diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c414202a..d4a9d28a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,19 +22,21 @@
 - `cargo install cargo-insta sqlx-cli cargo-edit`
 
 
-## cut new version 
+## Publish new version 
 
 ```sh
-cd plugin
-npm version patch
-git tag -a 0.0.2 -m "0.0.2"
-git push origin 0.0.2
+./bump-version.sh patch
 ```
 
+
+## Update HTTP API TS bindings
+
+```sh 
 npm install -g openapi-typescript
 openapi-typescript http://localhost:3030/api.json --output plugin/src/services/types.ts
+```
 
-
+```
 ## Todos
 
 - Add users to vaults
@@ -43,14 +45,14 @@ openapi-typescript http://localhost:3030/api.json --output plugin/src/services/t
 - e2e tests
 - add clap
 - add auth middleware
-- run eslint in ci
-
+- shard db per user
+- update card title max width
+- retry
 - CI for:
     - publish reconcile
     - cross-platform build server
     - run load test on server
     - build and publish plugin with openapi types
-    - build docker image
 
 todo: enable
 [workspace.lints.clippy]
@@ -66,9 +68,4 @@ implicit_return = { level = "allow", priority = 1 }
 pedantic = { level = "warn", priority = 0 }
 cargo = { level = "warn", priority = 0 }
 
-
-update card title max width
-reset should reset counters
-access logs
-retry
-mem usage
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/bump-version.sh b/bump-version.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 84e791c7..59aad9a7
--- a/bump-version.sh
+++ b/bump-version.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,36 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
+if [[ -z $1 ]]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 {patch|minor|major}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ $1 =~ ^(patch|minor|major)$ ]]; then
+  echo "Creating a new '$1' version"
+else
+  echo "Invalid argument: $1"
+  echo "Usage: $0 {patch|minor|major}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -n $(git status --porcelain) ]]; then
+  echo "Your working directory is not clean. Please commit or stash your changes before proceeding."
+  exit 1
+else
+  echo "Your working directory is clean."
+fi
+
 cd backend
 cargo set-version --bump patch
 cd ../plugin
 npm version patch
+cd ..
 git add .
-git commit -m "Bump versions"
 TAG=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+git commit -m "Bump versions to $TAG"
+echo "Tagging $TAG"
 git tag -a $TAG -m "Release $TAG"
 git push origin $TAG
+echo "Done"