diff --git a/scripts/updatePackageVersion.js b/scripts/updatePackageVersion.js
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+const fs = require('fs');
+const newVersionNumber = process.env.newversion;
+
+function checkVersionGiven(){
+    if(newVersionNumber === undefined){
+        console.log('🔥🔥🔥submit the new version number 🔥🔥🔥');
+        process.exit(22);    
+    }   
+}
+
+function updatePackageVersion(fpath){
+    checkVersionGiven();
+    let packageJson = fs.readFileSync(fpath);
+    packageJson = JSON.parse(packageJson);
+    packageJson.version = newVersionNumber;
+
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(fpath, JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2));
+
+}
+updatePackageVersion('./package.json')
+
+// module.exports = updatePackageVersion;
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