diff --git a/development/run-version-bump.js b/development/run-version-bump.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b26b00db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/development/run-version-bump.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+const { promisify } = require('util')
+const fs = require('fs')
+const readFile = promisify(fs.readFile)
+const writeFile = promisify(fs.writeFile)
+const path = require('path')
+const changelogPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'CHANGELOG.md')
+const manifestPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'app', 'manifest.json')
+const manifest = require('../app/manifest.json')
+const versionBump = require('./version-bump')
+
+console.dir(process.argv)
+const bumpType = normalizeType(process.argv[2])
+
+
+readFile(changelogPath)
+.then(async (changeBuffer) => {
+  const changelog = changeBuffer.toString()
+
+  const newData = await versionBump(bumpType, changelog, manifest)
+  console.dir(newData)
+
+  const manifestString = JSON.stringify(newData.manifest, null, 2)
+
+  console.log('now writing files to ', changelogPath, manifestPath)
+  console.log(typeof newData.manifest)
+  await writeFile(changelogPath, newData.changelog)
+  await writeFile(manifestPath, manifestString)
+
+  return newData.version
+})
+.then((version) => console.log(`Bumped ${bumpType} to version ${version}`))
+.catch(console.error)
+
+
+function normalizeType (userInput) {
+  console.log(`user inputted ${userInput}`)
+  const err = new Error('First option must be a type (major, minor, or patch)')
+  if (!userInput || typeof userInput !== 'string') {
+    console.log('first no')
+    throw err
+  }
+
+  const lower = userInput.toLowerCase()
+
+  if (lower !== 'major' && lower !== 'minor' && lower !== 'patch') {
+    console.log('second no')
+    throw err
+  }
+
+  return lower
+}
diff --git a/development/version-bump.js b/development/version-bump.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63dd802d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/development/version-bump.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+const clone = require('clone')
+
+async function versionBump(bumpType, changelog, oldManifest) {
+  const manifest = clone(oldManifest)
+  const newVersion = newVersionFrom(manifest, bumpType)
+
+  manifest.version = newVersion
+  const date = (new Date()).toDateString()
+
+  const logHeader = `\n## ${newVersion} ${date}`
+  const logLines = changelog.split('\n')
+  for (let i = 0; i < logLines.length; i++) {
+    if (logLines[i].includes('Current Master')) {
+      logLines.splice(i + 1, 0, logHeader)
+      break
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    version: newVersion,
+    manifest: manifest,
+    changelog: logLines.join('\n')
+  }
+}
+
+function newVersionFrom (manifest, bumpType) {
+  const string = manifest.version
+  let segments = string.split('.').map((str) => parseInt(str))
+
+  console.log('bump type is ' + bumpType)
+  switch (bumpType) {
+    case 'major':
+      segments[0] += 1
+      segments[1] = 0
+      segments[2] = 0
+      break
+    case 'minor':
+      segments[1] += 1
+      segments[2] = 0
+      break
+    case 'patch':
+      segments[2] += 1
+      break
+  }
+
+  return segments.map(String).join('.')
+}
+
+function bumpManifest (manifest, bumpType) {
+
+}
+
+module.exports = versionBump
diff --git a/docs/bumping_version.md b/docs/bumping_version.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..df38369a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/bumping_version.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# How to Bump MetaMask's Version Automatically
+
+```
+npm run version:bump patch
+```
+
+MetaMask publishes using a loose [semver](https://semver.org/) interpretation. We divide the three segments of our version into three types of version bump:
+
+## Major
+
+Means a breaking change, either an API removed, or a major user expectation changed.
+
+## Minor
+
+Means a new API or new user feature.
+
+## Patch
+
+Means a fix for a bug, or correcting something that should have been assumed to work a different way.
+
+# Bumping the version
+
+`npm run version:bump $BUMP_TYPE` where `$BUMP_TYPE` is one of `major`, `minor`, or `patch`.
+
+This will increment the version in the `app/manifest.json` and `CHANGELOG.md` files according to our current protocol, where the manifest's version is updated, and any line items currently under the changelog's "master" section are now under the new dated version section.
+
+# Modifying the bump script
+
+The script that is executed lives [here](../development/run-version-bump.js).
+The main functions all live [here](../development/version-bump.js).
+The test for this behavior is at `test/unit/development/version-bump-test.js`.
+
+
diff --git a/docs/publishing.md b/docs/publishing.md
index 00369acf9..3022b7eda 100644
--- a/docs/publishing.md
+++ b/docs/publishing.md
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ When publishing a new version of MetaMask, we follow this procedure:
 
 ## Incrementing Version & Changelog
 
- You must be authorized already on the MetaMask plugin.
+Version can be automatically incremented [using our bump script](./bumping-version.md).
 
-1. Update the version in `app/manifest.json` and the Changelog in `CHANGELOG.md`.
-2. Visit [the chrome developer dashboard](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/developer/dashboard?authuser=2).
+npm run version:bump $BUMP_TYPE` where `$BUMP_TYPE` is one of `major`, `minor`, or `patch`.
 
 ## Publishing
 
 1. `npm run dist` to generate the latest build.
 2. Publish to chrome store.
+  - Visit [the chrome developer dashboard](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/developer/dashboard?authuser=2).
 3. Publish to firefox addon marketplace.
 4. Post on Github releases page.
 5. `npm run announce`, post that announcement in our public places.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 354b3abd2..d4b498bc8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "lint:fix": "gulp lint:fix",
     "disc": "gulp disc --debug",
     "announce": "node development/announcer.js",
+    "version:bump": "node development/run-version-bump.js",
     "generateNotice": "node notices/notice-generator.js",
     "deleteNotice": "node notices/notice-delete.js"
   },
diff --git a/test/unit/development/sample-changelog.md b/test/unit/development/sample-changelog.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fc9d2145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/development/sample-changelog.md
@@ -0,0 +1,914 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## Current Master
+
+## 4.1.3 2018-2-28
+
+- Ensure MetaMask's inpage provider is named MetamaskInpageProvider to keep some sites from breaking.
