diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index ec1ba6f16..83c536209 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ task :changelog, [:version] do |_t, args|
   sh "scripts/generate_changelog.rb #{args[:version]}"
 end
 
+desc 'Prepare for a release'
+task 'release:prepare' => [:changelog]
+
 desc "Check for new versions of bundled modules"
 task :update_modules do
   sh "scripts/update_modules.rb"
diff --git a/rakelib/vox.rake b/rakelib/vox.rake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6bcbcd98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rakelib/vox.rake
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+namespace :vox do
+  desc 'Update the version in preparation for a release'
+  task 'version:bump:full', [:version] do |_, args|
+    abort 'You must provide a tag.' if args[:version].nil? || args[:version].empty?
+    version = args[:version]
+    abort "#{version} does not appear to be a valid version string in x.y.z format" unless Gem::Version.correct?(version)
+
+    # Update lib/bolt/version.rb and openbolt.gemspec
+    puts "Setting version to #{version}"
+
+    data = File.read('lib/bolt/version.rb')
+    new_data = data.sub(/VERSION = '\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+(\..*)?)?'/, "VERSION = '#{version}'")
+    if data != new_data
+      File.write('lib/bolt/version.rb', new_data)
+    else
+      warn 'Failed to update version in lib/bolt/version.rb'
+    end
+
+    data = File.read('openbolt.gemspec')
+    new_data = data.sub(/(spec.version *=) '\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-\w+(\.\w+)?)?'/, "\\1 '#{version}'")
+    if data != new_data
+      File.write('openbolt.gemspec', new_data)
+    else
+      warn 'Failed to update version in openbolt.gemspec'
+    end
+  end
+end
+