diff --git a/scripts/release/com.py b/scripts/release/com.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 5b5300e90..000000000
--- a/scripts/release/com.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-import sys
-import os.path
-from os import path
-import os, fnmatch
-import re
-import subprocess
-import com
-
-def cmd(c, ask_on_err = True):
-  print("\n" + c)
-  r = os.system(c)
-  if r:
-    print("### Error: " + str(r))
-    if ask_on_err:
-        input("Press Enter to continue execution...")
-
-def define_set(fn, name, value):
-    print("In " + fn + " set " + name + " to " + value)
-
-    new_content = ""
-    s = r'^ *# *define +' + str(name).rstrip() + ' +'
-
-    f = open(fn, "r")
-    for i in f.read().splitlines():
-        r = re.search(s, i)
-        if r:
-            d = i.split("define")
-            i = d[0] + "define " + name + " " + value
-        new_content += i + '\n'
-
-    f.close()
-
-    f = open(fn, "w")
-    f.write(new_content)
-    f.close()
-
-def ver_format(ver):
-    s = "v" + str(ver[0]) + "."  + str(ver[1]) + "."  + str(ver[2])
-    if(ver[3] != ""): s = s + "-" + ver[3]
-    return s
-
-def get_lvgl_version(br):
-    print("Get LVGL's version")
-
-    ver = [0, 0, 0, ""]
-
-    os.chdir("./lvgl")
-
-    com.cmd("git checkout " + br)
-
-    f = open("./lvgl.h", "r")
-
-    lastNum = re.compile(r'(?:[^\d]*(\d+)[^\d]*)+')
-    for i in f.read().splitlines():
-        r = re.search(r'^#define LVGL_VERSION_MAJOR ', i)
-        if r:
-            m = lastNum.search(i)
-            if m: ver[0] = m.group(1)
-
-        r = re.search(r'^#define LVGL_VERSION_MINOR ', i)
-        if r:
-            m = lastNum.search(i)
-            if m: ver[1] = m.group(1)
-
-        r = re.search(r'^#define LVGL_VERSION_PATCH ', i)
-        if r:
-            m = lastNum.search(i)
-            if m: ver[2] = m.group(1)
-
-    f.close()
-
-    com.cmd("git checkout master")
-
-    os.chdir("../")
-    return ver
-
-def push(c):
-    cmd("git push " + c)
-
-def update_version(ver):
-    ver_str = ver_format(ver)
-    ver_num = ver[0] + "." + ver[1] + "." + ver[2]
-
-    templ = fnmatch.filter(os.listdir('.'), '*_templ*.h')
-
-    if len(templ) > 0 and templ[0]:
-        print("Updating version in " + templ[0])
-        cmd("sed -i -r 's/v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+.*/"+ "v" + ver_num + "/' " + templ[0])
-
-    if os.path.exists("library.json"):
-        print("Updating version in library.json")
-        cmd("sed -i -r 's/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/"+ ver_num +"/' library.json")
-
-    if path.exists("library.properties"):
-        print("Updating version in library.properties")
-        cmd("sed -i -r 's/version=[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+/"+ "version=" + ver_num + "/' library.properties")
-
-    if path.exists("conf.py"):
-        cmd("sed -i -r 's/v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+.*/" + ver_str + "/' conf.py")
-
-    if path.exists("Kconfig"):
-        cmd("sed -i -r 's/v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+.*/" + ver_str + "/' Kconfig")
-
-    if path.exists("lvgl.h"):
-        define_set("./lvgl.h", "LVGL_VERSION_MAJOR", str(ver[0]))
-        define_set("./lvgl.h", "LVGL_VERSION_MINOR", str(ver[1]))
-        define_set("./lvgl.h", "LVGL_VERSION_PATCH", str(ver[2]))
-        define_set("./lvgl.h", "LVGL_VERSION_INFO", "\"" + ver[3] + "\"")
diff --git a/scripts/release/dev.py b/scripts/release/dev.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 7b53fe530..000000000
--- a/scripts/release/dev.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-import re
-import os, fnmatch
-import os.path
-from os import path
-from datetime import date
-import com
-
-def lvgl_update_ver(ver, br):
-    os.chdir("./lvgl")
-
-    com.cmd("git checkout " + br)
-    com.update_version(ver)
