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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+npm --no-git-tag-version version minor || true
+
+version=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+canary_date=$(date +'%Y%m%dT%H%M%S')
+canary_version=$(echo $version'-canary.'$canary_date)
+
+echo "Version that will be published: $canary_version"
+npm --no-git-tag-version version $canary_version || true