diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a7376d1f..5715bdfe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ node_modules
 
 venom.*.log
 docs/README.md
+orb.yml
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3f6e4ba8..212edcde 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,5 +32,8 @@ build-windows:
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 $(GOBUILD) -o $(BINARY_NAME) -ldflags "-X main.version=$(VERSION) -X main.commit=$(COMMIT) -s -w" -v ./cmd/pluto/main.go
 build-docker: build-linux
 	docker build --build-arg version=$(VERSION) --build-arg commit=$(COMMIT) -t us-docker.pkg.dev/fairwinds-ops/oss/pluto/$(BINARY_NAME):dev .
+orb-validate:
+	circleci orb pack orb/ > orb.yml
+	circleci orb validate orb.yml
 circleci-validate:
 	circleci config validate --org-slug github/FairwindsOps
diff --git a/docs/contributing/guide.md b/docs/contributing/guide.md
index 6de5eebe..d01f4b0c 100644
--- a/docs/contributing/guide.md
+++ b/docs/contributing/guide.md
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ Each new pull request should:
 - Contain a clear indication of if they're ready for review or a work in progress
 - Be up to date and/or rebased on the master branch
 
+## Orb development
+
+There is a Makefile that can assist in validating and testing the orb locally.  See the commands there for more info.
+
 ## Creating a new release
 
 Push a new tag and Goreleaser will take care of the rest.
diff --git a/docs/orb.md b/docs/orb.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00d2d42e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/orb.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+meta:
+  - name: description
+    content: "Fairwinds Pluto | Fairwinds publishes an orb called fairwinds/pluto to provide easier configuration inside of CircleCI."
+---
+# Orb
+
+CircleCI has introduced the concept of reusable config in the form of [Orbs](https://circleci.com/orbs/).  As of pluto v5.1, Fairwinds publishes an orb called [`fairwinds/pluto`](https://circleci.com/orbs/registry/orb/fairwinds/pluto) in order to provide easier configuration inside of CircleCI.
diff --git a/orb/@orb.yml b/orb/@orb.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35496be6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orb/@orb.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+version: 2.1
+
+description: |
+  Pluto is a utility to help users find deprecated Kubernetes apiVersions in their code repositories and their helm releases.
+display:
+  home_url: https://pluto.docs.fairwinds.com
+  source_url: https://github.com/FairwindsOps/pluto
diff --git a/orb/commands/configure_env.yml b/orb/commands/configure_env.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df121e5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orb/commands/configure_env.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+description: Configures pluto environment variables.
+parameters:
+  executor:
+    description: The name of custom executor to use. Only recommended for development.
+    type: executor
+    default: default
+  ignore-deprecations:
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+    description: Exit Code 3 is ignored, useful if you do not want the job to fail if deprecated APIs are detected.
+  ignore-removals:
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+    description: Exit Code 3 is ignored, useful if you do not want the job to fail if removed APIs are detected.
+  target-versions:
+    description: You can target the Kubernetes version you are concerned with. If blank defaults to latest.
+    type: string
+    default: ""
+steps:
+  - run:
+      name: configure Pluto env vars
+      command: |
+        #!/bin/bash
+
+        set -e
+
+        echo PLUTO_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS=<<parameters.ignore-deprecations>> >> $BASH_ENV
+        echo PLUTO_IGNORE_REMOVALS=<<parameters.ignore-removals>> >> $BASH_ENV
+        echo PLUTO_TARGET_VERSIONS=<<parameters.target-versions>> >> $BASH_ENV
diff --git a/orb/commands/detect.yml b/orb/commands/detect.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..95b9a245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orb/commands/detect.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+description: Detecting deprecated Kubernetes apiVersions within your repository.
+parameters:
+  file:
+    description: The file to scan.
+    type: string
+    default: ""
+  executor:
+    description: The name of custom executor to use. Only recommended for development.
+    type: executor
+    default: default
+steps:
+  - run:
+      name: Pluto detect
+      environment:
+        PLUTO_FILE: <<parameters.file>>
+      command: <<include(scripts/detect.sh)>>
diff --git a/orb/commands/detect_files.yml b/orb/commands/detect_files.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..55f189e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orb/commands/detect_files.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+description: Detecting deprecated Kubernetes apiVersions within your repository.