+- Add retry transaction button back into classic ui.
+
+## 4.1.2 2018-2-28
+
+- Actually includes all the fixes mentioned in 4.1.1 (sorry)
+
+## 4.1.1 2018-2-28
+
+- Fix "Add Token" screen referencing missing token logo urls
+- Prevent user from switching network during signature request
+- Fix misleading language "Contract Published" -> "Contract Deployment"
+- Fix cancel button on "Buy Eth" screen
+- Improve new-ui onboarding flow style
+
+## 4.1.0 2018-2-27
+
+- Report failed txs to Sentry with more specific message
+- Fix internal feature flags being sometimes undefined
+- Standardized license to MIT
+
+## 4.0.0 2018-2-22
+
+- Introduce new MetaMask user interface.
+
+## 3.14.2 2018-2-15
+
+- Fix bug where log subscriptions would break when switching network.
+- Fix bug where storage values were cached across blocks.
+- Add MetaMask light client [testing container](https://github.com/MetaMask/mesh-testing)
+
+## 3.14.1 2018-2-1
+
+- Further fix scrolling for Firefox.
+
+## 3.14.0 2018-2-1
+
+- Removed unneeded data from storage
+- Add a "reset account" feature to Settings
+- Add warning for importing some kinds of files.
+- Scrollable Setting view for Firefox.
+
+## 3.13.8 2018-1-29
+
+- Fix provider for Kovan network.
+- Bump limit for EventEmitter listeners before warning.
+- Display Error when empty string is entered as a token address.
+
+## 3.13.7 2018-1-22
+
+- Add ability to bypass gas estimation loading indicator.
+- Forward failed transactions to Sentry error reporting service
+- Re-add changes from 3.13.5
+
+## 3.13.6 2017-1-18
+
+- Roll back changes to 3.13.4 to fix some issues with the new Infura REST provider.
+
+## 3.13.5 2018-1-16
+
+- Estimating gas limit for simple ether sends now faster & cheaper, by avoiding VM usage on recipients with no code.
+- Add an extra px to address for Firefox clipping.
+- Fix Firefox scrollbar.
+- Open metamask popup for transaction confirmation before gas estimation finishes and add a loading screen over transaction confirmation.
+- Fix bug that prevented eth_signTypedData from signing bytes.
+- Further improve gas price estimation.
+
+## 3.13.4 2018-1-9
+
+- Remove recipient field if application initializes a tx with an empty string, or 0x, and tx data. Throw an error with the same condition, but without tx data.
+- Improve gas price suggestion to be closer to the lowest that will be accepted.
+- Throw an error if a application tries to submit a tx whose value is a decimal, and inform that it should be in wei.
+- Fix bug that prevented updating custom token details.
+- No longer mark long-pending transactions as failed, since we now have button to retry with higher gas.
+- Fix rounding error when specifying an ether amount that has too much precision.
+- Fix bug where incorrectly inputting seed phrase would prevent any future attempts from succeeding.
+
+## 3.13.3 2017-12-14
+
+- Show tokens that are held that have no balance.
+- Reduce load on Infura by using a new block polling endpoint.
+
+## 3.13.2 2017-12-9
+
+- Reduce new block polling interval to 8000 ms, to ease server load.
+
+## 3.13.1 2017-12-7
+
+- Allow Dapps to specify a transaction nonce, allowing dapps to propose resubmit and force-cancel transactions.
+
+## 3.13.0 2017-12-7
+
+- Allow resubmitting transactions that are taking long to complete.
+
+## 3.12.1 2017-11-29
+
+- Fix bug where a user could be shown two different seed phrases.
+- Detect when multiple web3 extensions are active, and provide useful error.
+- Adds notice about seed phrase backup.
+
+## 3.12.0 2017-10-25
+
+- Add support for alternative ENS TLDs (Ethereum Name Service Top-Level Domains).
+- Lower minimum gas price to 0.1 GWEI.
+- Remove web3 injection message from production (thanks to @ChainsawBaby)
+- Add additional debugging info to our state logs, specifically OS version and browser version.
+
+## 3.11.2 2017-10-21
+
+- Fix bug where reject button would sometimes not work.
+- Fixed bug where sometimes MetaMask's connection to a page would be unreliable.
+
+## 3.11.1 2017-10-20
+
+- Fix bug where log filters were not populated correctly
+- Fix bug where web3 API was sometimes injected after the page loaded.
+- Fix bug where first account was sometimes not selected correctly after creating or restoring a vault.
+- Fix bug where imported accounts could not use new eth_signTypedData method.
+
+## 3.11.0 2017-10-11
+
+- Add support for new eth_signTypedData method per EIP 712.
+- Fix bug where some transactions would be shown as pending forever, even after successfully mined.
+- Fix bug where a transaction might be shown as pending forever if another tx with the same nonce was mined.
+- Fix link to support article on token addresses.
+
+## 3.10.9 2017-10-5
+
+- Only rebrodcast transactions for a day not a days worth of blocks
+- Remove Slack link from info page, since it is a big phishing target.
+- Stop computing balance based on pending transactions, to avoid edge case where users are unable to send transactions.
+
+## 3.10.8 2017-9-28
+
+- Fixed usage of new currency fetching API.
