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+#!/bin/bash
+# nothing to see here, just a utility i use to create new releases ^_^
+
+CURRENT_VERSION=$(cat daemon/core/version.go | grep Version | cut -d '"' -f 2)
+TO_UPDATE=(
+    daemon/core/version.go
+    ui/version.py 
+)
+
+echo -n "Current version is $CURRENT_VERSION, select new version: "
+read NEW_VERSION
+echo "Creating version $NEW_VERSION ...\n"
+
+for file in "${TO_UPDATE[@]}"
+do
+    echo "Patching $file ..."
+    sed -i "s/$CURRENT_VERSION/$NEW_VERSION/g" $file
+    git add $file
+done
+
+git commit -m "Releasing v$NEW_VERSION"
+git push
+
+git tag -a v$NEW_VERSION -m "Release v$NEW_VERSION"
+git push origin v$NEW_VERSION
+
+echo
+echo "All done, v$NEW_VERSION released ^_^"