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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Set the file paths
+appdata="net.retrodeck.retrodeck.appdata.xml"
+manifest="net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml"
+manifest_content=$(cat "$manifest")
+
+# Getting latest RetroDECK release info
+LATEST_RELEASE=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/XargonWan/RetroDECK/releases/latest")
+# Extracting tag name from the latest release
+TAG=$(echo "$LATEST_RELEASE" | grep '"tag_name":' | sed -E 's/.*"([^"]+)".*/\1/')
+# Printing results
+echo "repo: $TAG"
+
+# Extract the version from the net.retrodeck.retrodeck.appdata.xml file
+appdata_version=$(grep -oPm1 "(?<=<release version=\")[^\"]+" "$appdata")
+echo "xml: $appdata_version"
+
+# Use awk to extract the value of the first iteration of VERSION variable
+manifest_version=$(echo "$manifest_content" | awk '/VERSION=/ && !/#/ { sub(/.*VERSION=/, ""); sub(/#.*/, ""); print; exit }')
+# Trim leading and trailing whitespace
+manifest_version=$(echo "$manifest_version" | awk '{$1=$1;print}')
+echo "yml: $manifest_version"
+
+# Check if the versions are equal
+if [ "$appdata_version" == "$manifest_version" ]; then
+    echo "The versions in the manifest and in the appdata are equal. Well done, you didnt forget the patch notes (probably)!"
+else
+    echo "Error: The versions in the manifest and in the appdata mismatch."
+    exit 1
+fi
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