diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index 60224a4..0807290 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "root": true,
     "parser": "@typescript-eslint/parser",
+    "env": { "node": true },
     "plugins": [
       "@typescript-eslint"
     ],
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b973752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+tag-version-prefix=""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 39af258..659a631 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ Quick starting guide for new plugin devs:
 - Upload the files `manifest.json`, `main.js`, `styles.css` as binary attachments. Note: The manifest.json file must be in two places, first the root path of your repository and also in the release.
 - Publish the release.
 
+> You can simplify the version bump process by running `npm version patch`, `npm version minor` or `npm version major` after updating `minAppVersion` manually in `manifest.json`.
+> The command will bump version in `manifest.json` and `package.json`, and add the entry for the new version to `versions.json`
+
 ### Adding your plugin to the community plugin list
 
 - Check https://github.com/obsidianmd/obsidian-releases/blob/master/plugin-review.md
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67edd6c..7f1f5f6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "obsidian-sample-plugin",
-	"version": "0.12.0",
+	"version": "1.0.1",
 	"description": "This is a sample plugin for Obsidian (https://obsidian.md)",
 	"main": "main.js",
 	"scripts": {
 		"dev": "node esbuild.config.mjs",
-		"build": "tsc -noEmit -skipLibCheck && node esbuild.config.mjs production"
+		"build": "tsc -noEmit -skipLibCheck && node esbuild.config.mjs production",
+		"version": "node version-bump.mjs && git add manifest.json versions.json"
 	},
 	"keywords": [],
 	"author": "",
diff --git a/version-bump.mjs b/version-bump.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d409fa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version-bump.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "fs";
+
+const targetVersion = process.env.npm_package_version;
+
+// read minAppVersion from manifest.json and bump version to target version
+let manifest = JSON.parse(readFileSync("manifest.json", "utf8"));
+const { minAppVersion } = manifest;
+manifest.version = targetVersion;
+writeFileSync("manifest.json", JSON.stringify(manifest, null, "\t"));
+
+// update versions.json with target version and minAppVersion from manifest.json
+let versions = JSON.parse(readFileSync("versions.json", "utf8"));
+versions[targetVersion] = minAppVersion;
+writeFileSync("versions.json", JSON.stringify(versions, null, "\t"));
diff --git a/versions.json b/versions.json
index ba14785..4bca15f 100644
--- a/versions.json
+++ b/versions.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-	"1.0.1": "0.9.12",
-	"1.0.0": "0.9.7"
+	"1.0.0": "0.9.7",
+	"1.0.1": "0.12.0"
 }