diff --git a/devel/own-projects/release-on-github.sh b/devel/own-projects/release-on-github.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..21f33c96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/own-projects/release-on-github.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+set -e # abort on first error
+shopt -s nullglob
+source versions.sh
+
+# release latest version of my projects on GitHub (if not already released yet)
+for project in "${!versions[@]}"
+do
+    version=${versions[$project]}
+    gh_name=${github_names[$project]:-$project}
+    [[ $gh_name == 'skip' ]] && continue
+    [[ $version == 'none' ]] && continue
+    echo '------------------------------------------------------------------------'
+    echo "NEXT: $project -> $version"
+
+    # check whether release already exists
+    if github-release info --user martchus --repo "$gh_name" --tag "v$version"; then
+        echo "auto-skipping $project -> v$version; release already present"
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # promt
+    read -p "release $project -> v$version [y/n]? " -n 1 -r
+    echo
+    [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]] || continue
+
+    # create release
+    if github-release release --user martchus --repo "$gh_name" --tag "v$version"; then
+        echo "SUCCESS: released $project -> $version"
+    else
+        echo "FAILURE: unable to create release $project -> $version"
+        exit -1
+    fi
+done
diff --git a/devel/own-projects/upload-mingw-w64-to-github.sh b/devel/own-projects/upload-mingw-w64-to-github.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2208048d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/own-projects/upload-mingw-w64-to-github.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+set -e # abort on first error
+shopt -s nullglob
+source versions.sh
+
+repo_dir=${PATH_REPO_OWNSTUFF}
+if ! [[ $repo_dir ]]; then
+    echo "\$PATH_REPO_OWNSTUFF is empty."
+    exit -1
+fi
+repo_dir+='/x86_64'
+if ! [[ -d $repo_dir ]]; then
+    echo "\$PATH_REPO_OWNSTUFF/x86_64 does not point to a directory."
+    exit -1
+fi
+
+# upload latest static mingw-w64 package of my projects on GitHub (if not already present)
+for project in "${!versions[@]}"
+do
+    version=${versions[$project]}
+    gh_name=${github_names[$project]:-$project}
+    [[ $gh_name == 'skip' ]] && continue
+    [[ $version == 'none' ]] && continue
+    echo '------------------------------------------------------------------------'
+    echo "NEXT: $project/v$version"
+
+    # determine file path
+    files=("$repo_dir/mingw-w64-$project-static-$version"-*-*.pkg.tar.xz)
+    if [[ ${#files[@]} == 0 ]]; then
+        echo "no static mingw-w64 package for $project/v$version present"
+        continue
+    fi
+    latest_file=${files[-1]}
+    file_name=${latest_file##*/}
+
+    # check whether upload already exists
+    if github-release info --user martchus --repo "$gh_name" --tag "v$version" | grep "artefact: $latest_file"; then
+        echo "auto-skipping $project/v$version; $latest_file already present"
+        continue
+    fi
+
+    # upload file
+    echo "uploading $project/v$version -> $latest_file"
+    if github-release upload --user martchus --repo "$gh_name" --tag "v$version" --file "$latest_file" --name "$file_name"; then
+        echo "SUCCESS: uploaded $project/v$version -> $latest_file"
+    else
+        echo "FAILURE: unable to upload $project/v$version -> $latest_file"
+        exit -1
+    fi
+done
diff --git a/devel/own-projects/versions.sh b/devel/own-projects/versions.sh
index 9b4d3cb5..5309e269 100755
--- a/devel/own-projects/versions.sh
+++ b/devel/own-projects/versions.sh
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ declare -A versions=(
     [dbus-soundrecorder]=1.2.2
     [qt5]=5.10.1
 )
+declare -A github_names=(
+    [c++utilities]=cpp-utilities
+    [qt5]=skip
+)