diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-version-determiner.py b/.github/workflows/maven-version-determiner.py
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+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-version-determiner.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+
+def get_arg(arg_idx) -> str:
+    return sys.argv[arg_idx]
+
+
+def get_current_version() -> str:
+    current_version_cmd = subprocess.run(
+        "mvn help:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout",
+        shell=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    return current_version_cmd.stdout
+
+
+def get_release_version(release_type: str, current_version: str) -> str:
+    major, minor, patch = determine_new_version(current_version, release_type)
+    return str(major) + "." + str(minor) + "." + str(patch)
+
+
+def get_snapshot_version(release_type: str, current_version: str) -> str:
+    major, minor, patch = determine_new_version(current_version, release_type)
+    patch += 1
+    return str(major) + "." + str(minor) + "." + str(patch) + "-SNAPSHOT"
+
+
+def get_version_tag(release_type: str, current_version: str) -> str:
+    major, minor, patch = determine_new_version(current_version, release_type)
+    return "v" + str(major) + "." + str(minor) + "." + str(patch)
+
+
+def determine_new_version(current_version, release_type):
+    major, minor, patch = dissect_version(current_version)
+
+    match release_type:
+        case "MAJOR":
+            major, minor, patch = get_major_release_version(major)
+        case "MINOR":
+            major, minor, patch = get_minor_release_version(major, minor)
+        case "PATCH":
+            major, minor, patch = get_patch_release_version(major, minor, patch)
+        case _:
+            print("Second arg has to be `MAJOR`, `MINOR` or `PATCH`")
+            sys.exit()
+
+    return major, minor, patch
+
+
+def dissect_version(current_version) -> (int, int, int):
+    version_regex = re.compile(
+        r'^(?P<major>[0-9]+)\.(?P<minor>[0-9+])\.(?P<patch>[0-9+])(-SNAPSHOT)*')
+    regex_match = version_regex.search(current_version)
+    major: int = int(regex_match.groupdict().get("major"))
+    minor: int = int(regex_match.groupdict().get("minor"))
+    patch: int = int(regex_match.groupdict().get("patch"))
+    return major, minor, patch
+
+
+def get_major_release_version(major):
+    major += 1
+    minor = 0
+    patch = 0
+    return major, minor, patch
+
+
+def get_minor_release_version(major, minor):
+    minor += 1
+    patch = 0
+    return major, minor, patch
+
+
+def get_patch_release_version(major, minor, patch):
+    # Leave values as is because current version without `-SNAPSHOT` is new patch version
+    return major, minor, patch
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    version_type = get_arg(1)
+    release_type = get_arg(2)
+
+    current_version = get_current_version()
+
+    match version_type:
+        case "release-version":
+            new_version = get_release_version(release_type, current_version)
+        case "version-tag":
+            new_version = get_version_tag(release_type, current_version)
+        case "snapshot-version":
+            new_version = get_snapshot_version(release_type, current_version)
+        case _:
+            print(
+                "First arg has to be `release-version`, `version-tag` or `snapshot-version`.")
+            sys.exit()
+
+    print(new_version)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
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+name: prepare-release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      release:
+        description: Type of release
+        required: true
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - PATCH
+          - MINOR
+          - MAJOR
+        default: PATCH
+
+jobs:
+  prepare:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          java-version: 11
+          distribution: corretto
+          cache: maven
+
+      - name: Determine new versions
+        id: versions
+        run: |
+          echo "release_version=$(./.github/workflows/maven-version-determiner.py release-version $release_type)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "snapshot_version=$(./.github/workflows/maven-version-determiner.py snapshot-version $release_type)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "version_tag=$(./.github/workflows/maven-version-determiner.py version-tag $release_type)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+        env:
+          release_type: ${{ inputs.release }}
+
+      - run: |
+          echo $release_version
+          echo $snapshot_version
+          echo $version_tag