When we start a new release cycle we rely on a manual process to bump branches of the repositories involved. The process is described in a document [1].

We should automate as much as we can in order to have a consistent process and avoid errors or forget to bump something.

[1] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xd0-gkdDI5kfUtiz2qW3Hi1IK6cVFdnbw2AXBoSZ30Y/edit#heading=h.2bpl23gtn5bw