diff --git a/scripts/prepare_release.sh b/scripts/prepare_release.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+POSITIONAL=()
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]
+do
+key="$1"
+
+case $key in
+    -s|--sign)
+    IDENTITY="$2"
+    shift # past argument
+    shift # past value
+    ;;
+    -u|--username)
+    USERNAME="$2"
+    shift # past argument
+    shift # past value
+    ;;
+    -p|--password)
+    PASSWORD="$2"
+    shift # past argument
+    shift # past value
+    ;;
+    -e|--entitlements)
+    ENTITLEMENTS="$2"
+    shift # past argument
+    shift # past value
+    ;;
+    *)    # unknown option
+    POSITIONAL+=("$1") # save it in an array for later
+    shift # past argument
+    ;;
+esac
+done
+
+set -- "${POSITIONAL[@]}" # restore positional parameters
+
+if [[ -z "${IDENTITY}" ]]; then
+    echo "Missing identity"
+    exit -1
+fi
+if [[ -z "${ENTITLEMENTS}" ]]; then
+    echo "Missing entitlements"
+    exit -1
+fi
+if [[ -z "${USERNAME}" ]]; then
+    echo "Missing username"
+    exit -1
+fi
+if [[ -z "${PASSWORD}" ]]; then
+    echo "Missing password"
+    exit -1
+fi
+
+BUILD_FOLDER="${TMPDIR}"
+APP_BUNDLE=MacPass.app
+APP_BUNDLE_ZIP="${APP_BUNDLE}".zip
+cd ..
+xcodebuild build -configuration Release -project MacPass.xcodeproj -scheme MacPass CODE_SIGNING_REQUIRED=NO -derivedDataPath "${BUILD_FOLDER}"
+cd "${BUILD_FOLDER}"
+echo codesign --sign "${IDENTITY}" --options runtime --deep --force --entitlements "${ENTITLEMENTS}" "${APP_BUNDLE}"
+echo ditto -c -k --keepParent "${APP_BUNDLE}" "${APP_BUNDLE_ZIP}"
+xcrun altool --notarize-app --primary-bundle-id "com.hicknhacksoftware.MacPass.zip" --username "${USERNAME}" --password "${PASSWORD}" --file "${APP_BUNDLE_ZIP}"
+#xcrun stapler staple "${APP_BUNDLE}"