readonly packaging_repo_dir="${GOPATH}/src/${packaging_repo}"
-	[ -d "${packaging_repo_dir}" ] || git clone "https://${packaging_repo}.git" "${packaging_repo_dir}"
-
-	cd "${packaging_repo_dir}/release"
-	./update-repository-version.sh -p "$new_version" "$branch"
-}
-
-setup() {
-	setup_git
-	install_go
-	install_docker
-}
-
-usage() {
-	exit_code="$1"
-	cat <<EOT
-Usage:
-${script_name}  <args>
-Args:
-	<new-version> : new version to bump kata
-	<branch> : branch target
-Example:
-	${script_name} 1.10
-EOT
-
-	exit "$exit_code"
-}
-
-main() {
-	new_version=${1:-}
-	branch=${2:-}
-	[ -n "${new_version}" ] || usage 1
-	[ -n "${branch}" ] || usage 1
-	echo "Start Release ${new_version} for branch ${branch}"
-	setup
-	bump_kata "${new_version}" "${branch}"
-}
-
-main $@
diff --git a/tools/packaging/Jenkinsfiles/release_pipeline/git_credential_cache.sh b/tools/packaging/Jenkinsfiles/release_pipeline/git_credential_cache.sh
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--- a/tools/packaging/Jenkinsfiles/release_pipeline/git_credential_cache.sh
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@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2019 Intel Corporation
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-#
-set -o errexit
-set -o nounset
-set -o pipefail
-set -o errtrace
-
-die() {
-	echo >&2 "ERROR: $*"
-	exit 1
-}
-
-init_git_credential_cache() {
-	#This is needed to setup github credentials to do push  in a job
-	(
-
-		set -o errexit
-		set -o nounset
-		set -o pipefail
-		set -o errtrace
-		set +x
-
-		readonly token_sh=$(mktemp)
-		readonly agent_clone=$(mktemp -d)
-		finish() {
-			rm -rf "${token_sh}"
-			rm -rf "${agent_clone}"
-		}
-		trap finish EXIT
-
-		chmod 700 "${token_sh}"
-		cat <<EOT >"${token_sh}"
-#!/bin/bash
-echo "\$GITHUB_TOKEN"
-EOT
-		export GIT_ASKPASS=${token_sh}
-
-		#cache credential
-		git config --global credential.helper cache
-		#setup credential
-		git clone https://github.com/katabuilder/agent.git "${agent_clone}"
-		cd "${agent_clone}" || exit 1
-		#this set the credential for first time
-		git push
-		# not needed anymore
-		unset GIT_ASKPASS
-	) >>/dev/null
-}
-
-main() {
-	[ -n "$GITHUB_TOKEN" ] || die "GITHUB_TOKEN not set"
-	init_git_credential_cache
-}
-
-main $@
diff --git a/tools/packaging/README.md b/tools/packaging/README.md
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--- a/tools/packaging/README.md
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@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ See [the ccloudvm documentation](ccloudvm).
 
 See [the release documentation](release).
 
-## Jenkins files
-
-See [the Jenkins documentation](Jenkinsfiles).
-
 ## Packaging scripts
 
 See the [scripts documentation](scripts).