diff --git a/scripts/bump_version.sh b/scripts/bump_version.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+
+if [[ -z $1 ]];
+then 
+    echo "Usage: bump_version.sh <new_version>"
+    exit
+fi
+
+echo "Setting Local Branch Version to $1."
+
+find . -name 'qlpack.yml' | grep -v './codeql_modules' | grep -v './scripts' | xargs sed -i "s/^version.*$/version: ${1}/"
+
+echo "Done."            
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