diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
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--- /dev/null
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+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "provide a new version, current version is $(jq '.version' package.json)"
+    exit 1
+fi
+VERSION=$1
+git checkout master
+git pull --rebase origin master
+jq ".version = \"$VERSION\"" package.json > package.json.tmp
+rm package.json
+mv package.json.tmp package.json
+git add package.json
+git commit -m "release v$VERSION"
+git tag "v$VERSION"
+git push --tags origin master