+
+## 3.10.7 2017-9-28
+
+- Fixed bug where sometimes the current account was not correctly set and exposed to web apps.
+- Added AUD, HKD, SGD, IDR, PHP to currency conversion list
+
+## 3.10.6 2017-9-27
+
+- Fix bug where newly created accounts were not selected.
+- Fix bug where selected account was not persisted between lockings.
+
+## 3.10.5 2017-9-27
+
+- Fix block gas limit estimation.
+
+## 3.10.4 2017-9-27
+
+- Fix bug that could mis-render token balances when very small. (Not actually included in 3.9.9)
+- Fix memory leak warning.
+- Fix bug where new event filters would not include historical events.
+
+## 3.10.3 2017-9-21
+
+- Fix bug where metamask-dapp connections are lost on rpc error
+- Fix bug that would sometimes display transactions as failed that could be successfully mined.
+
+## 3.10.2 2017-9-18
+
+rollback to 3.10.0 due to bug
+
+## 3.10.1 2017-9-18
+
+- Add ability to export private keys as a file.
+- Add ability to export seed words as a file.
+- Changed state logs to a file download than a clipboard copy.
+- Add specific error for failed recipient address checksum.
+- Fixed a long standing memory leak associated with filters installed by dapps
+- Fix link to support center.
+- Fixed tooltip icon locations to avoid overflow.
+- Warn users when a dapp proposes a high gas limit (90% of blockGasLimit or higher
+- Sort currencies by currency name (thanks to strelok1: https://github.com/strelok1).
+
+## 3.10.0 2017-9-11
+
+- Readded loose keyring label back into the account list.
+- Remove cryptonator from chrome permissions.
+- Add info on token contract addresses.
+- Add validation preventing users from inputting their own addresses as token tracking addresses.
+- Added button to reject all transactions (thanks to davidp94! https://github.com/davidp94)
+
+
+## 3.9.13 2017-9-8
+
+- Changed the way we initialize the inpage provider to fix a bug affecting some developers.
+
+## 3.9.12 2017-9-6
+
+- Fix bug that prevented Web3 1.0 compatibility
+- Make eth_sign deprecation warning less noisy
+- Add useful link to eth_sign deprecation warning.
+- Fix bug with network version serialization over synchronous RPC
+- Add MetaMask version to state logs.
+- Add the total amount of tokens when multiple tokens are added under the token list
+- Use HTTPS links for Etherscan.
+- Update Support center link to new one with HTTPS.
+- Make web3 deprecation notice more useful by linking to a descriptive article.
+
+## 3.9.11 2017-8-24
+
+- Fix nonce calculation bug that would sometimes generate very wrong nonces.
+- Give up resubmitting a transaction after 3500 blocks.
+
+## 3.9.10 2017-8-23
+
+- Improve nonce calculation, to prevent bug where people are unable to send transactions reliably.
+- Remove link to eth-tx-viz from identicons in tx history.
+
+## 3.9.9 2017-8-18
+
+- Fix bug where some transaction submission errors would show an empty screen.
+- Fix bug that could mis-render token balances when very small.
+- Fix formatting of eth_sign "Sign Message" view.
+- Add deprecation warning to eth_sign "Sign Message" view.
+
+## 3.9.8 2017-8-16
+
+- Reenable token list.
+- Remove default tokens.
+
+## 3.9.7 2017-8-15
+
+- hotfix - disable token list
+- Added a deprecation warning for web3 https://github.com/ethereum/mist/releases/tag/v0.9.0
+
+## 3.9.6 2017-8-09
+
+- Replace account screen with an account drop-down menu.
+- Replace account buttons with a new account-specific drop-down menu.
+
+## 3.9.5 2017-8-04
+
+- Improved phishing detection configuration update rate
+
+## 3.9.4 2017-8-03
+
+- Fixed bug that prevented transactions from being rejected.
+
+## 3.9.3 2017-8-03
+
+- Add support for EGO ujo token
+- Continuously update blacklist for known phishing sites in background.
+- Automatically detect suspicious URLs too similar to common phishing targets, and blacklist them.
+
+## 3.9.2 2017-7-26
+
+- Fix bugs that could sometimes result in failed transactions after switching networks.
+- Include stack traces in txMeta's to better understand the life cycle of transactions
+- Enhance blacklister functionality to include levenshtein logic. (credit to @sogoiii and @409H for their help!)
+
+## 3.9.1 2017-7-19
+
+- No longer automatically request 1 ropsten ether for the first account in a new vault.
+- Now redirects from known malicious sites faster.
+- Added a link to our new support page to the help screen.
+- Fixed bug where a new transaction would be shown over the current transaction, creating a possible timing attack against user confirmation.
+- Fixed bug in nonce tracker where an incorrect nonce would be calculated.
+- Lowered minimum gas price to 1 Gwei.
+
+## 3.9.0 2017-7-12
+
+- Now detects and blocks known phishing sites.
+
+## 3.8.6 2017-7-11
+
+- Make transaction resubmission more resilient.
+- No longer validate nonce client-side in retry loop.
+- Fix bug where insufficient balance error was sometimes shown on successful transactions.
+
+## 3.8.5 2017-7-7
+
+- Fix transaction resubmit logic to fail slightly less eagerly.
+
+## 3.8.4 2017-7-7
+
+- Improve transaction resubmit logic to fail more eagerly when a user would expect it to.
+
+## 3.8.3 2017-7-6
+
+- Re-enable default token list.
+- Add origin header to dapp-bound requests to allow providers to throttle sites.
+- Fix bug that could sometimes resubmit a transaction that had been stalled due to low balance after balance was restored.
+
+## 3.8.2 2017-7-3
+
+- No longer show network loading indication on config screen, to allow selecting custom RPCs.
