diff --git a/ch.eitchnet.parent b/ch.eitchnet.parent
index dc3beef5b..8498efc8f 160000
--- a/ch.eitchnet.parent
+++ b/ch.eitchnet.parent
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit dc3beef5bfb45608217914e4bc1a45e2935f3dd3
+Subproject commit 8498efc8fe502250ea089cd71c5523b2477c8d56
diff --git a/ch.eitchnet.privilege b/ch.eitchnet.privilege
index a70b43098..c8816472f 160000
--- a/ch.eitchnet.privilege
+++ b/ch.eitchnet.privilege
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a70b4309860cd3da8f22b20b4589973c115bb238
+Subproject commit c8816472fcd89225178b66fad782ad49f83f181d
diff --git a/ch.eitchnet.utils b/ch.eitchnet.utils
index 54092c87d..afcb7c41f 160000
--- a/ch.eitchnet.utils
+++ b/ch.eitchnet.utils
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 54092c87d4a5e3eaf0c4cae894367cfafaecad15
+Subproject commit afcb7c41fc57548f76857a4dd2b868ca0d5b042b
diff --git a/ch.eitchnet.xmlpers b/ch.eitchnet.xmlpers
index cf1a61353..c3fe4bdec 160000
--- a/ch.eitchnet.xmlpers
+++ b/ch.eitchnet.xmlpers
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit cf1a6135350c6097aad14bfc98a93fdfe5f4d697
+Subproject commit c3fe4bdec64d1eb56c28f9df0e19a7c7bbc570c7
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..13168a27f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+function usage() {
+  echo "Usage: $0 [-c] [-r <release_branch>] [-b <branch>] [-o <old_version>] [-n <new_version>]" 1>&2;
+  exit 1;
+}
+
+while getopts ":b:o:n:r:c" arg; do
+    case "${arg}" in
+        c)
+            c="true"
+            ;;
+        r)
+            r=${OPTARG}
+            ;;
+        b)
+            b=${OPTARG}
+            ;;
+        o)
+            o=${OPTARG}
+            ;;
+        n)
+            n=${OPTARG}
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "ERROR: Unknown arg ${arg}"
+            usage
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND-1))
+
+if [ -z "${r}" ] || [ -z "${b}" ] || [ -z "${o}" ] || [ -z "${n}" ] ; then
+  echo "ERROR: Missing an argument!"
+  usage
+fi
+
+#if [ "$(git status --short)" != "" ] ; then 
+#  echo "You have uncommitted changes!"
+#  exit 1
+#fi
+
+create_release_branch="${c}"
+release_branch="${r}"
+branch="${b}"
+old_version="${o}"
+new_version="${n}"
+
+root="${PWD}"
+
+echo "old_version=${old_version}"
+echo "new_version=${new_version}"
+echo "branch=${branch}"
+echo "release_branch=${release_branch}"
+if [ -n "${create_release_branch}" ] ; then
+  echo "Creating release branch."
+else
+  echo "NOT creating release branch."
+fi
+
+exit
+
+function fail() {
+  git submodule foreach git reset --hard origin/${branch}
+  git submodule foreach git checkout ${branch}
+  if [ -n "${create_release_branch}" ] ; then
+    git submodule foreach git branch -d ${release_branch}
+  fi
+  git submodule foreach git tag -d ${new_version}
+
+  git checkout ${branch}
+  git reset --hard origin/${branch}
+  git branch -d ${release_branch}
+  git tag -d ${new_version}
+
+  echo -e "\nERROR: Failed to release version ${new_version}"
+  exit 1
+}
+
+# create release branch
+if [ -n "${create_release_branch}" ] ; then
+  if ! git branch ${release_branch} ${branch} ; then
+    fail
+  fi
+  if ! git submodule foreach git branch ${release_branch} ${branch} ; then
+    fail
+  fi
+fi
+
+# checkout release branch
+if ! git checkout ${release_branch} ; then
+  fail
+fi
+if ! git submodule foreach git checkout ${release_branch} ; then
+  fail
+fi
+
+# bump version
+if ! ./setVersion.sh ${old_version} ${new_version} ; then
+  fail
+fi
+
+# show status
+if ! git status --short ; then
+  fail
+fi
+if ! git submodule foreach git status --short ; then
+  fail
+fi
+
+echo "Do you want to carry on?"
+read
+
+if ! git submodule foreach git add . ; then
+  fail
+fi
+if ! git submodule foreach git commit -m "[Project] bumped version from ${old_version} to ${new_version}" ; then
+  fail
+fi
+if ! git submodule foreach git tag ${new_version} ; then
+  fail
+fi
+
+if ! git submodule sync ; then
+  fail
+fi
+if ! git add . ; then
+  fail
+fi
+if ! git commit -m "[Project] bumped version from ${old_version} to ${new_version}" ; then
+  fail
+fi
+if ! git tag ${new_version} ; then
+  fail
+fi
+
+git submodule foreach git checkout ${branch}
+if [ -n "${create_release_branch}" ] ; then
+  git submodule foreach git branch -d ${release_branch}
+fi
+git checkout ${branch}
+if [ -n "${create_release_branch}" ] ; then
+  git branch -d ${release_branch}
+fi
+
+echo -e "\nINFO: Released version ${new_version}"
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/setVersion.sh b/setVersion.sh
index 952bc610d..d110c86f6 100755
--- a/setVersion.sh
+++ b/setVersion.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ new_version="$2"
 root="${PWD}"
 
 function fail() {
-  echo "ERROR: Failed to set version of $1"
+  echo -e "\nERROR: Failed to set version of $1"
   exit 1
 }
 
@@ -78,3 +78,7 @@ cd "${root}"
 if ! sed --in-place "s/${old_version}/${new_version}/" li.strolch.dev/createBundle.sh 2>/dev/null ; then
   fail "${root}/li.strolch.dev/createBundle.sh"
 fi
+
+echo -e "\nINFO: Bumped version from ${old_version} to ${new_version}"
+
+exit 0
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