diff --git a/bump_version.sh b/bump_version.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+newVersion="$1"
+if [[ -z $newVersion ]]; then
+  echo 'new version must be passed as argument'
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+projectFile='Kodi Remote.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj'
+newBranch="bump-$newVersion"
+
+git checkout -b "$newBranch"
+sed -E -i '' -e "s/MARKETING_VERSION = .+/MARKETING_VERSION = $newVersion;/" "$projectFile"
+git commit -m "bump version to $newVersion" "$projectFile"
+git push --set-upstream origin "$newBranch"