diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eu
+
+VERSION=$1 
+DIST_DIR=$2 # ./build/dist
+
+# Get the version from the environment, or try to figure it out.
+if [ -z $VERSION ]; then
+	VERSION=$(awk -F\" '/Version =/ { print $2; exit }' < version/version.go)
+fi
+if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+    echo "Please specify a version."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# copy to s3
+aws s3 cp --recursive ${DIST_DIR} s3://tendermint/${VERSION} --acl public-read --exclude "*" --include "*.zip" 
+aws s3 cp ${DIST_DIR}/tendermint_${VERSION}_SHA256SUMS s3://tendermint/0.9.0 --acl public-read 
+
+exit 0