diff --git a/scripts/create-tag.sh b/scripts/create-tag.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+    print("Usage: ./create-tag.py VERSION(such as 1.1.0)")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+new_version = sys.argv[1]
+
+this_file_path = os.path.dirname(__file__)
+
+# 1. update version number in gplately/__init__.py
+# 2. commit change, create a tag and push changes and the new tag
+
+lines = []
+with open(f"{this_file_path}/../gplately/__init__.py", "r") as f:
+    for line in f:
+        if line.startswith("__version__"):
+            lines.append(f'__version__ = "{new_version}"\n')
+        else:
+            lines.append(line)
+
+with open(f"{this_file_path}/../gplately/__init__.py", "w") as of:
+    of.writelines(lines)
+
+subprocess.call(
+    ["git", "add", f"{this_file_path}/../gplately/__init__.py"]
+)
+subprocess.call(["git", "commit", '-m"update version"'])
+subprocess.call(["git", "push"])
+
+subprocess.call(["git", "tag", "v" + new_version])
+subprocess.call(["git", "push", "origin", "v" + new_version])
+