diff --git a/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/1001.txt b/fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs/1001.txt
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+ 
diff --git a/release.py b/release.py
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+#!/bin/python
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+import zipfile
+from urllib.request import urlretrieve
+
+
+# git diff should be empty, and there should be no errors
+def check_git():
+    result = subprocess.run(["git", "diff", "--name-only"], capture_output=True)
+    if result.returncode != 0 or len(result.stdout) != 0:
+        raise ValueError("uncommitted changes")
+
+
+# download and update translations
+def update_translations():
+    url = "https://translate.codeberg.org/download/heliboard/?format=zip"
+    zip_file_name = "translations.zip"
+    urlretrieve(url, zip_file_name)
+    # extract all in heliboard/heliboard/app/src/main/res
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_file_name, "r") as f:
+        for file in f.filelist:
+            if not file.filename.startswith("heliboard/heliboard/app/src/main/res"):
+                continue
+            file.filename = file.filename.replace("heliboard/heliboard/", "")
+            f.extract(file)
+    os.remove(zip_file_name)
+
+
+# git diff to make sure default strings are the same
+def check_default_values_diff():
+    result = subprocess.run(["git", "diff", "--name-only", "app/src/main/res/values"], capture_output=True)
+    if result.returncode != 0 or len(result.stdout) != 0:
+        raise ValueError("default strings changed after translation import, something is wrong")
+
+
+# run that task
+def update_dict_list():
+#    gradle = "gradlew"  # Linux
+#    gradle = "gradlew.bat"  # Windows
+    gradle = "../../builder/realgradle.sh"  # weird path for historic reasons
+    result = subprocess.run([gradle, ":tools:make-dict-list:makeDictList"])
+    assert result.returncode == 0
+
+
+# check whether there is a changelog file for current version and print result and version code
+def check_changelog():
+    changelog_dir = "fastlane/metadata/android/en-US/changelogs"
+    assert os.path.isdir(changelog_dir)
+    filenames = list(os.scandir(changelog_dir))
+    filenames.sort()
+    changelog_version = filenames[-1].replace(".txt", "")
+    with open("app/build.gradle") as f:
+        for line in f:
+            line = line.lstrip()
+            if line.startswith("versionCode"):
+                if changelog_version == line.split(" ")[1]:
+                    print("changelog for", changelog_version, "exists")
+                else:
+                    print("changelog for", changelog_version, "does not exist")
+                break
+
+
+def main():
+    check_git()
+    update_translations()
+    check_default_values_diff()
+    update_dict_list()
+    check_changelog()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()