+- Visually indicate that network spinner is a menu.
+- Indicate what network is being searched for when disconnected.
+
+## 3.8.1 2017-6-30
+
+- Temporarily disabled loading popular tokens by default to improve performance.
+- Remove SEND token button until a better token sending form can be built, due to some precision issues.
+- Fix precision bug in token balances.
+- Cache token symbol and precisions to reduce network load.
+- Transpile some newer JavaScript, restores compatibility with some older browsers.
+
+## 3.8.0 2017-6-28
+
+- No longer stop rebroadcasting transactions
+- Add list of popular tokens held to the account detail view.
+- Add ability to add Tokens to token list.
+- Add a warning to JSON file import.
+- Add "send" link to token list, which goes to TokenFactory.
+- Fix bug where slowly mined txs would sometimes be incorrectly marked as failed.
+- Fix bug where badge count did not reflect personal_sign pending messages.
+- Seed word confirmation wording is now scarier.
+- Fix error for invalid seed words.
+- Prevent users from submitting two duplicate transactions by disabling submit.
+- Allow Dapps to specify gas price as hex string.
+- Add button for copying state logs to clipboard.
+
+## 3.7.8 2017-6-12
+
+- Add an `ethereum:` prefix to the QR code address
+- The default network on installation is now MainNet
+- Fix currency API URL from cryptonator.
+- Update gasLimit params with every new block seen.
+- Fix ENS resolver symbol UI.
+
+## 3.7.7 2017-6-8
+
+- Fix bug where metamask would show old data after computer being asleep or disconnected from the internet.
+
+## 3.7.6 2017-6-5
+
+- Fix bug that prevented publishing contracts.
+
+## 3.7.5 2017-6-5
+
+- Prevent users from sending to the `0x0` address.
+- Provide useful errors when entering bad characters in ENS name.
+- Add ability to copy addresses from transaction confirmation view.
+
+## 3.7.4 2017-6-2
+
+- Fix bug with inflight cache that caused some block lookups to return bad values (affected OasisDex).
+- Fixed bug with gas limit calculation that would sometimes create unsubmittable gas limits.
+
+## 3.7.3 2017-6-1
+
+- Rebuilt to fix cache clearing bug.
+
+## 3.7.2 2017-5-31
+
+- Now when switching networks sites that use web3 will reload
+- Now when switching networks the extension does not restart
+- Cleanup decimal bugs in our gas inputs.
+- Fix bug where submit button was enabled for invalid gas inputs.
+- Now enforce 95% of block's gasLimit to protect users.
+- Removing provider-engine from the inpage provider. This fixes some error handling inconsistencies introduced in 3.7.0.
+- Added "inflight cache", which prevents identical requests from clogging up the network, dramatically improving ENS performance.
+- Fixed bug where filter subscriptions would sometimes fail to unsubscribe.
+- Some contracts will now display logos instead of jazzicons.
+- Some contracts will now have names displayed in the confirmation view.
+
+## 3.7.0 2017-5-23
+
+- Add Transaction Number (nonce) to transaction list.
+- Label the pending tx icon with a tooltip.
+- Fix bug where website filters would pile up and not deallocate when leaving a site.
+- Continually resubmit pending txs for a period of time to ensure successful broadcast.
+- ENS names will no longer resolve to their owner if no resolver is set. Resolvers must be explicitly set and configured.
+
+## 3.6.5 2017-5-17
+
+- Fix bug where edited gas parameters would not take effect.
+- Trim currency list.
+- Enable decimals in our gas prices.
+- Fix reset button.
+- Fix event filter bug introduced by newer versions of Geth.
+- Fix bug where decimals in gas inputs could result in strange values.
+
+## 3.6.4 2017-5-8
+
+- Fix main-net ENS resolution.
+
+## 3.6.3 2017-5-8
+
+- Fix bug that could stop newer versions of Geth from working with MetaMask.
+
+## 3.6.2 2017-5-8
+
+- Input gas price in Gwei.
+- Enforce Safe Gas Minimum recommended by EthGasStation.
+- Fix bug where block-tracker could stop polling for new blocks.
+- Reduce UI size by removing internal web3.
+- Fix bug where gas parameters would not properly update on adjustment.
+
+## 3.6.1 2017-4-30
+
+- Made fox less nosy.
+- Fix bug where error was reported in debugger console when Chrome opened a new window.
+
+## 3.6.0 2017-4-26
+
+- Add Rinkeby Test Network to our network list.
+
+## 3.5.4 2017-4-25
+
+- Fix occasional nonce tracking issue.
+- Fix bug where some events would not be emitted by web3.
+- Fix bug where an error would be thrown when composing signatures for networks with large ID values.
+
+## 3.5.3 2017-4-24
+
+- Popup new transactions in Firefox.
+- Fix transition issue from account detail screen.
+- Revise buy screen for more modularity.
+- Fixed some other small bugs.
+
+## 3.5.2 2017-3-28
+
+- Fix bug where gas estimate totals were sometimes wrong.
+- Add link to Kovan Test Faucet instructions on buy view.
+- Inject web3 into loaded iFrames.
+
+## 3.5.1 2017-3-27
+
+- Fix edge case where users were unable to enable the notice button if notices were short enough to not require a scrollbar.
+
+## 3.5.0 2017-3-27
+
+- Add better error messages for when a transaction fails on approval
+- Allow sending to ENS names in send form on Ropsten.
+- Added an address book functionality that remembers the last 15 unique addresses sent to.
+- Can now change network to custom RPC URL from lock screen.
+- Removed support for old, lightwallet based vault. Users who have not opened app in over a month will need to recover with their seed phrase. This will allow Firefox support sooner.
