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+.PHONY: checkout_to_release deploy_to_release
+
+# Github variables
+GITHUB_API=https://api.github.com
+ORG=ukparliament
+REPO=parliament-ntriple
+LATEST_REL=$(GITHUB_API)/repos/$(ORG)/$(REPO)/releases/latest
+REL_TAG=$(shell curl -s $(LATEST_REL) | jq -r '.tag_name')
+
+checkout_to_release:
+	git checkout -b release $(REL_TAG)
+
+deploy_to_release:
+	rm *.gem
+	gem build *.gemspec
+	gem push *.gem
+	rm *.gem