diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 838f373..60f6edf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -520,6 +520,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "url",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "cuddle-please-release-strategy"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "pretty_assertions",
+ "semver",
+ "serde",
+ "tempdir",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-test",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dagger-core"
 version = "0.2.11"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f50eef8..16bc1a1 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ members = [
   "crates/cuddle-please-frontend",
   "crates/cuddle-please-commands",
   "crates/cuddle-please-misc",
+  "crates/cuddle-please-release-strategy",
   "ci"
 ]
 resolver = "2"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ cuddle-please = { path = "crates/cuddle-please", version = "0.1.0" }
 cuddle-please-frontend = { path = "crates/cuddle-please-frontend", version = "0.1.0" }
 cuddle-please-commands = { path = "crates/cuddle-please-commands", version = "0.1.0" }
 cuddle-please-misc = { path = "crates/cuddle-please-misc", version = "0.1.0" }
+cuddle-please-release-strategy = { path = "crates/cuddle-please-release-strategy", version = "0.1.0" }
 
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.72" }
 tracing = { version = "0.1", features = ["log"] }
diff --git a/cr b/cr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cr
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-please-release-strategy/Cargo.toml b/crates/cuddle-please-release-strategy/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8869eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-please-release-strategy/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+[package]
+name = "cuddle-please-release-strategy"
+description = "A release-please inspired release manager tool, built on top of cuddle, but also useful standalone, cuddle-please supports, your ci of choice, as well as gitea, github"
+repository = "https://git.front.kjuulh.io/kjuulh/cuddle-please"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+readme = "../../README.md"
+license-file = "../../LICENSE"
+publishable = true
+
+[dependencies]
+anyhow.workspace = true
+tracing.workspace = true
+serde.workspace = true
+semver.workspace = true
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tracing-test = { workspace = true, features = ["no-env-filter"] }
+pretty_assertions.workspace = true
+tempdir.workspace = true
+
+[features]
+rust-workspace = []
+rust-crate = []
+toml-edit = []
+json-edit = []
+yaml-edit = []
+
+default = [
+  "json-edit"
+]
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-please-release-strategy/src/json_edit.rs b/crates/cuddle-please-release-strategy/src/json_edit.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3a7d51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-please-release-strategy/src/json_edit.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use anyhow::Context;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct JsonEditOptions {
+    pub jq: String,
+}
+
+impl JsonEditOptions {
+    pub fn execute(&self, path: &Path, next_version: impl AsRef<str>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let next_version = next_version.as_ref();
+
+        let jq_query = self.jq.replace("%%version%%", next_version);
+
+        if !path.exists() {
+            anyhow::bail!("could not find file at: {}", path.display());
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(metadata) = path.metadata() {
+            if !metadata.is_file() {
+                anyhow::bail!("{} is not a file", path.display());
+            }
+        }
+
+        let abs_path = path.canonicalize().context(anyhow::anyhow!(
+            "could not get absolute path from {}",
+            path.display()
+        ))?;
+
+        let output = std::process::Command::new("jq")
+            .arg(format!("{}", jq_query))
+            .arg(
+                abs_path
+                    .to_str()
+                    .ok_or(anyhow::anyhow!("path contains non utf-8 chars"))?,
+            )
+            .output()
+            .context(anyhow::anyhow!("failed to run jq on file"))?;
+
+        if !output.status.success() {
+            let err_content = std::str::from_utf8(output.stderr.as_slice())?;
+            anyhow::bail!("failed to run jq with output: {}", err_content);
+        }
+
+        let edited_json_content = std::str::from_utf8(output.stdout.as_slice())?;
+        tracing::trace!(
+            new_content = edited_json_content,
+            file = &abs_path.display().to_string(),
+            "applied jq to file"
+        );
+        std::fs::write(abs_path, edited_json_content)?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-please-release-strategy/src/lib.rs b/crates/cuddle-please-release-strategy/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ff1005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-please-release-strategy/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#[cfg(feature = "json-edit")]
+mod json_edit;
+mod strategy;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "json-edit")]
+pub use json_edit::JsonEditOptions;
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-please-release-strategy/src/strategy.rs b/crates/cuddle-please-release-strategy/src/strategy.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1db872b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-please-release-strategy/src/strategy.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+pub struct UpdateOptions {
+    next_version: String,
+    global_changelog: String,
+}
+
+pub type Projects = Vec<Project>;
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+pub struct Project {
+    path: Option<PathBuf>,
+    r#type: ProjectType,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "type")]
+pub enum ProjectType {
+    #[cfg(feature = "rust-workspace")]
+    #[serde(alias = "rust_workspace")]
+    RustWorkspace,
+    #[cfg(feature = "rust-crate")]
+    #[serde(alias = "json_edit")]
+    RustCrate,
+    #[cfg(feature = "toml-edit")]
+    #[serde(alias = "toml_edit")]
+    TomlEdit,
+    #[cfg(feature = "yaml-edit")]
+    #[serde(alias = "yaml_edit")]
+    YamlEdit,
+    #[cfg(feature = "json-edit")]
+    #[serde(alias = "json_edit")]
+    JsonEdit,
+}
+
+impl Project {
+    pub fn new(path: Option<PathBuf>, r#type: ProjectType) -> Self {
+        Self { path, r#type }
+    }
+
+    pub fn execute(&self, options: &UpdateOptions) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        match self.r#type {
+            #[cfg(feature = "rust-workspace")]
+            ProjectType::RustWorkspace => todo!(),
+            #[cfg(feature = "rust-crate")]
+            ProjectType::RustCrate => todo!(),
+            #[cfg(feature = "toml-edit")]
+            ProjectType::TomlEdit => todo!(),
+            #[cfg(feature = "yaml-edit")]
+            ProjectType::YamlEdit => todo!(),
+            #[cfg(feature = "json-edit")]
+            ProjectType::JsonEdit => todo!(),
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/cuddle-please-release-strategy/tests/json_edit.rs b/crates/cuddle-please-release-strategy/tests/json_edit.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9a92b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cuddle-please-release-strategy/tests/json_edit.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+use tracing_test::traced_test;
+
+#[test]
+#[traced_test]
+#[cfg(feature = "json-edit")]
+pub fn test_can_update_version_in_jq() {
+    use cuddle_please_release_strategy::JsonEditOptions;
+
+    let dir = tempdir::TempDir::new("can_update_version_in_jq").unwrap();
+    let dir_path = dir.path();
+    let json_file = dir_path.join("some-test.json");
+    let initial_content = r#"{
+  "some": {
+    "nested": [
+      {
+        "structure": {
+          "version": "v1.0.1"
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
+"#;
+
+    let expected = r#"{
+  "some": {
+    "nested": [
+      {
+        "structure": {
+          "version": "v1.0.2"
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
+"#;
+
+    std::fs::write(&json_file, initial_content).unwrap();
+    let actual_file = std::fs::read_to_string(&json_file).unwrap();
+    pretty_assertions::assert_eq!(initial_content, actual_file);
+
+    let edit_options = JsonEditOptions {
+        jq: r#".some.nested[].structure.version="%%version%%""#.into(),
+    };
+
+    edit_options.execute(&json_file, "v1.0.2").unwrap();
+
+    let actual_file = std::fs::read_to_string(&json_file).unwrap();
+    pretty_assertions::assert_eq!(expected, &actual_file);
+}