diff --git a/version b/version
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index 000000000..613e58713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.14.1594
diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
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index 000000000..c0814604a
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+++ b/version.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+trap 'echo "[ERROR] Error in line $LINENO when executing: $BASH_COMMAND"' ERR
+
+VERSION="3.14.$(( $(cat version | cut -d'.' -f3) + 1 ))"
+echo "$VERSION" > version
+git add version
+
+git commit -m "incrementing version: $VERSION"
+git push