--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Ericsson
+#
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+###############################################################################
+
+# A simple script that automates the step when branching from master to a
+# stable branch.
+
+source set_stable_update_site.sh
+source set_automatic_updates.sh
+
--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+###############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Ericsson
+#
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+###############################################################################
+
+# A simple script that sets the rcp to use the stable update site. This is
+# meant to be used when the master branch is being branched into a stable
+# branch.
+
+PATH_TO_PRODUCT_FILE="../rcp/org.eclipse.tracecompass.rcp.product/tracing.product"
+
+OUTPUT=$(cat $PATH_TO_PRODUCT_FILE | grep "<repository.*stable.*")
+if [[ -z "$OUTPUT" ]];
+then
+sed -i -E s/\(\<repository.*\)master\(.*$\)/\\1stable\\2/g $PATH_TO_PRODUCT_FILE
+ CHECK_OUTPUT=$(cat $PATH_TO_PRODUCT_FILE | grep "<repository.*stable.*")
+ if [[ -z "$CHECK_OUTPUT" ]];
+ then
+ echo "Failed!"
+ else
+ echo "Success!"
+ fi
+else
+ echo "Stable update site already set?"
+fi
+