diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a85444c..2ff70c1 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -130,4 +130,3 @@ dev-debug.log
 # Task files
 tasks.json
 tasks/ 
-release.sh
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..389cea6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Load environment variables from .env
+export $(grep -v '^#' .env | grep '^GITHUB_TOKEN=' | xargs)
+exec npx release-it "$@"