diff --git a/bin/bump_metainfo.py b/bin/bump_metainfo.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+import argparse
+
+
+def indent(elem, level=0):
+    i = "\n" + level * "  "
+    if len(elem):
+        if not elem.text or not elem.text.strip():
+            elem.text = i + "  "
+        for child in elem:
+            indent(child, level + 1)
+        if not child.tail or not child.tail.strip():
+            child.tail = i
+    if level and (not elem.tail or not elem.tail.strip()):
+        elem.tail = i
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Prepend new release entry to metainfo.xml file.")
+    parser.add_argument("--file", help="Path to the metainfo.xml file",
+                        default="org.meshtastic.meshtasticd.metainfo.xml")
+    parser.add_argument("version", help="Version string (e.g. v2.6.4.b89355f)")
+    parser.add_argument("--date", help="Release date (YYYY-MM-DD), defaults to today",
+                        default=datetime.now(timezone.utc).date().isoformat())
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    tree = ET.parse(args.file)
+    root = tree.getroot()
+
+    releases = root.find('releases')
+    if releases is None:
+        raise RuntimeError("<releases> element not found in XML.")
+
+    existing_versions = [release.get('version')
+                         for release in releases.findall('release')]
+    if args.version in existing_versions:
+        print(
+            f"Version {args.version} is already present, skipping insertion.")
+        return
+
+    new_release = ET.Element('release', {
+        'version': args.version,
+        'date': args.date
+    })
+
+    url = ET.SubElement(new_release, 'url', {'type': 'details'})
+    url.text = f"https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware/releases/tag/{args.version}"
+
+    releases.insert(0, new_release)
+
+    indent(releases, level=1)
+    releases.tail = "\n"
+
+    tree.write(args.file, encoding='UTF-8', xml_declaration=True)
+    print(f"Inserted new release: {args.version}")
+
+    with open(args.file, 'r+', encoding='UTF-8') as file:
+        content = file.read()
+        content = content.replace("<?xml version='1.0'", '<?xml version="1.0"')
+        content = content.replace("encoding='UTF-8'", 'encoding="UTF-8"')
+        file.seek(0)
+        file.write(content)
+        file.truncate()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()