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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+#
+
+MK_DIR :=$(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
+.PHONY: bump-kata-version
+
+NEW_VERSION :=
+
+# Run update-repository-version.sh
+# $1 : repository to bump
+define BUMP_REPO
+	@echo "Create PR for $1 version $(NEW_VERSION)"
+	@$(MK_DIR)/update-repository-version.sh -p $1 $(NEW_VERSION)
+endef
+
+bump-kata-version: $(REPOS)
+ifeq ($(NEW_VERSION),)
+	$(error NEW_VERSION variable is empty, provide a version)
+else
+	$(call BUMP_REPO,agent)
+	$(call BUMP_REPO,ksm-throttler)
+	$(call BUMP_REPO,osbuilder)
+	$(call BUMP_REPO,proxy)
+	$(call BUMP_REPO,runtime)
+	$(call BUMP_REPO,shim)
+endif