diff --git a/scripts/vars.py b/scripts/vars.py
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+import os
+
+import toml
+
+
+def get_package_name() -> str:
+    with open("pyproject.toml", "r") as file:
+        pyproject_data = toml.load(file)
+    pkg_name = pyproject_data["tool"]["poetry"]["name"]
+    assert isinstance(pkg_name, str)
+    return pkg_name
+
+
+def get_python_version() -> str:
+    with open("pyproject.toml", "r") as file:
+        pyproject_data = toml.load(file)
+    python_version = pyproject_data["tool"]["poetry"]["dependencies"]["python"]
+    assert isinstance(python_version, str)
+    print(python_version)  # required for publish-version GH action
+    return python_version
+
+
+def get_git_branch() -> str:
+    return os.popen("git branch --show-current").read().strip()