diff --git a/.island/release.bash b/.island/release.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..85458dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.island/release.bash
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+cd back
+mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$(cat ../version.txt)
+cd -
+
+
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
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index 0000000..70426f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.2.0-dev