diff --git a/bin/bump-version b/bin/bump-version
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e1521fee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/bump-version
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+usage() { echo "Usage: $0 -p [major | minor | patch]" 1>&2; exit 1; }
+
+while getopts "p:" o; do
+  case "${o}" in
+    p)
+      patch_level=${OPTARG}
+      (( patch_level == 'major' || patch_level == 'minor' || patch_level == 'patch'))
+      ;;
+    *)
+      usage
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+echo "$patch_level"
+
+if [[ -z "${patch_level}" ]]; then
+  usage
+fi
+
+new_version=$(npm version "${patch_level}" --no-git-tag-version)
+git checkout -b "${new_version}"-release-notes
+git add package.json package-lock.json
+git commit -m "${new_version}"
+
+echo "Branch prepared for ${new_version}"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8ed9d9ee..25e75ae9 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "dependabot-pull-request-action",
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.2.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "dependabot-pull-request-action",
-      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "version": "1.2.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@actions/core": "^1.6.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a9b3b93f..64f880a6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dependabot-pull-request-action",
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.2.1",
   "description": "Parse Dependabot commit metadata to automate PR handling",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {