diff --git a/bump.sh b/bump.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+NEW_VERSION=$1
+
+if [ -z "$NEW_VERSION" ]
+then
+	echo "error: a version number must be provided"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# find current version
+CURRENT_VERSION=$(cat **/*.toml | grep meilisearch | grep version | sed 's/.*\([0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\).*/\1/' | sed "1q;d")
+
+# bump all version in .toml
+echo "bumping from version $CURRENT_VERSION to version $NEW_VERSION"
+while true
+do
+	read -r -p "Continue (y/n)?" choice
+	case "$choice" in
+		y|Y ) break;;
+		n|N ) echo "aborting bump" && exit 0;;
+		* ) echo "invalid choice";;
+	esac
+done
+# update all crate version
+sed -i "s/version = \"$CURRENT_VERSION\"/version = \"$NEW_VERSION\"/" **/*.toml
+
+printf "running cargo check: "
+
+CARGO_CHECK=$(cargo check 2>&1)
+
+if [ $? != "0" ]
+then
+	printf "\033[31;1m FAIL \033[0m\n"
+	printf "$CARGO_CHECK"
+	exit 1
+fi
+printf "\033[32;1m OK \033[0m\n"