+- Fixed bug where spinner wouldn't disappear on incorrect password submission on seed word reveal.
+- Polish the private key UI.
+- Enforce minimum values for gas price and gas limit.
+- Fix bug where total gas was sometimes not live-updated.
+- Fix bug where editing gas value could have some abrupt behaviors (#1233)
+- Add Kovan as an option on our network list.
+- Fixed bug where transactions on other networks would disappear when submitting a transaction on another network.
+
+## 3.4.0 2017-3-8
+
+- Add two most recently used custom RPCs to network dropdown menu.
+- Add personal_sign method support.
+- Add personal_ecRecover method support.
+- Add ability to customize gas and gasPrice on the transaction approval screen.
+- Increase default gas buffer to 1.5x estimated gas value.
+
+## 3.3.0 2017-2-20
+
+- net_version has been made synchronous.
+- Test suite for migrations expanded.
+- Network now changeable from lock screen.
+- Improve test coverage of eth.sign behavior, including a code example of verifying a signature.
+
+## 3.2.2 2017-2-8
+
+- Revert eth.sign behavior to the previous one with a big warning.  We will be gradually implementing the new behavior over the coming time. https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/JSON-RPC#eth_sign
+
+- Improve test coverage of eth.sign behavior, including a code example of verifying a signature.
+
+## 3.2.2 2017-2-8
+
+- Revert eth.sign behavior to the previous one with a big warning.  We will be gradually implementing the new behavior over the coming time. https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/JSON-RPC#eth_sign
+
+## 3.2.1 2017-2-8
+
+- Revert back to old style message signing.
+- Fixed some build errors that were causing a variety of bugs.
+
+## 3.2.0 2017-2-8
+
+- Add ability to import accounts in JSON file format (used by Mist, Geth, MyEtherWallet, and more!)
+- Fix unapproved messages not being included in extension badge.
+- Fix rendering bug where the Confirm transaction view would let you approve transactions when the account has insufficient balance.
+
+## 3.1.2 2017-1-24
+
+- Fix "New Account" default keychain
+
+## 3.1.1 2017-1-20
+
+- Fix HD wallet seed export
+
+## 3.1.0 2017-1-18
+
+- Add ability to import accounts by private key.
+- Fixed bug that returned the wrong transaction hashes on private networks that had not implemented EIP 155 replay protection (like TestRPC).
+
+## 3.0.1 2017-1-17
+
+- Fixed bug that prevented eth.sign from working.
+- Fix the displaying of transactions that have been submitted to the network in Transaction History
+
+## 3.0.0 2017-1-16
+
+- Fix seed word account generation (https://medium.com/metamask/metamask-3-migration-guide-914b79533cdd#.t4i1qmmsz).
+- Fix Bug where you see an empty transaction flash by on the confirm transaction view.
+- Create visible difference in transaction history between an approved but not yet included in a block transaction and a transaction who has been confirmed.
+- Fix memory leak in RPC Cache
+- Override RPC commands eth_syncing and web3_clientVersion
+- Remove certain non-essential permissions from certain builds.
+- Add a check for when a tx is included in a block.
+- Fix bug where browser-solidity would sometimes warn of a contract creation error when there was none.
+- Minor modifications to network display.
+- Network now displays properly for pending transactions.
+- Implement replay attack protections allowed by EIP 155.
+- Fix bug where sometimes loading account data would fail by querying a future block.
+
+## 2.14.1 2016-12-20
+
+- Update Coinbase info. and increase the buy amount to $15
+- Fixed ropsten transaction links
+- Temporarily disable extension reload detection causing infinite reload bug.
+- Implemented basic checking for valid RPC URIs.
+
+## 2.14.0 2016-12-16
+
+- Removed Morden testnet provider from provider menu.
+- Add support for notices.
+- Fix broken reload detection.
+- Fix transaction forever cached-as-pending bug.
+
+## 2.13.11 2016-11-23
+
+- Add support for synchronous RPC method "eth_uninstallFilter".
+- Forgotten password prompts now send users directly to seed word restoration.
+
+## 2.13.10 2016-11-22
+
+- Improve gas calculation logic.
+- Default to Dapp-specified gas limits for transactions.
+- Ropsten networks now properly point to the faucet when attempting to buy ether.
+- Ropsten transactions now link to etherscan correctly.
+
+## 2.13.9 2016-11-21
+
+- Add support for the new, default Ropsten Test Network.
+- Fix bug that would cause MetaMask to occasionally lose its StreamProvider connection and drop requests.
+- Fix bug that would cause the Custom RPC menu item to not appear when Localhost 8545 was selected.
+- Point ropsten faucet button to actual faucet.
+- Phase out ethereumjs-util from our encryptor module.
+
+## 2.13.8 2016-11-16
+
+- Show a warning when a transaction fails during simulation.
+- Fix bug where 20% of gas estimate was not being added properly.
+- Render error messages in confirmation screen more gracefully.
+
+## 2.13.7 2016-11-8
+
+- Fix bug where gas estimate would sometimes be very high.
+- Increased our gas estimate from 100k gas to 20% of estimate.
+- Fix GitHub link on info page to point at current repository.
+
+## 2.13.6 2016-10-26
+
+- Add a check for improper Transaction data.
+- Inject up to date version of web3.js
+- Now nicknaming new accounts "Account #" instead of "Wallet #" for clarity.
+- Fix bug where custom provider selection could show duplicate items.
+- Fix bug where connecting to a local morden node would make two providers appear selected.
+- Fix bug that was sometimes preventing transactions from being sent.
