diff --git a/create-release-branches.bash b/create-release-branches.bash
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -x
+set -e # exit on non-zero status
+
+for v in 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 ; do
+  BRANCH_NAME="release-${v}"
+  git co -b $BRANCH_NAME;
+  sed -i.orig "s/tag: v.*/tag: v$v/g" vendir.yml
+  diff vendir.yml vendir.yml.orig
+  git add vendir.yml
+  git commit -m "set up release for version $v"
+  git push --set-upstream origin $BRANCH_NAME
+  git co master
+done