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+.PHONY: version-bump
+
+# usage: > type=patch make version-bump
+# usage: > type=minor make version-bump
+# usage: > type=major make version-bump
+version-bump:
+	set -e; \
+	if [ "$(type)" = "patch" ] || [ "$(type)" = "minor" ] || [ "$(type)" = "major" ]; then \
+		default_branch=$$(git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD | sed 's@^refs/remotes/origin/@@'); \
+		git checkout $$default_branch; \
+		git pull origin $$default_branch; \
+		new_version=$$(npx semver -i $(type) $$(jq -r .version package.json)); \
+		branch_name="$$default_branch-bump-version-to-$$new_version"; \
+		git checkout -b $$branch_name; \
+		jq ".version = \"$$new_version\"" package.json > temp.json && mv temp.json package.json; \
+		sed -i "s/^appVersion: .*/appVersion: '$$new_version'/" indexer/chart/Chart.yaml; \
+		sed -i "s/^appVersion: .*/appVersion: '$$new_version'/" processor-chart/Chart.yaml; \
+		git add processor-chart/Chart.yaml indexer/chart/Chart.yaml package.json ; \
+		git commit -m "Bump version to $$new_version"; \
+	else \
+		echo "Invalid version type. Please use patch, minor, or major."; \
+	fi