diff --git a/bump-version.sh b/bump-version.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+DIR=`readlink -f \`dirname $0\``
+
+
+mvn -f $DIR/pom.xml versions:set -DnewVersion=$1
+mvn -f $DIR/biopet-framework/pom.xml versions:set -DnewVersion=$1