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+#!/bin/bash
+
+ROOT_DIR=$( dirname $( realpath $0 ) )
+
+set -e
+
+echo -n "Getting latest release..."
+LATEST=$( curl --silent https://forgejo.org/releases/rss.xml|xq '.rss.channel.item[0].title'|tr -d '"'|sed 's/^v//' )
+echo done.
+
+echo "Latest release: $LATEST"
+[ -n "$( git tag -l "$LATEST" )" ] && echo "Release $LATEST already exists" && exit 1
+
+echo "Press [enter] to create and publish this new release"
+read
+
+echo "Create new release..."
+cd $ROOT_DIR
+echo -n "$LATEST" > last_release.txt 
+git add last_release.txt
+git commit -m "Release $LATEST"
+git tag "$LATEST"
+echo done.
+
+echo "Publish new release..."
+git push
+git push --tags
+echo done.