diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
index 09967a4..81f1562 100755
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
 cargo check --all-features --workspace
+echo ">>>>>>>> SELECT A NEW VERSION"
+cargo ws version
+NEW_VERSION=$(cat Cargo.toml | rg '^\s*version\s*=\s*"([^"]*)"\s*$' -or '$1')
 echo ">>>>>>>> PUBLISHING RELEASE FOR REPO"
 bash scripts/release.sh
 echo ">>>>>>>> PUBLISHING TO CRATES.IO NEXT"