+parameters:
+  directory:
+    description: The directory to scan. If blank defaults to current directory.
+    type: string
+    default: ""
+  executor:
+    description: The name of custom executor to use. Only recommended for development.
+    type: executor
+    default: default
+steps:
+  - run:
+      name: Pluto detect-files
+      environment:
+        PLUTO_DIRECTORY: <<parameters.directory>>
+      command: <<include(scripts/detect_files.sh)>>
diff --git a/orb/commands/install.yml b/orb/commands/install.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7d8daff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orb/commands/install.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+description: Installs the pluto command.
+parameters:
+  executor:
+    description: The name of custom executor to use. Only recommended for development.
+    type: executor
+    default: default
+  version:
+    description: The version of pluto to install. Defaults to latest stable.
+    type: string
+    default: ""
+steps:
+  - run:
+      name: Install Pluto
+      environment:
+        VERSION: <<parameters.version>>
+      command: <<include(scripts/install.sh)>>
diff --git a/orb/examples/detect.yml b/orb/examples/detect.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f0e39b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orb/examples/detect.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+description: |
+  A workflow for detecting deprecated Kubernetes apiVersions for a specific file.
+usage:
+  version: 2.1
+  orbs:
+    pluto: fairwinds/pluto@5
+  workflows:
+    detect_files:
+      jobs:
+        - pluto/detect_files:
+            file: ./K8s/Descriptors/ingress.yml
+            ignore-deprecations: true
+            ignore-removals: false
+            target-versions: "k8s=v1.21"
diff --git a/orb/examples/detect_files.yml b/orb/examples/detect_files.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29974b52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orb/examples/detect_files.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+description: |
+  A workflow for detecting deprecated Kubernetes apiVersions within your repository.
+usage:
+  version: 2.1
+  orbs:
+    pluto: fairwinds/pluto@5
+  workflows:
+    detect_files:
+      jobs:
+        - pluto/detect_files:
+            directory: ./K8s/Descriptors
+            ignore-deprecations: true
+            ignore-removals: false
+            target-versions: "k8s=v1.21"
diff --git a/orb/executors/default.yml b/orb/executors/default.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec7317df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orb/executors/default.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+parameters:
+  version:
+    type: string
+    default: "stable"
+docker:
+  - image: cimg/base:<<parameters.version>>
diff --git a/orb/jobs/detect.yml b/orb/jobs/detect.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c112c94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orb/jobs/detect.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+description: >
+  A workflow for detecting deprecated Kubernetes apiVersions within your repository.
+parameters:
+  checkout:
+    type: boolean
+    default: true
+    description: "Perform checkout as first step in job."
+  executor:
+    description: The name of custom executor to use. Only recommended for development.
+    type: executor
+    default: default
+  file:
+    description: The file to scan. Required.
+    type: string
+    default: ""
+  use-external-context:
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+    description: If this is true, then the configure_env step will be skipped.
+  ignore-deprecations:
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+    description: Exit Code 3 is ignored, useful if you do not want the job to fail if deprecated APIs are detected.
+  ignore-removals:
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+    description: Exit Code 3 is ignored, useful if you do not want the job to fail if removed APIs are detected.
+  target-versions:
+    description: You can target the Kubernetes version you are concerned with. If blank defaults to latest.
+    type: string
+    default: ""
+  version:
+    description: Version of Pluto to use. Defaults to latest stable.
+    type: string
+    default: ""
+executor: <<parameters.executor>>
+steps:
+  - when:
+      condition: << parameters.checkout >>
+      steps:
+        - checkout
+  - install:
+      version: <<parameters.version>>
+  - when:
+      condition:
+        not: << parameters.use-external-context >>
+      steps:
+        - configure_env:
+            ignore-deprecations: << parameters.ignore-deprecations >>
+            ignore-removals: << parameters.ignore-removals >>
+            target-versions: << parameters.target-versions >>
+  - detect:
+      file: <<parameters.file>>
diff --git a/orb/jobs/detect_files.yml b/orb/jobs/detect_files.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f851f85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orb/jobs/detect_files.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+description: >
+  A workflow for detecting deprecated Kubernetes apiVersions within your repository.
