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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo ERROR: Please supply the version number
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ "$1" != v* ]]; then
+    echo ERROR: The version number should start with a v
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -n $(git status --porcelain) ]]; then
+    echo "ERROR: repo is dirty, please commit everything"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! grep $1 docs/source/changelog.rst > /dev/null; then
+    echo "ERROR: You forgot to update the changelog"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+set -x
+
+git tag $1
+
+./convert_to_py2.sh
+
+cd docs
+./create_doc_files.sh
+make clean
+make html
+cd gh-pages
+git add -A
+git commit -m "Updating docs to version $1"
+
+while true; do
+    read -p "Going to irreversibly release stuff now as $1. Are you sure y/n?" yn
+    case $yn in
+        [Yy]* ) break;;
+        [Nn]* ) exit;;
+        * ) echo "Please answer yes or no.";;
+    esac
+done
+
+git push
+
+git submodule add --force ../PyLaTeX.git version_submodules/$1
+cd version_submodules/$1
+git checkout gh-pages
+git pull
+cd ../../
+
+ln -s version_submodules/$1/latest/ $1
+rm current
+ln -s $1 current
+git add -A
+git commit -m "Updated symlinks for version $1"
+
+while true; do
+    read -p "Going to irreversibly release stuff now as $1. Are you sure y/n?" yn
+    case $yn in
+        [Yy]* ) break;;
+        [Nn]* ) exit;;
+        * ) echo "Please answer yes or no.";;
+    esac
+done
+
+
+git push
+
+cd ../..
+
+git push
+git push --tags
+python setup.py sdist upload