diff --git a/src/Tools/updateppa.py b/src/Tools/updateppa.py
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+import sys
+from os import chdir
+from os import path
+from tempfile import gettempdir
+
+from bzrlib.transport import get_transport
+from bzrlib.branch import Branch
+from bzrlib.workingtree import WorkingTree
+
+def runUpdate(filename):
+    branch = "versioning.git"
+    REMOTE_URL="bzr+ssh://bazaar.launchpad.net/~freecad-maintainers/freecad/%s" % (branch)
+    PUSHTO_URL="bzr+ssh://bazaar.launchpad.net/~freecad-maintainers/freecad/%s" % (branch)
+    LOCAL_BRANCH=path.join(gettempdir(),branch)
+
+    # Location of branch on Launchpad
+    remote_branch = Branch.open(REMOTE_URL)
+
+    # Location of branch on local system
+    local_branch = remote_branch.bzrdir.sprout(LOCAL_BRANCH).open_branch()
+
+    # Change a file in the local branch
+    try:
+        wf = open(LOCAL_BRANCH + "/src/Build/Version.h", 'w')
+        rf = open(filename, 'r')
+    except IOError, error:
+        raise IOError, error
+    else:
+        wf.write(rf.read())
+        wf.close()
+
+    # Commit the change
+    tree = WorkingTree.open(LOCAL_BRANCH)
+    tree.commit("Update version number")
+
+    # Push back to Launchpad
+    #transport = get_transport(PUSHTO_URL)
+    #local_branch.create_clone_on_transport(transport)
+
+def main():
+    runUpdate(sys.argv[1])
+        
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+
+