diff --git a/sync/common_8 b/sync/common_8
index f35ac55..8b5bc89 100644
--- a/sync/common_8
+++ b/sync/common_8
@@ -4,34 +4,32 @@
 case "${RLREL}" in
   stable)
     REVISION=8.7
-    MAJOR="${REVISION:0:1}"
-    MINOR="${REVISION:2:1}"
     APPEND_TO_DIR="-RC1"
     ;;
   beta)
     REVISION=8.8
-    MAJOR="${REVISION:0:1}"
-    MINOR="${REVISION:2:1}"
     APPEND_TO_DIR="-BETA"
+    COMPOSE_APPEND="${APPEND_TO_DIR}"
     ;;
   lh)
     REVISION=8.8
-    MAJOR="${REVISION:0:1}"
-    MINOR="${REVISION:2:1}"
     APPEND_TO_DIR="-LookAhead"
+    COMPOSE_APPEND="${APPEND_TO_DIR}"
     ;;
   *)
     echo "option no recognized"
     ;;
 esac
 
+MAJOR="${REVISION%.*}"
+MINOR="${REVISION#*.}"
 STAGING_ROOT="/mnt/repos-staging"
 PRODUCTION_ROOT="/mnt/repos-production"
 
 # relative to ${ENV}_ROOT
 CATEGORY_STUB="mirror/pub/rocky"
 RELEASE_DIR="${CATEGORY_STUB}/${REVISION}${APPEND_TO_DIR}"
-RELEASE_COMPOSE_ROOT="${COMPOSE_ROOT}/${MAJ}${APPEND_TO_DIR}"
+RELEASE_COMPOSE_ROOT="${COMPOSE_ROOT}/${MAJOR}${COMPOSE_APPEND}"
 
 # Set all repos that have no comps/groups associated with them. This is even in
 # cases where repos will not be available by normal means. It's just for
diff --git a/sync/common_9 b/sync/common_9
index 5e74d22..89e720f 100644
--- a/sync/common_9
+++ b/sync/common_9
@@ -4,20 +4,14 @@
 case "${RLREL}" in
   stable)
     REVISION=9.1
-    MAJOR="${REVISION:0:1}"
-    MINOR="${REVISION:2:1}"
     APPEND_TO_DIR="-RC4"
     ;;
   beta)
     REVISION=9.2
-    MAJOR="${REVISION:0:1}"
-    MINOR="${REVISION:2:1}"
     APPEND_TO_DIR="-BETA"
     ;;
   lh)
     REVISION=9.2
-    MAJOR="${REVISION:0:1}"
-    MINOR="${REVISION:2:1}"
     APPEND_TO_DIR="-LookAhead"
     ;;
   *)
@@ -25,15 +19,16 @@ case "${RLREL}" in
     ;;
 esac
 
+MAJOR="${REVISION%.*}"
+MINOR="${REVISION#*.}"
 ARCHES=(x86_64 aarch64 ppc64le s390x)
-
 STAGING_ROOT="/mnt/repos-staging"
 PRODUCTION_ROOT="/mnt/repos-production"
 
 # relative to ${ENV}_ROOT
 CATEGORY_STUB="mirror/pub/rocky"
 RELEASE_DIR="${CATEGORY_STUB}/${REVISION}${APPEND_TO_DIR}"
-RELEASE_COMPOSE_ROOT="${COMPOSE_ROOT}/${MAJ}"
+RELEASE_COMPOSE_ROOT="${COMPOSE_ROOT}/${MAJOR}"
 
 # Set all repos that have no comps/groups associated with them. This is even in
 # cases where repos will not be available by normal means. It's just for