diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+VERSION_FILE="src/pyscipopt/_version.py"
+SETUP_FILE="setup.py"
+CHANGELOG="CHANGELOG.md"
+REPO="scipopt/PySCIPOpt"
+
+# --- Pre-flight checks ---
+
+if ! command -v gh &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: gh CLI is not installed. Install it from https://cli.github.com"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! gh auth status &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: gh CLI is not authenticated. Run 'gh auth login' first."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: working directory is not clean. Commit, stash, or remove changes first."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
+if [[ "$CURRENT_BRANCH" != "master" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: must be on 'master' branch (currently on '${CURRENT_BRANCH}')."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+git pull --ff-only
+
+# --- Helper functions ---
+
+validate_version() {
+    if [[ ! "$1" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+        echo "Error: '$1' is not a valid version (expected X.Y.Z)"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# --- Read current version ---
+
+CURRENT_VERSION=$(sed -n "s/^__version__.*'\(.*\)'/\1/p" "$VERSION_FILE")
+validate_version "$CURRENT_VERSION"
+MAJOR=$(echo "$CURRENT_VERSION" | cut -d. -f1)
+MINOR=$(echo "$CURRENT_VERSION" | cut -d. -f2)
+PATCH=$(echo "$CURRENT_VERSION" | cut -d. -f3)
+
+echo "Current version: ${CURRENT_VERSION}"
+
+# --- Prompt for bump type ---
+
+echo ""
+echo "Release type:"
+echo "  1) patch  -> $((MAJOR)).$((MINOR)).$((PATCH + 1))"
+echo "  2) minor  -> $((MAJOR)).$((MINOR + 1)).0"
+echo "  3) major  -> $((MAJOR + 1)).0.0"
+echo ""
+read -rp "Select [1/2/3]: " bump_type
+
+case "$bump_type" in
+    1|patch) NEW_VERSION="$((MAJOR)).$((MINOR)).$((PATCH + 1))" ;;
+    2|minor) NEW_VERSION="$((MAJOR)).$((MINOR + 1)).0" ;;
+    3|major) NEW_VERSION="$((MAJOR + 1)).0.0" ;;
+    *) echo "Error: invalid selection '${bump_type}'"; exit 1 ;;
+esac
+
+# --- Check tag doesn't already exist ---
+
+if git rev-parse "v${NEW_VERSION}" &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: tag 'v${NEW_VERSION}' already exists locally."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if git ls-remote --tags --exit-code origin "refs/tags/v${NEW_VERSION}" &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: tag 'v${NEW_VERSION}' already exists on origin."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# --- Show summary and confirm ---
+
+echo ""
+echo "Unreleased changelog entries:"
+echo "-----------------------------"
+sed -n '/^## Unreleased$/,/^## [0-9]/{/^## [0-9]/!p;}' "$CHANGELOG" | head -30
+echo "-----------------------------"
+
+TODAY=$(date +%Y.%m.%d)
+echo ""
+echo "This script will:"
+echo "  1. Update version ${CURRENT_VERSION} -> ${NEW_VERSION} in _version.py and setup.py"
+echo "  2. Update CHANGELOG.md (${NEW_VERSION} - ${TODAY})"
+echo "  3. Commit, tag v${NEW_VERSION}, and push to origin"
+echo "  4. Trigger the build wheels workflow (test-pypi)"
+echo ""
+read -rp "Proceed? [Y/n] " confirm
+[[ "${confirm:-Y}" =~ ^[Nn] ]] && exit 0
+
+# ============================================================
+# From here on, everything runs without further prompts.
+# ============================================================
+
+# --- Update version files ---
+
+sed -i.bak "s/__version__.*=.*'.*'/__version__: str = '${NEW_VERSION}'/" "$VERSION_FILE"
+rm -f "${VERSION_FILE}.bak"
+
+sed -i.bak "s/version=\"${CURRENT_VERSION}\"/version=\"${NEW_VERSION}\"/" "$SETUP_FILE"
+rm -f "${SETUP_FILE}.bak"
+
+echo "Updated version: ${CURRENT_VERSION} -> ${NEW_VERSION}"
+
+# --- Update changelog ---
+
+sed -i.bak "s/^## Unreleased$/## ${NEW_VERSION} - ${TODAY}/" "$CHANGELOG"
+rm -f "${CHANGELOG}.bak"
+
+sed -i.bak "/^# CHANGELOG$/a\\
+\\
+## Unreleased\\
+### Added\\
+### Fixed\\
+### Changed\\
+### Removed\\
+" "$CHANGELOG"
+rm -f "${CHANGELOG}.bak"
+
+echo "Updated CHANGELOG.md"
+
+# --- Commit, tag, and push ---
+
+git add "$VERSION_FILE" "$SETUP_FILE" "$CHANGELOG"
+git commit -m "release v${NEW_VERSION}"
+git tag "v${NEW_VERSION}"
+git push origin master
+git push origin "v${NEW_VERSION}"
+
+# --- Trigger test-pypi build ---
+
+gh workflow run build_wheels.yml --repo "$REPO" -f upload_to_pypi=true -f test_pypi=true
+
+echo ""
+echo "Done! v${NEW_VERSION} committed, tagged, pushed, and test-pypi build triggered."