+parameters:
+  checkout:
+    type: boolean
+    default: true
+    description: "Perform checkout as first step in job."
+  directory:
+    description: The directory to scan. If blank defaults to current directory.
+    type: string
+    default: ""
+  executor:
+    description: The name of custom executor to use. Only recommended for development.
+    type: executor
+    default: default
+  use-external-context:
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+    description: If this is true, then the configure_env step will be skipped.
+  ignore-deprecations:
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+    description: Exit Code 3 is ignored, useful if you do not want the job to fail if deprecated APIs are detected.
+  ignore-removals:
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+    description: Exit Code 3 is ignored, useful if you do not want the job to fail if removed APIs are detected.
+  target-versions:
+    description: You can target the Kubernetes version you are concerned with. If blank defaults to latest.
+    type: string
+    default: ""
+  version:
+    description: Version of Pluto to use. Defaults to latest stable.
+    type: string
+    default: ""
+executor: <<parameters.executor>>
+steps:
+  - when:
+      condition: << parameters.checkout >>
+      steps:
+        - checkout
+  - install:
+      version: <<parameters.version>>
+  - when:
+      condition:
+        not: << parameters.use-external-context >>
+      steps:
+        - configure_env:
+            ignore-deprecations: << parameters.ignore-deprecations >>
+            ignore-removals: << parameters.ignore-removals >>
+            target-versions: << parameters.target-versions >>
+  - detect_files:
+      directory: <<parameters.directory>>
diff --git a/orb/scripts/detect.sh b/orb/scripts/detect.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8d77bc0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orb/scripts/detect.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+if [[ -z "${PLUTO_FILE}" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: requires a file argument"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+pluto detect "$PLUTO_FILE"
diff --git a/orb/scripts/detect_files.sh b/orb/scripts/detect_files.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8a95d7ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orb/scripts/detect_files.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+if [[ -n "${PLUTO_DIRECTORY}" ]]; then
+    PLUTO_ARGS="$PLUTO_ARGS --directory ${PLUTO_DIRECTORY}"
+fi
+
+export PLUTO_ARGS
+
+pluto detect-files "$PLUTO_ARGS"
diff --git a/orb/scripts/install.sh b/orb/scripts/install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6608e7fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orb/scripts/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ -z "${VERSION}" ]]; then
+  VERSION=latest
+fi
+
+curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/FairwindsOps/pluto/releases/${VERSION} \
+| grep "browser_download_url.*linux_amd64.tar.gz" \
+| cut -d '"' -f 4 \
+| wget -qi -
+
+tarball="$(find . -name "*linux_amd64.tar.gz")"
+tar -xzf $tarball
+
+sudo mv pluto /bin
+
+location="$(which pluto)"
+echo "Pluto binary location: $location"
+
+version="$(pluto version)"
+echo "Pluto binary version: $version"
diff --git a/release-orb.sh b/release-orb.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..16309e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-orb.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+function version_gt() {
+    test "$(printf '%s\n' "$@" | sort -V | head -n 1)" != "$1";
+}
+
+echo "Starting release."
+
+command -v circleci >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "I require circleci but it's not installed.  Aborting."; exit 1; }
+echo "Found circleci command."
+
+cli_version=$(circleci version | cut -d+ -f1)
+required_version=0.1.5705
+
+if version_gt "$required_version" "$cli_version"; then
+     echo "This script requires circleci version greater than or equal to 0.1.5705!"
+     exit 1
+fi
+
+commit=$(git log -n1 --pretty='%h')
+tag=$(git describe --exact-match --tags "$commit")
+
+retVal=$?
+echo "retVal = $retVal"
+if [ $retVal -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "You need to checkout a valid tag for this to work."
+    exit $retVal
+fi
+
+echo "Release: $commit - $tag"
+
+echo "Validating..."
+make orb-validate || { echo 'Orb failed to validate.' ; exit 1; }
+
+echo "Releasing..."
+circleci orb publish orb.yml "fairwinds/pluto@${tag:1}"