diff --git a/setVersion.sh b/setVersion.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..27b38e207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setVersion.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+if [ "$#" != "1" ] ; then
+    echo "ERROR: Version missing or wrong arguments!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+mvn versions:set -DnewVersion="${1}" -DallowSnapshots=true -DgenerateBackupPoms=false