diff --git a/scripts/sync-plugin-version.py b/scripts/sync-plugin-version.py
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+++ b/scripts/sync-plugin-version.py
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+"""Sync plugin manifest.json version from paperforge.__version__."""
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+from paperforge import __version__
+
+manifest_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "paperforge" / "plugin" / "manifest.json"
+manifest = json.loads(manifest_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+if manifest["version"] != __version__:
+    manifest["version"] = __version__
+    manifest_path.write_text(json.dumps(manifest, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    print(f"manifest.json: {manifest['version']} -> {__version__}")
+else:
+    print(f"manifest.json in sync (v{__version__})")