diff --git a/tools/ci_tools.py b/tools/ci_tools.py
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+import re
+import sys
+from semver import VersionInfo
+from git import Repo
+from optparse import OptionParser
+
+
+def remove_prefix(text, prefix):
+    return text[text.startswith(prefix) and len(prefix):]
+
+
+def get_last_version(match):
+    repo = Repo()
+    assert not repo.bare
+    version_types = {
+        "CI": "CI/[0-9]*",
+        "release": "[0-9]*"
+    }
+    tag = repo.git.describe(
+        '--tags',
+        f'--match={version_types[match]}',
+        '--abbrev=0'
+        )
+
+    if match == "CI":
+        return remove_prefix(tag, "CI/"), tag
+    else:
+        return tag, tag
+
+
+def get_log_since_tag(version):
+    repo = Repo()
+    assert not repo.bare
+    return repo.git.log(f'{version}..HEAD', '--merges', '--oneline')
+
+
+def release_type(log):
+    regex_minor = ["feature/", "(feat)"]
+    regex_patch = ["bugfix/", "fix/", "(fix)"]
+    for reg in regex_minor:
+        if re.search(reg, log):
+            return "minor"
+    for reg in regex_patch:
+        if re.search(reg, log):
+            return "patch"
+    return None
+
+
+def file_regex_replace(filename, regex, version):
+    with open(filename, 'r+') as f:
+        text = f.read()
+        text = re.sub(regex, version, text)
+        # pp.pprint(f"NEW VERSION {version} INSERTED into {filename}")
+        f.seek(0)
+        f.write(text)
+        f.truncate()
+
+
+def bump_file_versions(version):
+
+    filename = "./openpypeCItest/version.py"
+    regex = "(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)(-((0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(\.(0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?"
+    file_regex_replace(filename, regex, version)
+
+    # bump pyproject.toml
+    filename = "pyproject.toml"
+    regex = "version = \"(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)\.(0|[1-9]\d*)(-((0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(\.(0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(\+([0-9a-zA-Z-]+(\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?\" # OpenPype"
+    pyproject_version = f"version = \"{version}\" # OpenPype"
+    file_regex_replace(filename, regex, pyproject_version)
+
+
+def calculate_next_nightly(token="nightly"):
+    last_prerelease, last_pre_tag = get_last_version("CI")
+    last_pre_v = VersionInfo.parse(last_prerelease)
+    last_pre_v_finalized = last_pre_v.finalize_version()
+    # print(last_pre_v_finalized)
+
+    last_release, last_release_tag = get_last_version("release")
+
+    last_release_v = VersionInfo.parse(last_release)
+    bump_type = release_type(get_log_since_tag(last_release))
+    if not bump_type:
+        return None
+
+    next_release_v = last_release_v.next_version(part=bump_type)
+    # print(next_release_v)
+
+    if next_release_v > last_pre_v_finalized:
+        next_tag = next_release_v.bump_prerelease(token=token).__str__()
+        return next_tag
+    elif next_release_v == last_pre_v_finalized:
+        next_tag = last_pre_v.bump_prerelease(token=token).__str__()
+        return next_tag
+
+
+def main():
+    usage = "usage: %prog [options] arg"
+    parser = OptionParser(usage)
+    parser.add_option("-n", "--nightly",
+                      dest="nightly", action="store_true",
+                      help="Bump nightly version and return it")
+    parser.add_option("-b", "--bump",
+                      dest="bump", action="store_true",
+                      help="Return if there is something to bump")
+    parser.add_option("-v", "--version",
+                      dest="version", action="store",
+                      help="work with explicit version")
+    parser.add_option("-p", "--prerelease",
+                      dest="prerelease", action="store",
+                      help="define prerelease token")
+
+    (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if options.bump:
+        last_CI, last_CI_tag = get_last_version("CI")
+        last_release, last_release_tag = get_last_version("release")
+        bump_type_CI = release_type(get_log_since_tag(last_CI_tag))
+        bump_type_release = release_type(get_log_since_tag(last_release_tag))
+        if bump_type_CI is None or bump_type_release is None:
+            print("skip")
+
+    if options.nightly:
+        next_tag_v = calculate_next_nightly()
+        print(next_tag_v)
+        bump_file_versions(next_tag_v)
+
+    if options.prerelease:
+        current_prerelease = VersionInfo.parse(options.prerelease)
+        new_prerelease = current_prerelease.bump_prerelease().__str__()
+        print(new_prerelease)
+        bump_file_versions(new_prerelease)
+    
+    if options.version:
+        bump_file_versions(options.version)
+        print(f"Injected version {options.version} into the release")
+
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()