diff --git a/bin/dev/release.sh b/bin/dev/release.sh
index 4028f65bf..4245dd2bf 100755
--- a/bin/dev/release.sh
+++ b/bin/dev/release.sh
@@ -6,37 +6,22 @@ CARGO_TOML="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/Cargo.toml"
 current_version=$(grep -m1 '^version = ' "$CARGO_TOML" | sed 's/version = "\(.*\)"/\1/')
 echo "Current version: $current_version"
 
-IFS='.' read -r major minor patch <<< "$current_version"
+# Days since 2026-01-01 + 100
+epoch_2026=$(date -j -f "%Y-%m-%d" "2026-01-01" "+%s")
+epoch_today=$(date "+%s")
+days=$(( (epoch_today - epoch_2026) / 86400 ))
+minor=$(( days + 100 ))
 
-echo ""
-echo "Select bump type:"
-echo "  1) patch ($current_version -> $major.$minor.$((patch + 1)))"
-echo "  2) minor ($current_version -> $major.$((minor + 1)).0)"
-echo "  3) major ($current_version -> $((major + 1)).0.0)"
-echo ""
-read -rp "Choice [1/2/3]: " choice
-
-case "$choice" in
-  1) new_version="$major.$minor.$((patch + 1))" ;;
-  2) new_version="$major.$((minor + 1)).0" ;;
-  3) new_version="$((major + 1)).0.0" ;;
-  *) echo "Invalid choice"; exit 1 ;;
-esac
+# Find next available patch for today's minor
+patch=0
+while git rev-parse "v0.${minor}.${patch}" >/dev/null 2>&1; do
+  patch=$((patch + 1))
+done
 
+new_version="0.${minor}.${patch}"
 tag="v$new_version"
 
-if git rev-parse "$tag" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-  echo "Error: tag $tag already exists"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-echo ""
-echo "Will bump $current_version -> $new_version and push tag $tag"
-read -rp "Continue? [y/N]: " confirm
-if [[ "$confirm" != [yY] ]]; then
-  echo "Aborted"
-  exit 1
-fi
+echo "Releasing $new_version (tag $tag)"
 
 sed -i '' "s/^version = \"$current_version\"/version = \"$new_version\"/" "$CARGO_TOML"
 echo "Updated $CARGO_TOML"