+
+## 2.13.5 2016-10-18
+
+- Increase default max gas to `100000` over the RPC's `estimateGas` response.
+- Fix bug where slow-loading dapps would sometimes trigger infinite reload loops.
+
+## 2.13.4 2016-10-17
+
+- Add custom transaction fee field to send form.
+- Fix bug where web3 was being injected into XML files.
+- Fix bug where changing network would not reload current Dapps.
+
+## 2.13.3 2016-10-4
+
+- Fix bug where log queries were filtered out.
+- Decreased vault confirmation button font size to help some Linux users who could not see it.
+- Made popup a little taller because it would sometimes cut off buttons.
+- Fix bug where long account lists would get scrunched instead of scrolling.
+- Add legal information to relevant pages.
+- Rename UI elements to be more consistent with one another.
+- Updated Terms of Service and Usage.
+- Prompt users to re-agree to the Terms of Service when they are updated.
+
+## 2.13.2 2016-10-4
+
+- Fix bug where chosen FIAT exchange rate does no persist when switching networks
+- Fix additional parameters that made MetaMask sometimes receive errors from Parity.
+- Fix bug where invalid transactions would still open the MetaMask popup.
+- Removed hex prefix from private key export, to increase compatibility with Geth, MyEtherWallet, and Jaxx.
+
+## 2.13.1 2016-09-23
+
+- Fix a bug with estimating gas on Parity
+- Show loading indication when selecting ShapeShift as purchasing method.
+
+## 2.13.0 2016-09-18
+
+- Add Parity compatibility, fixing Geth dependency issues.
+- Add a link to the transaction in history that goes to https://metamask.github.io/eth-tx-viz
+too help visualize transactions and to where they are going.
+- Show "Buy Ether" button and warning on tx confirmation when sender balance is insufficient
+
+## 2.12.1 2016-09-14
+
+- Fixed bug where if you send a transaction from within MetaMask extension the
+popup notification opens up.
+- Fixed bug where some tx errors would block subsequent txs until the plugin was refreshed.
+
+## 2.12.0 2016-09-14
+
+- Add a QR button to the Account detail screen
+- Fixed bug where opening MetaMask could close a non-metamask popup.
+- Fixed memory leak that caused occasional crashes.
+
+## 2.11.1 2016-09-12
+
+- Fix bug that prevented caches from being cleared in Opera.
+
+## 2.11.0 2016-09-12
+
+- Fix bug where pending transactions from Test net (or other networks) show up In Main net.
+- Add fiat conversion values to more views.
+- On fresh install, open a new tab with the MetaMask Introduction video. Does not open on update.
+- Block negative values from transactions.
+- Fixed a memory leak.
+- MetaMask logo now renders as super lightweight SVG, improving compatibility and performance.
+- Now showing loading indication during vault unlocking, to clarify behavior for users who are experiencing slow unlocks.
+- Now only initially creates one wallet when restoring a vault, to reduce some users' confusion.
+
+## 2.10.2 2016-09-02
+
+- Fix bug where notification popup would not display.
+
+## 2.10.1 2016-09-02
+
+- Fix bug where provider menu did not allow switching to custom network from a custom network.
+- Sending a transaction from within MetaMask no longer triggers a popup.
+- The ability to build without livereload features (such as for production) can be enabled with the gulp --disableLiveReload flag.
+- Fix Ethereum JSON RPC Filters bug.
+
+## 2.10.0 2016-08-29
+
+- Changed transaction approval from notifications system to popup system.
+- Add a back button to locked screen to allow restoring vault from seed words when password is forgotten.
+- Forms now retain their values even when closing the popup and reopening it.
+- Fixed a spelling error in provider menu.
+
+## 2.9.2 2016-08-24
+
+- Fixed shortcut bug from preventing installation.
+
+## 2.9.1 2016-08-24
+
+- Added static image as fallback for when WebGL isn't supported.
+- Transaction history now has a hard limit.
+- Added info link on account screen that visits Etherscan.
+- Fixed bug where a message signing request would be lost if the vault was locked.
+- Added shortcut to open MetaMask (Ctrl+Alt+M or Cmd+Opt/Alt+M)
+- Prevent API calls in tests.
+- Fixed bug where sign message confirmation would sometimes render blank.
+
+## 2.9.0 2016-08-22
+
+- Added ShapeShift to the transaction history
+- Added affiliate key to Shapeshift requests
+- Added feature to reflect current conversion rates of current vault balance.
+- Modify balance display logic.
+
+## 2.8.0 2016-08-15
+
+- Integrate ShapeShift
+- Add a form for Coinbase to specify amount to buy
+- Fix various typos.
+- Make dapp-metamask connection more reliable
+- Remove Ethereum Classic from provider menu.
+
+## 2.7.3 2016-07-29
+
+- Fix bug where changing an account would not update in a live Dapp.
+
+## 2.7.2 2016-07-29
+
+- Add Ethereum Classic to provider menu
+- Fix bug where host store would fail to receive updates.
+
+## 2.7.1 2016-07-27
+
+- Fix bug where web3 would sometimes not be injected in time for the application.
+- Fixed bug where sometimes when opening the plugin, it would not fully open until closing and re-opening.
+- Got most functionality working within Firefox (still working on review process before it can be available).
+- Fixed menu dropdown bug introduced in Chrome 52.
+
+## 2.7.0 2016-07-21
+
+- Added a Warning screen about storing ETH
+- Add buy Button!
+- MetaMask now throws descriptive errors when apps try to use synchronous web3 methods.
+- Removed firefox-specific line in manifest.
+
+## 2.6.2 2016-07-20
+
+- Fixed bug that would prevent the plugin from reopening on the first try after receiving a new transaction while locked.
