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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
+# this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
+# compatible open source license.
+
+set -ex
+
+function usage() {
+    echo "Usage: $0 [args]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Arguments:"
+    echo -e "-v VERSION\t[Required] openSearch-java client version."
+    echo -e "-s SNAPSHOT\t[Optional] Build a snapshot, default is 'false'."
+    echo -e "-h help"
+}
+
+while getopts ":h:v:s:" arg; do
+    case $arg in
+        h)
+            usage
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        v)
+            VERSION=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        s)
+            SNAPSHOT=$OPTARG
+            ;;
+        :)
+            echo "Error: -${OPTARG} requires an argument"
+            usage
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+        ?)
+            echo "Invalid option: -${arg}"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+    echo "Error: You must specify the opensearch-java version"
+    usage
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+[[ "$SNAPSHOT" == "true" ]] && VERSION=$VERSION-SNAPSHOT
+
+export VERSION=$VERSION
+./gradlew publishToMavenLocal