-    com.cmd("git commit -am 'Update " + br + " version'")
-    com.push("origin " + br)
-    com.cmd("git checkout master")
-
-    os.chdir("../")
-
-def docs_update_ver(ver, br):
-    os.chdir("./docs")
-    com.cmd("git checkout " + br + " --")
-    com.update_version(ver)
-    com.cmd("git commit -am 'Update " + br + " version'")
-    com.push("origin " + br)
-    com.cmd("git checkout master --")
-
-    os.chdir("../")
-
-def merge_dev_to_master():
-    os.chdir("./lvgl")
-    com.cmd("git checkout master")
-    com.cmd("git merge dev")
-    com.push("origin master")
-    os.chdir("../")
-
-    os.chdir("./docs")
-    com.cmd("git checkout dev -- ")  #'dev' sometimes is not recognized so switch to it first
-    com.cmd("git checkout latest --")
-    com.cmd("git merge dev -X theirs --no-edit;")
-    com.push("origin latest")
-    os.chdir("../")
-
-def make(mode):
-    if(mode == "bugfix"):
-        ver = com.get_lvgl_version("master")
-        ver[3] = "dev"
-        ver[2] = str(int(ver[2]) + 1)
-        lvgl_update_ver(ver, "master")
-        docs_update_ver(ver, "latest")
-    else:
-        ver = com.get_lvgl_version("dev")
-        ver[3] = "dev"
-        merge_dev_to_master()
-        if(mode == "major"):
-            ver[0] = str(int(ver[0]) + 1)
-            ver[1] = '0'
-            ver[2] = '0'
-        if(mode == "minor"):
-            ver[1] = str(int(ver[1]) + 1)
-            ver[2] = '0'
-
-        lvgl_update_ver(ver, "dev")
-        docs_update_ver(ver, "dev")
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-     if(len(sys.argv) != 2):
-        print("Missing argument. Usage ./dev.py major | minor | bugfix")
-        print("E.g. ./dev.py minor")
-     else:
-         make(sys.argv[1])
diff --git a/scripts/release/main.py b/scripts/release/main.py
deleted file mode 100755
index ba9ab2043..000000000
--- a/scripts/release/main.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-import os.path
-from os import path
-from datetime import date
-import sys
-import com
-import release
-import dev
-import proj
-
-upstream_org_url = "https://github.com/lvgl/"
-workdir = "./release_tmp"
-proj_list = [ "lv_sim_eclipse_sdl", "lv_sim_emscripten"]
-
-def upstream(repo):
-    return upstream_org_url + repo + ".git"
-
-def clone(repo):
-    com.cmd("git clone  --recurse-submodules " + upstream(repo))
-    os.chdir("./" + repo)
-    com.cmd("git checkout master")
-    com.cmd("git remote update origin --prune")
-    com.cmd("git pull origin --tags")
-    os.chdir("..")
-
-def clone_repos():
-    com.cmd("rm -fr " + workdir)
-    com.cmd("mkdir " + workdir)
-    os.chdir(workdir)
-    clone("lvgl")
-    clone("lv_examples")
-    clone("lv_drivers")
-    clone("docs")
-    clone("blog")
-
-    for p in proj_list:
-        clone(p)
-
-def cleanup():
-    os.chdir("../")
-    com.cmd("rm -fr " + workdir)
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    prepare_type = ['major', 'minor', 'bugfix']
-    dev_prepare = 'minor'
-
-#    if(len(sys.argv) != 2):
-#        print("Missing argument. Usage ./release.py bugfix | minor | major")
-#        print("Use minor by default")
-#    else:
-#        dev_prepare = sys.argv[1]
-
-    if not (dev_prepare in prepare_type):
-        print("Invalid argument. Usage ./release.py bugfix | minor | major")
-        exit(1)
-
-    #os.chdir(workdir)
-    clone_repos()
-    release.make()
-    for p in proj_list:
-        proj.make(p, True)
-
-    dev.make(dev_prepare)
-    #cleanup()
diff --git a/scripts/release/patch.py b/scripts/release/patch.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3e1af2ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release/patch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Applies a commit or commits on baranch or branches 
+# USAGE:
+# patch.py -c <commit-list> -b <branch-list> [-p] [-t]
+#   - <commit-list>: list of commit SHAs to apply. 