+- Fixed bug that would render 0 ETH as a non-exact amount.
+
+## 2.6.1 2016-07-13
+
+- Fix tool tips on Eth balance to show the 6 decimals
+- Fix rendering of recipient SVG in tx approval notification.
+- New vaults now generate only one wallet instead of three.
+- Bumped version of web3 provider engine.
+- Fixed bug where some lowercase or uppercase addresses were not being recognized as valid.
+- Fixed bug where gas cost was misestimated on the tx confirmation view.
+
+## 2.6.0 2016-07-11
+
+- Fix formatting of ETH balance
+- Fix formatting of account details.
+- Use web3 minified dist for faster inject times
+- Fix issue where dropdowns were not in front of icons.
+- Update transaction approval styles.
+- Align failed and successful transaction history text.
+- Fix issue where large domain names and large transaction values would misalign the transaction history.
+- Abbreviate ether balances on transaction details to maintain formatting.
+- General code cleanup.
+
+## 2.5.0 2016-06-29
+
+- Implement new account design.
+- Added a network indicator mark in dropdown menu
+- Added network name next to network indicator
+- Add copy transaction hash button to completed transaction list items.
+- Unify wording for transaction approve/reject options on notifications and the extension.
+- Fix bug where confirmation view would be shown twice.
+
+## 2.4.5 2016-06-29
+
+- Fixed bug where MetaMask interfered with PDF loading.
+- Moved switch account icon into menu bar.
+- Changed status shapes to be a yellow warning sign for failure and ellipsis for pending transactions.
+- Now enforce 20 character limit on wallet names.
+- Wallet titles are now properly truncated in transaction confirmation.
+- Fix formatting on terms & conditions page.
+- Now enforce 30 character limit on wallet names.
+- Fix out-of-place positioning of pending transaction badges on wallet list.
+- Change network status icons to reflect current design.
+
+## 2.4.4 2016-06-23
+
+- Update web3-stream-provider for batch payload bug fix
+
+## 2.4.3 2016-06-23
+
+- Remove redundant network option buttons from settings page
+- Switch out font family Transat for Montserrat
+
+## 2.4.2 2016-06-22
+
+- Change out export icon for key.
+- Unify copy to clipboard icon
+- Fixed eth.sign behavior.
+- Fix behavior of batched outbound transactions.
+
+## 2.4.0 2016-06-20
+
+- Clean up UI.
+- Remove nonfunctional QR code button.
+- Make network loading indicator clickable to select accessible network.
+- Show more characters of addresses when space permits.
+- Fixed bug when signing messages under 64 hex characters long.
+- Add disclaimer view with placeholder text for first time users.
+
+## 2.3.1 2016-06-09
+
+- Style up the info page
+- Cache identicon images to optimize for long lists of transactions.
+- Fix out of gas errors
+
+## 2.3.0 2016-06-06
+
+- Show network status in title bar
+- Added seed word recovery to config screen.
+- Clicking network status indicator now reveals a provider menu.
+
+## 2.2.0 2016-06-02
+
+- Redesigned init, vault create, vault restore and seed confirmation screens.
+- Added pending transactions to transaction list on account screen.
+- Clicking a pending transaction takes you back to the transaction approval screen.
+- Update provider-engine to fix intermittent out of gas errors.
+
+## 2.1.0 2016-05-26
+
+- Added copy address button to account list.
+- Fixed back button on confirm transaction screen.
+- Add indication of pending transactions to account list screen.
+- Fixed bug where error warning was sometimes not cleared on view transition.
+- Updated eth-lightwallet to fix a critical security issue.
+
+## 2.0.0 2016-05-23
+
+- UI Overhaul per Vlad Todirut's designs.
+- Replaced identicons with jazzicons.
+- Fixed glitchy transitions.
+- Added support for capitalization-based address checksums.
+- Send value is no longer limited by javascript number precision, and is always in ETH.
+- Added ability to generate new accounts.
+- Added ability to locally nickname accounts.
+
+## 1.8.4 2016-05-13
+
+- Point rpc servers to https endpoints.
+
+## 1.8.3 2016-05-12
+
+- Bumped web3 to 0.6.0
+- Really fixed `eth_syncing` method response.
+
+## 1.8.2 2016-05-11
+
+- Fixed bug where send view would not load correctly the first time it was visited per account.
+- Migrated all users to new scalable backend.
+- Fixed `eth_syncing` method response.
+
+## 1.8.1 2016-05-10
+
+- Initial usage of scalable blockchain backend.
+- Made official providers more easily configurable for us internally.
+
+## 1.8.0 2016-05-10
+
+- Add support for calls to `eth.sign`.
+- Moved account exporting within subview of the account detail view.
+- Added buttons to the account export process.
+- Improved visual appearance of account detail transition where button heights would change.
+- Restored back button to account detail view.
+- Show transaction list always, never collapsed.
+- Changing provider now reloads current Dapps
+- Improved appearance of transaction list in account detail view.
+
+## 1.7.0 2016-04-29
+
+- Account detail view is now the primary view.
+- The account detail view now has a "Change acct" button which shows the account list.
+- Clicking accounts in the account list now both selects that account and displays that account's detail view.
+- Selected account is now persisted between sessions, so the current account stays selected.
+- Account icons are now "identicons" (deterministically generated from the address).
+- Fixed link to Slack channel.
+- Added a context guard for "define" to avoid UMD's exporting themselves to the wrong module system, fixing interference with some websites.
+- Transaction list now only shows transactions for the current account.
+- Transaction list now only shows transactions for the current network (mainnet, testnet, testrpc).
+- Fixed transaction links to etherscan blockchain explorer.
