diff --git a/scripts/config-printflags.sh b/scripts/config-printflags.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5b5906f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/config-printflags.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+for pkg in $@
+do
+	varname="$(echo "${pkg}" | tr a-z A-Z)"
+	echo '[ -z "${'${varname}'_CFLAGS}" ] && '${varname}'_CFLAGS=$('${pkg}'-config --cflags)"'
+	echo '[ -z "${'${varname}'_LIBS}" ] && '${varname}'_LIBS=$('${pkg}'-config --cflags)"'
+done
diff --git a/scripts/version.sh b/scripts/version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..11eb3d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]
+then
+	echo "Usage: $0 COMMANDS"
+	echo ""
+	echo "  major         - bump major version, reset minor and micro"
+	echo "  minor         - bump minor version, reset micro"
+	echo "  micro         - bump micro version"
+	echo "  libmajor LIB  - as major but for soversion"
+	echo "  libminor LIB  - as minor but for soversion"
+	echo "  libmicro LIB  - as micro but for soversion"
+	echo "  tag           - tag version"
+	echo "  push          - do a git-push with --tags"
+
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+edit_versions() {
+	file="$1"
+	shift
+
+	SEDCMD=""
+	while [ $# -ne 0 ]
+	do
+		var="$1"
+		shift
+		value="$1"
+		shift
+
+		SEDCMD="${SEDCMD} -e s,^${var}=.*$,${var}=${value},"
+	done
+	sed ${SEDCMD} -i "${file}"
+	git-commit -m "Bump version" "${file}"
+}
+
+bump_major() {
+	source version
+	edit_versions "version" "VERMAJOR" "$[${VERMAJOR} + 1]" "VERMINOR" "0" "VERMICRO" "0"
+}
+
+bump_minor() {
+	source version
+	edit_versions "version" "VERMINOR" "$[${VERMINOR} + 1]" "VERMICRO" "0"
+}
+
+bump_micro() {
+	source version
+	edit_versions "version" "VERMICRO" "$[${VERMICRO} + 1]"
+}
+
+bump_somajor() {
+	source src/$1/soversion
+	edit_versions "src/$1/soversion" "SOMAJOR" "$[${SOMAJOR} + 1]" "SOMINOR" "0" "SOMICRO" "0"
+}
+
+bump_sominor() {
+	source src/$1/soversion
+	edit_versions "src/$1/soversion" "SOMINOR" "$[${SOMINOR} + 1]" "SOMICRO" "0"
+}
+
+bump_somicro() {
+	source src/$1/soversion
+	edit_versions "src/$1/soversion" "SOMICRO" "$[${SOMICRO} + 1]"
+}
+
+do_tag() {
+	source version
+	git-tag "${VERMAJOR}.${VERMINOR}.${VERMICRO}"
+}
+
+do_push() {
+	git-push
+	git-push --tags
+}
+
+set -ex
+
+while [ $# -ne 0 ]
+do
+	case $1 in
+	major)
+		bump_major
+		;;
+
+	minor)
+		bump_minor
+		;;
+
+	micro)
+		bump_micro
+		;;
+
+	libmajor)
+		bump_somajor $2
+		shift
+		;;
+
+	libminor)
+		bump_sominor $2
+		shift
+		;;
+
+	libmicro)
+		bump_somicro $2
+		shift
+		;;
+
+	tag)
+		do_tag
+		;;
+	
+	push)
+		do_push
+		;;
+	
+	*)
+		echo "Unrecognised command: $1"
+		exit 1
+		;;
+	esac
+
+	shift
+done
+
+true