diff --git a/scripts/mkrelease.sh b/scripts/mkrelease.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/mkrelease.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+if [[ -z $1 ]]; then
+    echo "must specify a version number argument"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ $1 =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    echo "tagging release: $1"
+else
+    echo "invalid version number: $1"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+TIMESTAMP=$(date +%s)
+echo $1 > .gittag
+echo $TIMESTAMP > .gittagtime
+
+set -x
+
+git commit --date $TIMESTAMP -a -s -v -S -m "consrv: tag $1"
+git tag -f -s $1 -m "$1"