+- Fixed some UI transitions that had weird behavior.
+
+## 1.6.0 2016-04-22
+
+- Pending transactions are now persisted to localStorage and resume even after browser is closed.
+- Completed transactions are now persisted and can be displayed via UI.
+- Added transaction list to account detail view.
+- Fix bug on config screen where current RPC address was always displayed wrong.
+- Fixed bug where entering a decimal value when sending a transaction would result in sending the wrong amount.
+- Add save button to custom RPC input field.
+- Add quick-select button for RPC on `localhost:8545`.
+- Improve config view styling.
+- Users have been migrated from old test-net RPC to a newer test-net RPC.
+
+## 1.5.1 2016-04-15
+
+- Corrected text above account list. Selected account is visible to all sites, not just the current domain.
+- Merged the UI codebase into the main plugin codebase for simpler maintenance.
+- Fix Ether display rounding error. Now rendering to four decimal points.
+- Fix some inpage synchronous methods
+- Change account rendering to show four decimals and a leading zero.
+
+## 1.5.0 2016-04-13
+
+- Added ability to send ether.
+- Fixed bugs related to using Javascript numbers, which lacked appropriate precision.
+- Replaced Etherscan main-net provider with our own production RPC.
+
+## 1.4.0 2016-04-08
+
+- Removed extra entropy text field for simplified vault creation.
+- Now supports exporting an account's private key.
+- Unified button and input styles across the app.
+- Removed some non-working placeholder UI until it works.
+- Fix popup's web3 stream provider
+- Temporarily deactivated fauceting indication because it would activate when restoring an empty account.
+
+## 1.3.2 2016-04-04
+
+ - When unlocking, first account is auto-selected.
+ - When creating a first vault on the test-net, the first account is auto-funded.
+ - Fixed some styling issues.
+
+## 1.0.1-1.3.1
+
+Many changes not logged. Hopefully beginning to log consistently now!
+
+## 1.0.0
+
+Made seed word restoring BIP44 compatible.
+
+## 0.14.0
+
+Added the ability to restore accounts from seed words.
diff --git a/test/unit/development/sample-manifest.json b/test/unit/development/sample-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b3acf1b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/development/sample-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+{
+  "name": "MetaMask",
+  "short_name": "Metamask",
+  "version": "4.1.3",
+  "manifest_version": 2,
+  "author": "https://metamask.io",
+  "description": "Ethereum Browser Extension",
+  "commands": {
+    "_execute_browser_action": {
+      "suggested_key": {
+        "windows": "Alt+Shift+M",
+        "mac": "Alt+Shift+M",
+        "chromeos": "Alt+Shift+M",
+        "linux": "Alt+Shift+M"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "icons": {
+    "16": "images/icon-16.png",
+    "128": "images/icon-128.png"
+  },
+  "applications": {
+    "gecko": {
+      "id": "webextension@metamask.io"
+    }
+  },
+  "default_locale": "en",
+  "background": {
+    "scripts": [
+      "scripts/chromereload.js",
+      "scripts/background.js"
+    ],
+    "persistent": true
+  },
+  "browser_action": {
+    "default_icon": {
+      "19": "images/icon-19.png",
+      "38": "images/icon-38.png"
+    },
+    "default_title": "MetaMask",
+    "default_popup": "popup.html"
+  },
+  "content_scripts": [
+    {
+      "matches": [
+        "file://*/*",
+        "http://*/*",
+        "https://*/*"
+      ],
+      "js": [
+        "scripts/contentscript.js"
+      ],
+      "run_at": "document_start",
+      "all_frames": true
+    }
+  ],
+  "permissions": [
+    "storage",
+    "clipboardWrite",
+    "http://localhost:8545/",
+    "https://*.infura.io/"
+    ],
+  "web_accessible_resources": [
+    "scripts/inpage.js"
+  ],
+  "externally_connectable": {
+    "matches": [
+      "https://metamask.io/*"
+    ]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/development/version–bump-test.js b/test/unit/development/version–bump-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de29851ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/development/version–bump-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+const assert = require('assert')
+const versionBump = require('../../../development/version-bump')
+const { promisify } = require('util')
+const fs = require('fs')
+const readFile = promisify(fs.readFile)
+const path = require('path')
+const changelogPath = path.join(__dirname, 'sample-changelog.md')
+const manifest = require('./sample-manifest.json')
+let changelog
+
+
+describe('version bumper', function () {
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    // load changelog. Mock version is 4.1.3
+    const changeBuffer = await readFile(changelogPath)
+    changelog = changeBuffer.toString()
+  })
+
+  it('returns a properly bumped major version', async function () {
+    const result = await versionBump('major', changelog, manifest)
+    const expected = '5.0.0'
+    assert.equal(result.version, expected, 'major bumps correctly')
+    assert.equal(result.manifest.version, expected, 'major bumps correctly')
+    console.dir(result.changelog)
+    assert.ok(result.changelog.includes(expected))
+  })
+
+  it('returns a properly bumped minor version', async function () {
+    const result = await versionBump('minor', changelog, manifest)
+    const expected = '4.2.0'
+    assert.equal(result.version, expected, 'minor bumps correctly')
+    assert.equal(result.manifest.version, expected, 'minor bumps correctly')
+    assert.ok(result.changelog.includes(expected))
+  })
+
+  it('returns a properly bumped patch version', async function () {
+    const result = await versionBump('patch', changelog, manifest)
+    const expected = '4.1.4'
+    assert.equal(result.version, expected, 'patch bumps correctly')
+    assert.equal(result.manifest.version, expected, 'patch bumps correctly')
+    assert.ok(result.changelog.includes(expected))
+  })
+})
+
+