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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Name::        version-bump.sh
+# Description:: Use this script to bump the version of the lw-scanner
+#               after a new release of the docker image
+# Author::      Salim Afiune Maya (<afiune@lacework.net>)
+#
+set -eou pipefail
+
+readonly project_name=lw-scanner-action
+readonly org_name=lacework
+readonly git_user="Lacework Inc."
+readonly git_email="tech-ally@lacework.net"
+
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "" ]]; then
+  echo "Unable to update version. Please provide the new version to update."
+fi
+
+_scanner_version=$1
+
+# Update Dockerfile
+sed -i '' 's/:.*$/:'${_scanner_version}'/' Dockerfile
+
+# Configure Git if running in CI
+if [ "${CI:-}" != "" ]; then
+  git config --global user.email $git_email
+  git config --global user.name $git_user
+  git config --global user.signingkey $GPG_SIGNING_KEY
+fi
+
+# Create a branch and commit changes
+git checkout -B version-bump
+git commit -sS -am "bump: lw-scanner to version ${_scanner_version}"
+git push origin version-bump -f
+
+# Open Pull Request
+_body="/tmp/pr.json"
+_pr="/tmp/pr.out"
+cat <<EOF > $_body
+{
+  "base": "main",
+  "head": "version-bump",
+  "title": "bump: lw-scanner to version ${_scanner_version}",
+  "body": "Automated update, merge if pipeline is green."
+}
+EOF
+curl -XPOST -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" --data  "@$_body" \
+        https://api.github.com/repos/${org_name}/${project_name}/pulls > $_pr
+_pr_url=$(jq .html_url $_pr)
+log ""
+log "It is time to for review!"
+log "    $_pr_url"