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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# install build tools
+pip install build
+pip install twine
+pip install hatch
+
+
+# increment version in pyproject.toml
+hatch version micro
+git add json_unescape/__about__.py
+git commit -m "bump version"
+git push
+
+# build package
+python3 -m build --wheel
+
+# upload to pypi
+python3 -m twine upload dist/*
+python3 -m twine upload --skip-existing --repository gitea dist/*