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+.PHONY: new-version
+new-version:
+	$(if $(shell which npx),,\
+		$(error No npx found in PATH, please install NodeJS))
+	$(if $(shell which standard-version),,\
+		$(error No standard-version found in PATH, install with: \
+			npm install -g standard-version))
+
+	npx standard-version