diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 9b8b5e0..f31d627 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -3,10 +3,7 @@
 
 
 def main() -> None:
-    # SETUP
     initialize_dependencies()
-
-    # OPEN STREET MAP
     run_pipeline()
 
 
diff --git a/src/application/contracts/stac_service_interface.py b/src/application/contracts/stac_service_interface.py
index 4432759..71683c9 100644
--- a/src/application/contracts/stac_service_interface.py
+++ b/src/application/contracts/stac_service_interface.py
@@ -124,10 +124,11 @@ def create_release_catalog(self, root_catalog: Catalog, release: str) -> Catalog
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def save_catalog(self, catalog: Catalog) -> None:
+    def save_catalog(self, catalog: Catalog, release: str) -> None:
         """
         Saves catalog to its self href location
         :param catalog:
+        :param release:
         :return:
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/src/infra/infrastructure/services/stac_io_service.py b/src/infra/infrastructure/services/stac_io_service.py
index 953c3b4..b632333 100644
--- a/src/infra/infrastructure/services/stac_io_service.py
+++ b/src/infra/infrastructure/services/stac_io_service.py
@@ -13,14 +13,20 @@ def __init__(self, blob_storage_service: IBlobStorageService):
         super().__init__()
         self.__blob_storage_service = blob_storage_service
 
+
     def write_text(self, dest: HREF, txt: str, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         data = txt.encode(encoding="utf-8")
         path = self.strip_path_stem(dest)
 
-        if path != "catalog.json" and self.__blob_storage_service.is_blob_in_storage_container(
-                container_name=StorageContainer.STAC,
-                blob_name=path
-        ):
+        is_file_uploaded = (
+                path != "catalog.json" and
+                self.__blob_storage_service.is_blob_in_storage_container(
+                    container_name=StorageContainer.STAC,
+                    blob_name=path
+                )
+        )
+
+        if is_file_uploaded:
             return
 
         self.__blob_storage_service.upload_file(container_name=StorageContainer.STAC, blob_name=path, data=data)
@@ -28,11 +34,13 @@ def write_text(self, dest: HREF, txt: str, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
     def read_text(self, source: HREF, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> str:
         path = self.strip_path_stem(source)
         path = path.lstrip(".")
+
         data = self.__blob_storage_service.download_file(container_name=StorageContainer.STAC, blob_name=path)
 
         if data is None:
             raise FileNotFoundError(f"File not found in blob storage: {path}")
 
+        self.skip_file_download = False
         return data.decode(encoding="utf-8")
 
     def strip_path_stem(self, path: str) -> str:
diff --git a/src/infra/infrastructure/services/stac_service.py b/src/infra/infrastructure/services/stac_service.py
index 3ec2ed5..e807eac 100644
--- a/src/infra/infrastructure/services/stac_service.py
+++ b/src/infra/infrastructure/services/stac_service.py
@@ -126,8 +126,15 @@ def create_release_catalog(self, root_catalog: Catalog, release: str) -> Catalog
 
         return release_catalog
 
-    def save_catalog(self, catalog: Catalog) -> None:
-        catalog.normalize_and_save(
-            root_href=Config.STAC_STORAGE_CONTAINER,
-            catalog_type=CatalogType.ABSOLUTE_PUBLISHED
-        )
+    def save_catalog(self, catalog: Catalog, release: str) -> None:
+        latest_release = catalog.get_child(id=f"release/{release}", recursive=True)
+
+        catalog_copy = catalog.clone()
+        catalog_copy.clear_children()
+        catalog_copy.add_child(latest_release)
+        catalog_copy.normalize_hrefs(root_href=Config.STAC_STORAGE_CONTAINER)
+
+        normalized_latest_release = catalog_copy.get_child(id=f"release/{release}", recursive=True)
+        catalog.remove_child(f"release/{release}")
+        catalog.add_child(normalized_latest_release)
+        catalog.save(catalog_type=CatalogType.ABSOLUTE_PUBLISHED)
diff --git a/src/presentation/entrypoints/release_pipeline.py b/src/presentation/entrypoints/release_pipeline.py
index 1ce60a4..2adc3bc 100644
--- a/src/presentation/entrypoints/release_pipeline.py
+++ b/src/presentation/entrypoints/release_pipeline.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from src.application.common import logger
 from src.application.contracts import (
     IReleaseService, IStacService, IOpenStreetMapFileService, ICountyService, IOpenStreetMapService, IFKBService,
-    IVectorService, IBlobStorageService, IFilePathService, IConflationService
+    IVectorService, IBlobStorageService, IFilePathService, IConflationService, IStacIOService
 )
 from src.domain.enums import EPSGCode, Theme, DataSource, StorageContainer
 from src.infra.infrastructure import Containers
@@ -93,13 +93,13 @@ def run_pipeline() -> None:
 
         add_assets_to_item(conflated_region_item, conflated_blob_paths)
 
-    save_catalog(catalog=root_catalog)
+    save_catalog(catalog=root_catalog, release=latest_release)
 
 
 @inject
 def create_release(
         release_service: IReleaseService = Provide[Containers.release_service],
-        stac_service: IStacService = Provide[Containers.stac_service],
+        stac_service: IStacService = Provide[Containers.stac_service]
 ) -> tuple[str, Catalog, Catalog]:
     root_catalog = stac_service.get_catalog_root()
     current_release = release_service.create_release()
@@ -246,5 +246,10 @@ def add_assets_to_item(
 
 
 @inject
-def save_catalog(catalog: Catalog, stac_service: IStacService = Provide[Containers.stac_service]) -> None:
-    stac_service.save_catalog(catalog)
+def save_catalog(
+        catalog: Catalog,
+        release: str,
+        stac_service: IStacService = Provide[Containers.stac_service],
+        stac_io_service: IStacIOService = Provide[Containers.stac_io_service]
+) -> None:
+    stac_service.save_catalog(catalog, release)