diff --git a/scripts/ios/release.sh b/scripts/ios/release.sh
index b58902e90..044b290ee 100755
--- a/scripts/ios/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/ios/release.sh
@@ -9,5 +9,20 @@ DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "$REL_DIR" )" && pwd )";
 
 
 ZIP_PATH=$(sh $DIR/build-sargon.sh --release | tail -n 1)
+`git fetch --prune --tags`
+function last_tag() {
+    local out=`git tag --sort=taggerdate | tail -1`
+    echo $out
+}
+echo "🔮 Last tag: $(last_tag)"
 
-gh release
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+# one liner from: https://stackoverflow.com/a/8653732
+NEXT_TAG=$(echo $(last_tag) | awk -F. -v OFS=. 'NF==1{print ++$NF}; NF>1{if(length($NF+1)>length($NF))$(NF-1)++; $NF=sprintf("%0*d", length($NF), ($NF+1)%(10^length($NF))); print}')
+
+`git tag $NEXT_TAG`
+echo "🔮 Last tag: $(last_tag)"
+RELEASE_CMD="gh release create $NEXT_TAG $ZIP_PATH"
+echo "📦 will now run command: '$RELEASE_CMD'"
+eval $RELEASE_CMD
+
+echo "End of script ✅"
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