diff --git a/publish.sh b/publish.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -exu
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+# this script will tag the repo then push it to origin
+TAG_NAME="$(head -n 1 ./version.txt)"
+TAG_MESSAGE="Creating tag $TAG_NAME on $(date)."
+
+git tag -a "$TAG_NAME" -m "$TAG_MESSAGE" -s
+
+# optional; push to remote
+git push --all
+git push --tags
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
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+v0.0.22
\ No newline at end of file