diff --git a/releasing/check-release-helper.sh b/releasing/check-release-helper.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+declare PATCH=false
+declare MINOR=false
+declare MAJOR=false
+declare rc=0
+
+git log $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)..HEAD --oneline | tee /tmp/release-changelogs.txt
+
+if [[ $(cat /tmp/release-changelogs.txt | grep fix) || $(cat /tmp/release-changelogs.txt | grep patch) ]]; then
+    PATCH=true
+fi
+
+if [[ $(cat /tmp/release-changelogs.txt | grep feat) ]]; then
+    MINOR=true
+fi
+
+for f in $(find api); do
+    git diff --exit-code "${f}"
+    if [ $? -eq 1 ]; then
+        echo "Found changes on api dir at ${f}"
+        rc=1
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+if [ $rc -eq 1 ]; then
+    MAJOR=true
+fi
+
+echo -e "\n"
+echo -e "================================================================================="
+
+if [[ $MAJOR == false && $MINOR == false ]]; then
+    echo "Release type: patch"
+elif [[ $MAJOR == false && $MINOR == true ]]; then
+    echo "Release type: minor"
+else
+    echo "Release type: major"
+fi
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