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+import argparse
+import re
+import subprocess
+
+VERSION_FILE = "VERSION"
+EXAMPLES_VERSION_FILE = "examples/VERSION"
+
+
+def update_version(version_content):
+    updated_content = []
+    sora_version_updated = False
+
+    for line in version_content:
+        if line.startswith("SORA_CPP_SDK_VERSION="):
+            version_match = re.match(
+                r"SORA_CPP_SDK_VERSION=(\d{4}\.\d+\.\d+)(-canary\.(\d+))?", line
+            )
+            if version_match:
+                major_minor_patch = version_match.group(1)
+                canary_suffix = version_match.group(2)
+                if canary_suffix is None:
+                    new_version = f"{major_minor_patch}-canary.0"
+                else:
+                    canary_number = int(version_match.group(3))
+                    new_version = f"{major_minor_patch}-canary.{canary_number + 1}"
+
+                updated_content.append(f"SORA_CPP_SDK_VERSION={new_version}")
+                sora_version_updated = True
+            else:
+                updated_content.append(line)
+        else:
+            updated_content.append(line)
+
+    if not sora_version_updated:
+        raise ValueError("SORA_CPP_SDK_VERSION not found in VERSION file.")
+
+    return updated_content
+
+
+def write_version_file(filename, updated_content, dry_run):
+    if dry_run:
+        print(f"Dry run: The following changes would be written to {filename}:")
+        for line in updated_content:
+            print(line.strip())
+    else:
+        with open(filename, "w") as file:
+            file.write("\n".join(updated_content) + "\n")
+        print(f"{filename} updated.")
+
+
+def git_operations(dry_run):
+    commands = [
+        ["git", "commit", "-am", "Update VERSION and examples/VERSION"],
+        ["git", "push"],
+        [
+            "git",
+            "tag",
+            "-a",
+            "v$(grep SORA_CPP_SDK_VERSION VERSION | cut -d '=' -f 2)",
+            "-m",
+            "Tagging new release",
+        ],
+    ]
+
+    for command in commands:
+        if dry_run:
+            print(f"Dry run: Would execute: {' '.join(command)}")
+        else:
+            print(f"Executing: {' '.join(command)}")
+            subprocess.run(command, check=True)
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Update VERSION and examples/VERSION file and push changes with git."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--dry-run", action="store_true", help="Perform a dry run without making any changes."
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Read the VERSION file
+    with open(VERSION_FILE, "r") as file:
+        version_content = file.readlines()
+
+    # Update the VERSION content
+    updated_content = update_version(version_content)
+
+    # Write updated content back to VERSION file
+    write_version_file(VERSION_FILE, updated_content, args.dry_run)
+
+    # Also update examples/VERSION
+    write_version_file(EXAMPLES_VERSION_FILE, updated_content, args.dry_run)
+
+    # Perform git operations
+    git_operations(args.dry_run)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()