diff --git a/contrib/sign_version b/contrib/sign_version
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+#!/bin/bash
+version=`git describe --tags --dirty --always`
+sig=`./run_electrum -w $SIGNING_WALLET signmessage $SIGNING_ADDRESS $version`
+echo "{ \"version\":\"$version\", \"signatures\":{ \"$addr\":\"$sig\"}}"