diff --git a/openstack_releases/cmds/new_release.py b/openstack_releases/cmds/new_release.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4520e8e3d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openstack_releases/cmds/new_release.py
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+# 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.
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import argparse
+import atexit
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+
+from openstack_releases import gitutils
+
+import yaml
+
+RELEASE_TEMPLATE = '''
+  - version: {version}
+    projects:
+'''.lstrip('\n')
+
+PROJECT_TEMPLATE = '''
+      - repo: {repo}
+        hash: {hash}
+'''.lstrip('\n')
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument(
+        'series',
+        help='the name of the release series to scan',
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        'deliverable',
+        help='the base name of the deliverable file',
+    )
+    # FIXME(dhellmann): Add milestone and rc types.
+    parser.add_argument(
+        'release_type',
+        choices=('bugfix', 'feature', 'major'),
+        help='the type of release to generate',
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--no-cleanup',
+        dest='cleanup',
+        default=True,
+        action='store_false',
+        help='do not remove temporary files',
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    workdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='releases-')
+    print('creating temporary files in %s' % workdir)
+
+    def cleanup_workdir():
+        if args.cleanup:
+            try:
+                shutil.rmtree(workdir)
+            except:
+                pass
+        else:
+            print('not cleaning up %s' % workdir)
+    atexit.register(cleanup_workdir)
+
+    # Allow for independent projects.
+    series = args.series
+    if series.lstrip('_') == 'independent':
+        series = '_independent'
+
+    # Load existing deliverable data.
+    deliverable_filename = 'deliverables/%s/%s.yaml' % (
+        series, args.deliverable)
+    try:
+        with open(deliverable_filename, 'r') as f:
+            deliverable_info = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    except (IOError, OSError) as e:
+        parser.abort(e)
+
+    # Determine the new version number.
+    last_release = deliverable_info['releases'][-1]
+    last_version = last_release['version'].split('.')
+    increment = {
+        'bugfix': (0, 0, 1),
+        'feature': (0, 1, 0),
+        'major': (1, 0, 0),
+    }[args.release_type]
+    new_version_parts = []
+    for cur, inc in zip(last_version, increment):
+        new_version_parts.append(str(int(cur) + inc))
+    new_version = '.'.join(new_version_parts)
+
+    print('going from %s to %s' % (last_version, new_version))
+
+    projects = []
+    for project in last_release['projects']:
+        gitutils.clone_repo(workdir, project['repo'])
+        sha = gitutils.sha_for_tag(workdir, project['repo'], 'HEAD')
+        projects.append({
+            'repo': project['repo'],
+            'hash': sha,
+        })
+
+    # The YAML dump formatter produces results that aren't very nice
+    # to read, so we format the output ourselves.
+    with open(deliverable_filename, 'a') as f:
+        f.write(RELEASE_TEMPLATE.format(version=new_version))
+        for p in projects:
+            f.write(PROJECT_TEMPLATE.format(**p))
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index f4e1628bdc..3ae8a97488 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ console_scripts =
     validate-request = openstack_releases.cmds.validate:main
     list-changes = openstack_releases.cmds.list_changes:main
     list-constraints = openstack_releases.cmds.list_constraints:main
+	new-release = openstack_releases.cmds.new_release:main
 
 [extras]
 sphinxext =
diff --git a/tools/new_release.sh b/tools/new_release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..2ae8c54a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/new_release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Script to add one new release to a deliverable file.
+#
+# 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.
+
+set -e
+
+function usage {
+    echo "Usage: new_release.sh series deliverable updatetype"
+    echo
+    echo "Example: new_release.sh mitaka oslo.rootwrap feature"
+    echo "Example: new_release.sh independent reno bugfix"
+}
+
+if [ $# -lt 3 ]; then
+    usage
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "$VIRTUAL_ENV" ]]; then
+    if [[ ! -d .tox/venv ]]; then
+        tox -e venv --notest
+    fi
+    source ./.tox/venv/bin/activate
+fi
+
+new-release $@