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+#/bin/sh
+#
+# Usage: if you're releasing version 1.2.3, run:
+#   ./release.sh 1.2.3
+#
+# This creates a release archive named bazel-worker-api-v1.2.3.tar.gz.
+# Now create a release using GitHub's UI, with tag `v1.2.3` and release name `1.2.3`. Upload this archive as an attachment. Profit!
+
+VER=$1
+git archive --format=tar --prefix=bazel-worker-api-${VER}/ `git rev-parse HEAD` java proto | gzip > bazel-worker-api-v${VER}.tar.gz