diff --git a/scripts/bump_version.py b/scripts/bump_version.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Bump FlowDeck version and create a git tag."""
+import re, sys, subprocess
+
+MAIN_FILE = "app/main.py"
+
+with open(MAIN_FILE) as f:
+    content = f.read()
+
+current = re.search(r'version="(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)"', content)
+if not current:
+    print("Version not found in", MAIN_FILE)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+old_ver = current.group(1)
+parts = old_ver.split(".")
+if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+    new_ver = sys.argv[1]
+else:
+    parts[-1] = str(int(parts[-1]) + 1)
+    new_ver = ".".join(parts)
+
+new_content = content.replace(f'version="{old_ver}"', f'version="{new_ver}"')
+with open(MAIN_FILE, "w") as f:
+    f.write(new_content)
+
+subprocess.run(["git", "add", MAIN_FILE])
+print(f"Bumped {old_ver} → {new_ver}")
+print("Run: git commit -m 'chore: bump version {old_ver} → {new_ver}'")
+print(f"And:  git tag v{new_ver}")