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+// +build release
+
+// Copyright 2017-present The Hugo Authors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releaser"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+type releaseCommandeer struct {
+	cmd *cobra.Command
+
+	version string
+
+	skipPublish bool
+	try         bool
+}
+
+func createReleaser() *releaseCommandeer {
+	// Note: This is a command only meant for internal use and must be run
+	// via "go run -tags release main.go release" on the actual code base that is in the release.
+	r := &releaseCommandeer{
+		cmd: &cobra.Command{
+			Use:    "release",
+			Short:  "Release a new version of Hugo.",
+			Hidden: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	r.cmd.RunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		return r.release()
+	}
+
+	r.cmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&r.version, "rel", "r", "", "new release version, i.e. 0.25.1")
+	r.cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&r.skipPublish, "skip-publish", "", false, "skip all publishing pipes of the release")
+	r.cmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&r.try, "try", "", false, "simulate a release, i.e. no changes")
+
+	return r
+}
+
+func (r *releaseCommandeer) release() error {
+	if r.version == "" {
+		return errors.New("must set the --rel flag to the relevant version number")
+	}
+	return releaser.New(r.version, r.skipPublish, r.try).Run()
+}