+#   - <branch-list>: branches where the commit should be applied. * can be used as wildchar 
+# -  p: push the changes to <brach-list>
+# -  t: increment version number and create a tag
diff --git a/scripts/release/proj.py b/scripts/release/proj.py
deleted file mode 100755
index c28fd3207..000000000
--- a/scripts/release/proj.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-import sys
-import os.path
-from os import path
-import re
-import subprocess
-import com
-
-def make(repo_path, auto_push = False):
-        os.chdir("./" + repo_path)
-        com.cmd('git checkout master')
-        print("Update lvgl");
-        os.chdir("./lvgl")
-        com.cmd("git checkout master")
-        com.cmd("git pull origin --tags")
-
-        out = subprocess.Popen(['git', 'tag', '--sort=-creatordate'],
-           stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-           stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-        stdout,stderr = out.communicate()
-
-        ver_str = stdout.decode("utf-8").split('\n')[0]
-        release_br = ver_str[1:] #trim "v"
-        release_br = release_br.split('.')[0] # get the first number
-        release_br = "release/v" + release_br
-
-        com.cmd("git checkout " + release_br + "; git pull origin " + release_br)
-
-        os.chdir("..")
-
-        com.cmd("cp -f lvgl/lv_conf_template.h lv_conf.h")
-        com.cmd("sed -i -r 's/#if 0/#if 1/' lv_conf.h")  # Enable lv_conf.h
-        with open("confdef.txt") as f:
-            for line in f:
-                (key, val) = line.rstrip().split('\t')
-                com.define_set("lv_conf.h", str(key), str(val))
-
-        if os.path.exists("lv_examples"):
-            print("Update lv_examples");
-            com.cmd("cd lv_examples; git co " + release_br + "; git pull origin " + release_br)
-
-        if os.path.exists("lv_drivers"):
-            print("update lv_drivers");
-            com.cmd("cd lv_drivers " + release_br + "; git pull origin " + release_br)
-
-        msg = 'Update to ' + ver_str
-        com.cmd("git add .")
-        com.cmd('git commit -am "' + msg +  '"')
-        com.cmd("git tag -a " + ver_str + " -m '" + msg + "' " )
-        if auto_push:
-            com.push("origin --tags")
-            com.push("origin master")
-
-        os.chdir("../")
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-     if(len(sys.argv) != 2):
-        print("Missing argument. Usage ./projs_update.py repo_path")
-        print("E.g. ./projs_update.py ./lv_sim_eclipse_sdl")
-     else:
-         make(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])
diff --git a/scripts/release/release.py b/scripts/release/release.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 1e6037df5..25ef0d504
--- a/scripts/release/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release/release.py
@@ -1,173 +1,17 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
-import os.path
-from os import path
-from datetime import date
-import sys
-import com
-import re
-
-def update_release_branch(release_br, master_br = "master"):
-    com.cmd("git checkout " + release_br)
-    com.cmd("git pull origin " + release_br)
-    com.cmd("git merge "+  master_br  +" -X ours");
-    com.push("origin " + release_br);
-    com.cmd("git checkout master");
-
-def lvgl_release(ver):
-    print("Release lvgl")
-
-    ver_str = com.ver_format(ver)
-    release_br = "release/v" + str(ver[0])
-
-    os.chdir("./lvgl")
-    com.define_set("./lvgl.h", "LVGL_VERSION_INFO", '\"\"')
-
-    # Run some scripts
-    os.chdir("./scripts")
-    com.cmd("./code-format.sh")
-    com.cmd("./lv_conf_checker.py")
-    com.cmd("doxygen")
-    os.chdir("../")
-
-    com.update_version(ver)
-
-    #update CHANGLELOG
-    new_content = ""
-    f = open("./CHANGELOG.md", "r")
-
-    release_note = ""
-    note_state = 0
-    for i in f.read().splitlines():
-        if note_state == 0:
-            r = re.search(r'^## ' + ver_str, i)
-            if r:
-                i = i.replace("planned on ", "")
-                note_state+=1
-
-        elif note_state == 1:
-            r = re.search(r'^## ', i)
-            if r:
-                note_state+=1
-            else:
-                release_note += i + '\n'
-
-        new_content += i + '\n'
-
-    f.close()
-
-    f = open("./CHANGELOG.md", "w")
-    f.write(new_content)
-    f.close()
-
-    com.cmd('git commit -am "Release ' + ver_str + '"')
-
-    com.cmd('git checkout dev')
-    com.cmd("git merge master -X ours")
-    com.cmd("git add .")
