diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index d0de69fd3..38412faba 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -244,6 +244,12 @@ docs:
 
 	@cd build/ && $(MAKE) adiar_docs
 
+# ============================================================================ #
+#  RELEASE
+# ============================================================================ #
+release:
+	python release.py
+
 # ============================================================================ #
 #  PLAYGROUND
 # ============================================================================ #
diff --git a/release.py b/release.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0dfae55a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+#                          UPDATING FILES FOR RELEASES                         #
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+from datetime import datetime
+import re
+
+version = input("Version String: ").lower()
+today   = datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+
+yes_choices = ['yes', 'y']
+no_choices  = ['no',  'n']
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+#                                  CITATION.cff                                #
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+file_name = "CITATION.cff"
+
+if input(f"Update {file_name}? (yes/No): ").lower() in yes_choices:
+    content = ""
+
+    with open(file_name, 'r') as in_file:
+        content = in_file.read()
+
+    with open(file_name, 'w') as out_file:
+        content = re.sub(r"\ndate: .*\n",    f"\ndate: {today}\n",    content)
+        content = re.sub(r"\nversion: .*\n", f"\nversion: {version}\n", content)
+
+        out_file.write(content)
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+#                                 CMakeLists.txt                               #
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+file_name = "CMakeLists.txt"
+
+if input(f"Update {file_name}? (yes/No): ").lower() in yes_choices:
+    content = ""
+
+    with open(file_name, 'r') as in_file:
+        content = in_file.read()
+
+    with open(file_name, 'w') as out_file:
+        content = re.sub(r"  VERSION .+\n", f"  VERSION {version}\n", content)
+
+        out_file.write(content)
+