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+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+# Fetch the current GitHub issue number, add one to it -- presto! The likely
+# next PR number.
+CURRENT_NUMBER=`curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/matrix-org/synapse/issues?state=all&per_page=1" | jq -r ".[0].number"`
+CURRENT_NUMBER=$((CURRENT_NUMBER+1))
+echo $CURRENT_NUMBER
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