+echo "Monitor at: gh run list --workflow=build_wheels.yml --repo ${REPO}"
+echo ""
+echo "Remaining manual steps:"
+echo "  1. Test the test-pypi package:"
+echo "       pip install -i https://test.pypi.org/simple/ PySCIPOpt==${NEW_VERSION}"
+echo "  2. Release to production pypi:"
+echo "       gh workflow run build_wheels.yml --repo ${REPO} -f upload_to_pypi=true -f test_pypi=false"
+echo "  3. Create a GitHub release from tag v${NEW_VERSION}:"
+echo "       gh release create v${NEW_VERSION} --repo ${REPO} --title v${NEW_VERSION} --generate-notes"
+echo "  4. Update readthedocs: Builds -> Build version (latest and stable)"
diff --git a/upgrade_scip.sh b/upgrade_scip.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+PYPROJECT="pyproject.toml"
+DEPLOY_REPO="scipopt/scipoptsuite-deploy"
+REPO="scipopt/PySCIPOpt"
+
+# --- Pre-flight checks ---
+
+if ! command -v gh &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: gh CLI is not installed. Install it from https://cli.github.com"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! gh auth status &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: gh CLI is not authenticated. Run 'gh auth login' first."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: working directory is not clean. Commit, stash, or remove changes first."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+CURRENT_BRANCH=$(git branch --show-current)
+if [[ "$CURRENT_BRANCH" != "master" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: must be on 'master' branch (currently on '${CURRENT_BRANCH}')."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+git pull --ff-only
+
+# --- Helper functions ---
+
+validate_version() {
+    if [[ ! "$1" =~ ^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+        echo "Error: '$1' is not a valid version (expected X.Y.Z)"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+prompt_version() {
+    local label="$1" current="$2"
+    read -rp "${label} [${current}]: " value
+    value="${value:-$current}"
+    validate_version "$value"
+    echo "$value"
+}
+
+# --- Collect all inputs ---
+
+CURRENT_DEPLOY_VERSION=$(grep -o 'scipoptsuite-deploy/releases/download/v[0-9.]*' "$PYPROJECT" | head -1 | sed 's|.*/||')
+
+echo "Current scipoptsuite-deploy version: ${CURRENT_DEPLOY_VERSION}"
+echo ""
+echo "Enter component versions (press enter to keep current):"
+
+# Fetch current defaults from the deploy workflow
+DEPLOY_WORKFLOW=$(gh api repos/${DEPLOY_REPO}/contents/.github/workflows/build_binaries.yml --jq '.content' | base64 --decode)
+current_deploy_default() {
+    echo "$DEPLOY_WORKFLOW" | sed -n "/${1}:/,/default:/{s/.*default: \"\(.*\)\"/\1/p;}" | head -1
+}
+
+CUR_SCIP=$(current_deploy_default "scip_version")
+CUR_SOPLEX=$(current_deploy_default "soplex_version")
+CUR_GCG=$(current_deploy_default "gcg_version")
+CUR_IPOPT=$(current_deploy_default "ipopt_version")
+
+SCIP_VERSION=$(prompt_version "SCIP" "$CUR_SCIP")
+SOPLEX_VERSION=$(prompt_version "SoPlex" "$CUR_SOPLEX")
+GCG_VERSION=$(prompt_version "GCG" "$CUR_GCG")
+IPOPT_VERSION=$(prompt_version "IPOPT" "$CUR_IPOPT")
+
+# Bump deploy version (increment minor)
+DEPLOY_MAJOR=$(echo "$CURRENT_DEPLOY_VERSION" | sed 's/^v//' | cut -d. -f1)
+DEPLOY_MINOR=$(echo "$CURRENT_DEPLOY_VERSION" | sed 's/^v//' | cut -d. -f2)
+DEPLOY_PATCH=$(echo "$CURRENT_DEPLOY_VERSION" | sed 's/^v//' | cut -d. -f3)
+SUGGESTED_DEPLOY="v$((DEPLOY_MAJOR)).$((DEPLOY_MINOR + 1)).$((DEPLOY_PATCH))"
+
+read -rp "New deploy release tag [${SUGGESTED_DEPLOY}]: " NEW_DEPLOY_VERSION
+NEW_DEPLOY_VERSION="${NEW_DEPLOY_VERSION:-$SUGGESTED_DEPLOY}"
+
+if [[ ! "$NEW_DEPLOY_VERSION" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+    echo "Error: deploy tag must match vX.Y.Z"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if gh api "repos/${DEPLOY_REPO}/git/ref/tags/${NEW_DEPLOY_VERSION}" &>/dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: deploy tag ${NEW_DEPLOY_VERSION} already exists in ${DEPLOY_REPO}."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# --- Show summary and confirm ---
+
+BRANCH="upgrade-scip-${SCIP_VERSION}"
+
+echo ""
+echo "This script will:"
+echo "  1. Build new SCIP binaries (SCIP=${SCIP_VERSION} SoPlex=${SOPLEX_VERSION} GCG=${GCG_VERSION} IPOPT=${IPOPT_VERSION})"
+echo "  2. Create scipoptsuite-deploy release ${NEW_DEPLOY_VERSION}"
+echo "  3. Create branch '${BRANCH}', update pyproject.toml, and open a PR"
+echo ""
+read -rp "Proceed? [Y/n] " confirm
+[[ "${confirm:-Y}" =~ ^[Nn] ]] && exit 0
+
+# ============================================================
+# From here on, everything runs without further prompts.
