diff --git a/gen-api-doc.py b/gen-api-doc
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rename to gen-api-doc
diff --git a/gen-api-migrations b/gen-api-migrations
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Generate the database migration files
+
+VERSION="$( head -1 debian/changelog | awk -F'[()-]' '{ print $2 }' )"
+
+pushd api-daemon
+./pvcapid-manage.py db migrate -m "PVC version ${VERSION}"
+./pvcapid-manage.py db upgrade
+git reset
+git add migrations
+git commit -v "[gen-api-migrations] New database migration"
+popd