-    com.cmd("git commit -am 'Merge master'", False)
-    com.push('origin dev')
-    com.cmd('git checkout master')
-    com.cmd("git tag -a " + ver_str + " -m 'Release " + ver_str + "' ")
-    com.push('origin master')
-    com.push('origin --tags')
-
-    update_release_branch(release_br)
-
-    os.chdir("../")
-
-    return release_note
-
-def lv_examples_release(ver):
-    print("Release lv_examples")
-
-    os.chdir("./lv_examples")
-    release_br = "release/v" + str(ver[0])
-    ver_str = com.ver_format(ver)
-
-    com.update_version(ver)
-
-    com.cmd("sed -i -r 's/LV_VERSION_CHECK\([0-9]+, *[0-9]+, *[0-9]+\)/"+ "LV_VERSION_CHECK\(" + str(ver[0]) + ", " + str(ver[1]) + ", " + str(ver[2]) + ")/' lv_examples.h")
-
-    com.cmd('git commit -am "Release ' + ver_str + '"')
-    com.cmd("git tag -a " + ver_str + " -m 'Release " + ver_str + "' ")
-    com.push('origin master')
-    com.push('origin --tags')
-
-    update_release_branch(release_br)
-    
-    os.chdir("../")
-
-def lv_drivers_release(ver):
-    print("Release lv_drivers")
-
-    os.chdir("./lv_drivers")
-    release_br = "release/v" + str(ver[0])
-    ver_str = com.ver_format(ver)
-
-    com.update_version(ver)
-
-    com.cmd('git commit -am "Release ' + ver_str + '"')
-    com.cmd("git tag -a " + ver_str + " -m 'Release " + ver_str + "' ")
-    com.push('origin master')
-    com.push('origin --tags')
-
-    update_release_branch(release_br)
-
-    os.chdir("../")
-
-def docs_release(ver):
-    print("Release docs")
-
-    os.chdir("./docs")
-    release_br = "release/v" + str(ver[0])
-    ver_str = com.ver_format(ver)
-
-    com.cmd("git co latest --")
-    com.cmd("rm -rf xml");
-    com.cmd("cp -r ../lvgl/docs/api_doc/xml .");
-    com.cmd("git add xml");
-
-    com.update_version(ver)
-
-    com.cmd('git commit -am "Release ' + ver_str + '"')
-    com.cmd("git tag -a " + ver_str + " -m 'Release " + ver_str + "' ")
-    com.push('origin master')
-    com.push('origin --tags')
-
-    update_release_branch(release_br, "latest")
-
-    os.chdir("../")
-
-def blog_release(ver, release_note):
-
-    os.chdir("./blog/_posts")
-
-    ver_str = com.ver_format(ver)
-
-    post = "---\nlayout: post\ntitle: " + ver_str + " is released\nauthor: \"kisvegabor\"\ncover: /assets/release_cover.png\n---\n\n"
-    post += release_note
-
-    today = date.today()
-    d = today.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
-
-    f = open(d + "-release_" + ver_str + ".md", "w")
-    f.write(post)
-    f.close()
-
-    com.cmd("git add .")
-    com.cmd("git commit -am 'Add " + ver_str + " release post'")
-    com.push('origin master')
-
-    os.chdir("../../")
-
-def make():
-    ver = com.get_lvgl_version("master")
-    release_note = lvgl_release(ver)
-    lv_examples_release(ver)
-    lv_drivers_release(ver)
-    docs_release(ver)
-    blog_release(ver, release_note)
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    make()
+# Create a new release from master. Execute the followings:
+# - On lvgl, lv_demos, and lv_drivers:
+#   - Detect the current version of master. E.g. 8.1-dev
+#   - Create a new branch from the master for the release. E.g. release/v8.1
+#   - Remove the "-dev" postfix from the version numbers
+#   - Create a tag for the new version. E.g. v8.1
+#   - Push the new branch and tag
+#   - Get the relevant changes from docs/CHANGELOG.md and create a blog post from it
+#   - Increment the version number in master. E.g.g 8.1-dev to 8.2-dev
+#   - Add a new section to the CHANGELOG with the new version
+# - Update the simulator and lv_port projects
+#
+# USAGE:
+# release.py <type>  
+# - <type>: -minor or -major