+# ============================================================
+
+# --- Build SCIP binaries ---
+
+echo ""
+echo "Triggering SCIP binary build..."
+gh workflow run build_binaries.yml --repo "$DEPLOY_REPO" \
+    -f scip_version="$SCIP_VERSION" \
+    -f soplex_version="$SOPLEX_VERSION" \
+    -f gcg_version="$GCG_VERSION" \
+    -f ipopt_version="$IPOPT_VERSION"
+
+# Wait for the run to appear
+DISPATCH_TIME=$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)
+for i in {1..12}; do
+    sleep 5
+    RUN_ID=$(gh run list --workflow=build_binaries.yml --repo "$DEPLOY_REPO" --limit 1 --event workflow_dispatch --json databaseId,createdAt --jq "[.[] | select(.createdAt >= \"${DISPATCH_TIME}\")] | .[0].databaseId")
+    [[ -n "$RUN_ID" && "$RUN_ID" != "null" ]] && break
+done
+
+if [[ -z "$RUN_ID" || "$RUN_ID" == "null" ]]; then
+    echo "Error: could not find the triggered workflow run."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Waiting for build to complete (run ${RUN_ID})..."
+echo "  https://github.com/${DEPLOY_REPO}/actions/runs/${RUN_ID}"
+gh run watch "$RUN_ID" --repo "$DEPLOY_REPO" --exit-status
+
+# --- Create deploy release ---
+
+TMPDIR=$(mktemp -d)
+echo "Downloading artifacts..."
+gh run download "$RUN_ID" --repo "$DEPLOY_REPO" --dir "$TMPDIR"
+
+RELEASE_NAME="SCIP ${SCIP_VERSION} SOPLEX ${SOPLEX_VERSION} GCG ${GCG_VERSION} IPOPT ${IPOPT_VERSION}"
+echo "Creating release ${NEW_DEPLOY_VERSION}..."
+gh release create "$NEW_DEPLOY_VERSION" \
+    --repo "$DEPLOY_REPO" \
+    --title "$RELEASE_NAME" \
+    --notes "$RELEASE_NAME" \
+    "$TMPDIR"/linux/*.zip \
+    "$TMPDIR"/linux-arm/*.zip \
+    "$TMPDIR"/macos-arm/*.zip \
+    "$TMPDIR"/macos-intel/*.zip \
+    "$TMPDIR"/windows/*.zip
+
+rm -rf "$TMPDIR"
+
+# --- Create PR with updated pyproject.toml ---
+
+git checkout -b "$BRANCH"
+
+sed -i.bak "s|scipoptsuite-deploy/releases/download/${CURRENT_DEPLOY_VERSION}|scipoptsuite-deploy/releases/download/${NEW_DEPLOY_VERSION}|g" "$PYPROJECT"
+rm -f "${PYPROJECT}.bak"
+
+git add "$PYPROJECT"
+git commit -m "Update scipoptsuite-deploy to ${NEW_DEPLOY_VERSION} (SCIP ${SCIP_VERSION})"
+git push -u origin "$BRANCH"
+
+gh pr create --repo "$REPO" \
+    --title "Upgrade to SCIP ${SCIP_VERSION}" \
+    --body "Updates scipoptsuite-deploy ${CURRENT_DEPLOY_VERSION} -> ${NEW_DEPLOY_VERSION} (SCIP ${SCIP_VERSION}, SoPlex ${SOPLEX_VERSION}, GCG ${GCG_VERSION}, IPOPT ${IPOPT_VERSION}).
+
+Fix any API incompatibilities, get CI green, then merge and run \`./release.sh\`."
+
+echo ""
+echo "Done! PR created on branch '${BRANCH}'."
+echo "Fix any API incompatibilities, get CI green, then merge and run ./release.sh"