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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Copyright 2021-2023 Duke Leto and The Hush Developers
+# Distributed under the GPLv3 software license, see the accompanying
+# file LICENSE or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
+# Purpose: To process a release for a new version of lightwalletd
+
+# *** Run with ***
+#     ./util/RELEASE-new-version.sh 0.1.3
+# *** the above 0.1.3 is the version number you're building ***
+
+VERSION=$1
+readonly VERSION
+sed -i "s/0.1.3/$VERSION/g" util/build-debian-package.sh
+sed -i "s/0.1.3/$VERSION/g" util/build-debian-package-SBC.sh
+sed -i "s/0.1.3/$VERSION/g" common/common.go
+sed -i "s/0.1.3/$VERSION/g" doc/man/lightwalletd.1
+
+set -e
+
+echo ""
+echo "Let's build new release $VERSION of lightwalletd..."
+echo ""
+echo ""
+echo "Building x86 binary"
+make build
+echo "Building x86 Debian package"
+./util/build-debian-package.sh
+echo "lightwalletd $VERSION x86 is done... now to build ARM..."
+
+# TO-DO: automate ARM deb pkg build
+#echo ""
+#echo "Building ARM binary"
+#make build-arm
+#./util/build-debian-package-SBC.sh
+#rm lightwalletd
+#
+echo "ALL DONE FOR lightwalletd $VERSION release"