diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [ -z "${1:-}" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: ./scripts/release.sh <version>"
+  echo "Example: ./scripts/release.sh 4.3.1"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${GITHUB_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+  echo "Error: GITHUB_TOKEN is not set"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERSION=$1
+BRANCH="drwl/release-$VERSION"
+
+git checkout main
+git pull origin main
+git checkout -b "$BRANCH"
+
+echo "$VERSION" > VERSION
+github_changelog_generator -u drwl -p annotaterb --token "$GITHUB_TOKEN"
+git add VERSION CHANGELOG.md
+git commit -m "Release v$VERSION"
+git push -u origin HEAD
+
+gh pr create \
+  --title "Release v$VERSION" \
+  --body "Manually doing releases until an automated solution is put in place." \
+  --base main
+
+echo ""
+echo "Once the PR is merged:"
+echo "  git checkout main && git pull && bundle exec rake release"