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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e -o pipefail
+
+if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+    echo "Usage:"
+    echo "./release.sh <VERSION_TO_RELEASE> [NEXT_VERSION]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Examples:"
+    echo " When releasing a new point release:"
+    echo "   ./release.sh 0.6.3"
+    echo " When releasing a new major version:"
+    echo "   ./release.sh 0.7.0 0.8.0"
+    exit
+fi
+
+VERSION=$1
+NEXT_VERSION=$2
+
+if [ -z "$NEXT_VERSION" ]; then
+    PROMPT="About to release $VERSION. Look good? [y/n] "
+else
+    PROMPT="About to release $VERSION and bump master to $NEXT_VERSION-pre. Look good? [y/n] "
+fi
+
+read -r -p "$PROMPT" CONFIRM
+if [ "$CONFIRM" != "y" ]; then
+    exit
+fi
+
+# Make a new detached HEAD
+git checkout master
+git pull
+git checkout --detach
+make setup dist
+git add dist/
+
+# Edit package.json and bower.json to the right version
+sed -i 's|"version": "[^"]\+",|"version": "'$VERSION'",|' package.json
+sed -i 's|"version": "[^"]\+",|"version": "'$VERSION'",|' bower.json
+
+# Make the commit and tag, and push them.
+git add package.json bower.json
+git commit -m "v$VERSION"
+git tag "v$VERSION"
+git push origin "v$VERSION"
+
+# Update npm (bower and cdnjs update automatically)
+npm publish
+
+if [ ! -z "$NEXT_VERSION" ]; then
+    # Go back to master to bump
+    git checkout master
+
+    # Edit package.json and bower.json to the right version
+    sed -i 's|"version": "[^"]\+",|"version": "'$NEXT_VERSION'-pre",|' package.json
+    sed -i 's|"version": "[^"]\+",|"version": "'$NEXT_VERSION'-pre",|' bower.json
+
+    git add package.json bower.json
+    git commit -m "Bump master to v$NEXT_VERSION-pre"
+    git push origin master
+
+    # Go back to the tag which has build/katex.tar.gz and build/katex.zip
+    git checkout "v$VERSION"
+fi
+
+echo "The automatic parts are done!"
+echo "Now all that's left is to create the release on github."
+echo "Visit https://github.com/Khan/KaTeX/releases/tag/$VERSION to edit the release notes"
+echo "Don't forget to upload build/katex.tar.gz and build/katex.zip to the release!"