diff --git a/tools/packaging/release/release.sh b/tools/packaging/release/release.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+
+set -o errexit
+set -o nounset
+set -o pipefail
+set -o errtrace
+
+[ -n "${DEBUG:-}" ] && set -o xtrace
+
+this_script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+repo_root_dir="$(cd "$this_script_dir/../../../" && pwd)"
+
+function _die()
+{
+	echo >&2 "ERROR: $*"
+	exit 1
+}
+
+function _info()
+{
+	echo "INFO: $*"
+}
+
+function main()
+{
+	action="${1:-}"
+	_info "DO NOT USE this script, it does nothing!"
+
+	case "${action}" in
+		*) >&2 _die "Invalid argument" ;;
+	esac
+}
+
+main "$@"