diff --git a/cmd/filemanager/main.go b/cmd/filemanager/main.go
index eaa3f11f..5a14afc7 100644
--- a/cmd/filemanager/main.go
+++ b/cmd/filemanager/main.go
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ var (
 	allowNew      bool
 	allowPublish  bool
 	showVer       bool
-	version       = "master"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -102,15 +101,7 @@ func setupViper() {
 }
 
 func printVersion() {
-	version = strings.TrimSpace(version)
-
-	if version == "" {
-		fmt.Println("filemanager is at an untracked version")
-	} else {
-		version = strings.TrimPrefix(version, "v")
-		fmt.Println("filemanager version", version)
-	}
-
+	fmt.Println("filemanager version", filemanager.Version)
 	os.Exit(0)
 }
 
diff --git a/filemanager.go b/filemanager.go
index b07a9d09..61717408 100644
--- a/filemanager.go
+++ b/filemanager.go
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/robfig/cron"
 )
 
+// Version is the current File Manager version.
+const Version = "(untracked version)"
+
 var (
 	ErrExist              = errors.New("the resource already exists")
 	ErrNotExist           = errors.New("the resource does not exist")
diff --git a/publish.sh b/publish.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..85333efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/publish.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Releasing version $1"
+sed -i "s|(untracked version)|$1|g" filemanager.go
+
+echo "Building assets"
+./build.sh
+
+echo "Commiting..."
+git add -A
+git commit -m "Version $1"
+git push
+
+echo "Creating the tag..."
+git tag "v$1"
+git push --tags
+
+echo "Commiting untracked version notice..."
+sed -i "s|$1|(untracked version)|g" filemanager.go
+git add -A
+git commit -m "untracked version `date`"
+git push
+
+echo "Done!"