diff --git a/documentation/README.md b/documentation/README.md
index e074f7cdfe..9e490e4d57 100644
--- a/documentation/README.md
+++ b/documentation/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 # Documentation
 
+## Doc projects
+Each directory contains a readme with more information about running and contributing to the projects. Each is built with [`mdbook`](https://rust-lang.github.io/mdBook/index.html) - use `mdbook serve` to build and serve them (defaults to `localhost:3000`).
 * `docs` contains technical documentation hosted at [https://nymtech.net/docs](https://nymtech.net/docs)
 * `dev-portal` contains developer documentation hosted at [https://nymtech.net/developers](https://nymtech.net/developers)
 * `operators` contains node setup and maintenance guides hosted at [https://nymtech.net/operators](https://nymtech.net/operators)
 
-Each directory contains a readme with more information about running and contributing to the projects. Each is built with [`mdbook`](https://rust-lang.github.io/mdBook/index.html) - use `mdbook serve` to build and serve them (defaults to `localhost:3000`).
+## Scripts 
+* `bump_versions.sh` allows you to update the `platform_release_version` and `wallet_release_version` variables in the `book.toml` of each mdbook project at once. You can also optionally update the `minimum_rust_version` as well. Helpful for lazy-updating when cutting a new version of the docs. 
+  * `build_all_to_dist.sh` is used by the `ci-dev.yml` and `cd-dev.yml` scripts for building all mdbook projects and moving the rendered html to `../dist/` to be rsynced with various servers. 
+
+
diff --git a/documentation/build_all_to_dist.sh b/documentation/build_all_to_dist.sh
index 721ed07e6a..b414e92df6 100755
--- a/documentation/build_all_to_dist.sh
+++ b/documentation/build_all_to_dist.sh
@@ -1,37 +1,45 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-
-# commands assume you run script from `nym/documentation/`
+# this is a script called by the github CI and CD workflows to build all 3 docs projects
+# and move them to /dist/ in the root of the monorepo. They are rsynced to various servers
+# from there by subsequent workflow tasks.
 
 # array of project dirs
 declare -a projects=("docs" "dev-portal" "operators")
 
-## now loop through the above array
-for i in "${projects[@]}"
-do
-   # cd to project dir
-   cd "./$i" &&
-   # little sanity checks
-   echo $(pwd) && echo $(mdbook --version) &&
-   # clean old book
-   echo "cleaning old book"
-   rm -rf ./book/
-   # build book
-   mdbook build
-   # check for destination, if ! then mkdir & check again else echo thumbs up
-   if [ ! -d ../../dist/docs/$i ]; then
-     echo "dest doesn't exist: creating dir"
-     mkdir -p ../../dist/docs/$i
-   fi
-   if [ -d ../../dist/docs/$i ]; then
-     echo "cp destination exists, all good"
-   fi
-   # clean old dist/$i
-   rm -rf ../../dist/docs/$i
-   # move newly rendered book/ to dist
-   rsync -r ./book/html/ ../../dist/docs/$i
-   # sanity check
-   ls -laF ../../dist/docs/
-   # cd back to ../documentation/
-   cd ../
-done
-mv ../dist/docs/dev-portal ../dist/docs/developers
+# check you're calling from the right place
+if [ $(pwd | awk -F/ '{print $NF}') != "documentation" ]
+then
+  echo "failure: please run script from documentation/"
+else
+   for i in "${projects[@]}"
+   do
+      # cd to project dir
+      cd "./$i" &&
+      # little sanity checks
+      echo $(pwd) && echo $(mdbook --version) &&
+      # clean old book
+      echo "cleaning old book"
+      rm -rf ./book/
+      # build book
+      mdbook build
+      # check for destination, if ! then mkdir & check again else echo thumbs up
+      if [ ! -d ../../dist/docs/$i ]; then
+        echo "dest doesn't exist: creating dir"
+        mkdir -p ../../dist/docs/$i
+      fi
+      if [ -d ../../dist/docs/$i ]; then
+        echo "cp destination exists, all good"
+      fi
+      # clean old dist/$i
+      rm -rf ../../dist/docs/$i
+      # move newly rendered book/ to dist
+      rsync -r ./book/html/ ../../dist/docs/$i
+      # sanity check
+      ls -laF ../../dist/docs/
+      # cd back to ../documentation/
+      cd ../
+   done
+   # rename for server paths
+   rm -rf ../dist/docs/developers
+   mv ../dist/docs/dev-portal ../dist/docs/developers
+fi
diff --git a/documentation/bump_versions.sh b/documentation/bump_versions.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6201119a77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/bump_versions.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# this takes two args: platform release version and wallet release version.
+# it then uses sed to bump them in the three book.toml files.
+#
+# e.g if the upcoming platform release was v1.1.29 and the release version 1.2.9 you'd run this as:
+# `./bump_versions.sh "1.1.29" "1.2.9"`
+#
+# you can also set the minumum rust version by passing an optional 3rd argument:
+# `./bump_versions.sh "1.1.29" "1.2.9" "1.67"`
+
+# array of project dirs
+declare -a projects=("docs" "dev-portal" "operators")
+
+# check number of args passed
+if [ "$#" -lt 2 ] || [ "$#" -gt 3 ];
+then
+    echo "failure: please pass at least 2 and at most 3 args: "
+    echo "./bump_version.sh <new platform_release_version> <new wallet_release_version> [OPTIONAL]<new minimum_rust_version>"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# check you're calling from the right place
+if [ $(pwd | awk -F/ '{print $NF}') != "documentation" ]
+then
+  echo "failure: please run script from documentation/"
+  exit 0
+else
+  ## now loop through the above array sed-ing the variable values in the book.toml files
+  for i in "${projects[@]}"
+  do
+    # sed the vars in the book.toml file for each project
+    echo "setting platform and wallet versions in $i/"
+    sed -i 's/platform_release_version =.*/platform_release_version = "'$1'"/' "$i"/book.toml
+    sed -i 's/wallet_release_version =.*/wallet_release_version = "'$2'"/' "$i"/book.toml
+    if [ "$3" ]
+    then
+      echo "setting minimum rust version in $i/"
+      sed -i 's/minimum_rust_version = .*/minimum_rust_version = "'$3'"/' "$i"/book.toml
+    fi
+  done
+fi