diff --git a/scripts/bump_version.sh b/scripts/bump_version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cee47e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/bump_version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+VERSION=""
+SOVERSION=""
+
+# Parse arguments
+#
+until [ -z "$1" ]
+do
+  case "$1" in
+    --version)
+      # Version to use
+      shift
+      VERSION=$1
+      ;;
+    --soversion)
+      shift
+      SOVERSION=$1
+      ;;
+    -v|--verbose)
+      # Be verbose
+      VERBOSE="1"
+      ;;
+    -h|--help)
+      # print help
+      echo "Usage: $0"
+      echo -e "  -h|--help\t\t\tPrint this help."
+      echo -e "  --version <version>\tVersion to bump to."
+      echo -e "  -v|--verbose\t\tVerbose."
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+    *)
+      # print error
+      echo "Unknown argument: '$1'"
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+  shift
+done
+
+if [ "X" = "X$VERSION" ];
+then
+  echo "No version specified. Unable to continue."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+[ $VERBOSE ] && echo "Bumping VERSION in library/CMakeLists.txt"
+sed -e "s/ VERSION [0-9.]\+/ VERSION $VERSION/g" < library/CMakeLists.txt > tmp
+mv tmp library/CMakeLists.txt
+
+if [ "X" != "X$SOVERSION" ];
+then
+  [ $VERBOSE ] && echo "Bumping SOVERSION in library/CMakeLists.txt"
+  sed -e "s/ SOVERSION [0-9]\+/ SOVERSION $SOVERSION/g" < library/CMakeLists.txt > tmp
+  mv tmp library/CMakeLists.txt
+fi
+
+[ $VERBOSE ] && echo "Bumping VERSION in include/polarssl/version.h"
+read MAJOR MINOR PATCH <<<$(IFS="."; echo $VERSION)
+VERSION_NR="$( printf "0x%02X%02X%02X00" $MAJOR $MINOR $PATCH )"
+cat include/polarssl/version.h |                                    \
+    sed -e "s/_VERSION_MAJOR .\+/_VERSION_MAJOR  $MAJOR/" |    \
+    sed -e "s/_VERSION_MINOR .\+/_VERSION_MINOR  $MINOR/" |    \
+    sed -e "s/_VERSION_PATCH .\+/_VERSION_PATCH  $PATCH/" |    \
+    sed -e "s/_VERSION_NUMBER .\+/_VERSION_NUMBER         $VERSION_NR/" |    \
+    sed -e "s/_VERSION_STRING .\+/_VERSION_STRING         \"$VERSION\"/" |    \
+    sed -e "s/_VERSION_STRING_FULL .\+/_VERSION_STRING_FULL    \"PolarSSL $VERSION\"/" \
+    > tmp
+mv tmp include/polarssl/version.h
+
+[ $VERBOSE ] && echo "Bumping version in tests/suites/test_suite_version.data"
+sed -e "s/version:\".\+/version:\"$VERSION\"/g" < tests/suites/test_suite_version.data > tmp
+mv tmp tests/suites/test_suite_version.data
+
+[ $VERBOSE ] && echo "Bumping PROJECT_NAME in doxygen/polarssl.doxyfile and doxygen/input/doc_mainpage.h"
+for i in doxygen/polarssl.doxyfile doxygen/input/doc_mainpage.h;
+do
+  sed -e "s/PolarSSL v[0-9\.]\+/PolarSSL v$VERSION/g" < $i > tmp
+  mv tmp $i
+done
+