Github action for automated tagging (release)

scripts/bump_version.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""Bump the version number"""
+
+lines = None
+
+with open('version.properties', 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    lines = f.readlines()
+
+with open('version.properties', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    for line in lines:
+        if line.lstrip().startswith("build = "):
+            words = line.split(" = ")
+            ver = f'build = {int(words[1]) + 1}'
+            f.write(f'{ver}\n')
+        else:
+            f.write(line)