diff --git a/set-version b/set-version
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+ext="sedbak$$"
+
+find . -name project.clj -exec sed -i.$ext "s/(def VERSION \".*\")/(def VERSION \"$1\")/g" '{}' \;
+find . -name "*.$ext" -exec rm '{}' \;
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