diff --git a/bump_release_version.sh b/bump_release_version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fc69cf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bump_release_version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+mydir="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
+
+pushd "$mydir" > /dev/null
+
+source ./merge_helpers.sh
+
+# Check branch
+check_branch $branch
+forall_repos check_branch $branch
+
+# Ensure clean git state
+forall_repos check_clean_git
+
+bump_release_version
+
+popd > /dev/null
diff --git a/bump_test_version.sh b/bump_test_version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..35c3efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bump_test_version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+mydir="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
+
+pushd "$mydir" > /dev/null
+
+source ./merge_helpers.sh
+
+# Check branch
+check_branch $branch
+forall_repos check_branch $branch
+
+# Ensure clean git state
+forall_repos check_clean_git
+
+bump_test_version
+
+popd > /dev/null
diff --git a/merge_helpers.sh b/merge_helpers.sh
index 4cceec1..fd3a0c7 100755
--- a/merge_helpers.sh
+++ b/merge_helpers.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 SCHILDI_ROOT="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
 
+branch=${BRANCH:-"sc"}
+
 i18n_helper_path="$SCHILDI_ROOT/i18n-helper/index.js"
 i18n_path="src/i18n/strings"
 i18n_overlay_path="$SCHILDI_ROOT/i18n-overlays"
diff --git a/merge_upstream.sh b/merge_upstream.sh
index fb876b9..5fba6ec 100755
--- a/merge_upstream.sh
+++ b/merge_upstream.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 set -e
 
 mydir="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
-branch=${BRANCH:-"sc"}
 
 pushd "$mydir" > /dev/null
 
diff --git a/publish_release.sh b/publish_release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cd5874c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/publish_release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+mydir="$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")"
+
+pushd "$mydir" > /dev/null
+
+source ./merge_helpers.sh
+
+# Check branch
+check_branch $branch
+forall_repos check_branch $branch
+
+# Ensure clean git state
+forall_repos check_clean_git
+
+git fetch origin
+git branch -D master || true
+git checkout -b master --track origin/master
+git merge --ff-only sc
+git push
+git checkout sc
+forall_repos git fetch origin
+forall_repos git branch -D master || true
+forall_repos git checkout -b master --track origin/master
+forall_repos git merge --ff-only sc
+forall_repos git push
+forall_repos git checkout sc
+
+popd > /dev/null