diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
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+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+cargo check --all-features
+echo ">>>>>>>> PUBLISHING RELEASE FOR REPO"
+bash scripts/release.sh
+echo ">>>>>>>> PUBLISHING TO CRATES.IO NEXT"
+sleep 2
+cargo publish
+echo ">>>>>>>> PUBLISHING TO CSCHERR.DE NEXT"
+sleep 2
+cargo publish --registry cscherr
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+TOKEN=$(cat ~/.git-credentials | grep 'git.cscherr.de' | grep -P '(?:)[^:]*(?=@)' -o)
+NEW_VERSION=$(cat Cargo.toml | rg '^\s*version\s*=\s*"([^"]*)"\s*$' -or '$1')
+GIT_COMMIT_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+REPO=${PWD##*/} # name of cwd
+BODY="
+$(git log $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)..HEAD --pretty="- %s" --oneline --decorate)
+"
+USER=PlexSheep
+git tag "v$NEW_VERSION-test" || echo "could not tag"
+curl -X 'POST' \
+	'https://git.cscherr.de/api/v1/repos/PlexSheep/'$REPO'/releases' \
+	-H 'accept: application/json' \
+	-H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
+	-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+	-d '{
+  "body": "'"$BODY"'",
+  "draft": false,
+  "name": "v'$NEW_VERSION'",
+  "prerelease": true,
+  "tag_name": "v'$NEW_VERSION'",
+  "target_commitish": "'$GIT_COMMIT_SHA'"
+}' | python -m json.tool
+git push || echo "could not push"