diff --git a/bin/npm-publish.sh b/bin/npm-publish.sh
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+++ b/bin/npm-publish.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# publish to npm
+
+./bin/clean.sh
+
+npm publish || exit 1
diff --git a/bin/quick-bld.sh b/bin/quick-bld.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Abbreviated build script for building prerelease
+
+tiddlywiki editions/prerelease \
+	--verbose \
+	--build favicon index \
+	|| exit 1
diff --git a/bin/verbump.sh b/bin/verbump.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Bump to a new version number
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]
+  then
+    echo "Missing version (eg '5.1.38-prerelease')"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Set the new version number (will also commit and tag the release)
+
+npm version $1 -m "Version number update for $1" || exit 1
+
+# Make sure our tags are pushed to the origin server
+
+git push origin --tags || exit 1