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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# find directories
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )"
+PROJECT_DIR="${SCRIPT_DIR}/../"
+FRONTEND_DIR="${PROJECT_DIR}/frontend/"
+BACKEND_DIR="${PROJECT_DIR}/backend/"
+
+# navigate to project directory
+cd ${PROJECT_DIR}
+
+# ask for new version
+yarn version --no-git-tag-version --no-commit-hooks --no-commit
+
+# find new version
+VERSION="$(node -p -e "require('./package.json').version")"
+
+# update version in sub projects
+cd ${FRONTEND_DIR}
+yarn version --no-git-tag-version --no-commit-hooks --no-commit --new-version ${VERSION}
+cd ${BACKEND_DIR}
+yarn version --no-git-tag-version --no-commit-hooks --no-commit --new-version ${VERSION}
+
+# generate changelog
+auto-changelog --latest-version ${VERSION}
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