diff --git a/tools/scripts/Readme.md b/tools/scripts/Readme.md
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+## Setup
+
+Run the following command to install all the dependencies:
+
+```pip install -r requirements.txt```
+
+
+## Usage
+
+```
+./rc-branches.py check v0.76.1
+./rc-branches.py create v0.77.0
+```
diff --git a/tools/scripts/rc-branches.py b/tools/scripts/rc-branches.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import logging
+import os
+import re
+import sys
+
+import argparse
+
+from git import Repo
+
+FORMAT = '[%(levelname)s] %(message)s'
+logging.basicConfig(format=FORMAT, level=logging.DEBUG)
+
+remote_name = "upstream"
+remote_master_branch = "{}/master".format(remote_name)
+
+
+class VersionParser:
+    """A parser for version numbers"""
+    def __init__(self, versionString):
+        # Validate that user passed a valid version
+        VERSION_RE = re.compile(r"^v?(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)$")
+        match = VERSION_RE.match(versionString)
+        if not match:
+            raise ValueError("Invalid version (should be X.Y.Z)")
+
+        # Parse the version component and build proper version strings
+        self.major = int(match.group(1))
+        self.minor = int(match.group(2))
+        self.patch = int(match.group(3))
+        self.version = "v{}.{}.{}".format(self.major, self.minor, self.patch) # clean up version
+
+        self.is_major_release = False
+        self.is_minor_release = False
+        self.is_patch_release = False
+        if self.patch != 0:
+            self.is_patch_release = True
+            self.previous_version = "v{}.{}.{}".format(self.major, self.minor, self.patch - 1)
+        elif self.minor != 0:
+            self.is_minor_release = True
+            self.previous_version = "v{}.{}.{}".format(self.major, self.minor - 1, 0)
+        else:
+            self.is_major_release = True
+            self.previous_version = "v{}.{}.{}".format(self.major - 1, 0, 0)
+            raise ValueError("Major releases not yet supported")
+
+        # Build the branch names
+        self.previous_rc_branch = "{}-rc".format(self.previous_version)
+        self.base_branch = "{}-rc-base".format(self.version)
+        self.rc_branch = "{}-rc".format(self.version)
+        self.remote_previous_rc_branch = "{}/{}".format(remote_name, self.previous_rc_branch)
+        self.remote_base_branch = "{}/{}".format(remote_name, self.base_branch)
+        self.remote_rc_branch = "{}/{}".format(remote_name, self.rc_branch)
+
+
+def checkVersionBranches(version):
+    """Check that the branches for a given version were created properly."""
+
+    parser = VersionParser(version)
+
+    repo = Repo(os.getcwd(), search_parent_directories=True)
+    assert not repo.bare
+
+    # Verify the branches' existance
+    if parser.remote_previous_rc_branch not in repo.refs:
+        raise ValueError("Previous RC branch not found: {}".format(parser.remote_previous_rc_branch))
+
+    if parser.remote_base_branch not in repo.refs:
+        raise ValueError("Base branch not found: {}".format(parser.remote_base_branch))
+
+    if parser.remote_rc_branch not in repo.refs:
+        raise ValueError("RC branch not found: {}".format(parser.remote_rc_branch))
+
+    previous_rc = repo.refs[parser.remote_previous_rc_branch]
+    current_rc_base = repo.refs[parser.remote_base_branch]
+    current_rc = repo.refs[parser.remote_rc_branch]
+    master = repo.refs[remote_master_branch]
+
+    # Check the base branch is an ancestor of the rc branch
+    if not repo.is_ancestor(current_rc_base, current_rc):
+        raise ValueError("{} is not an ancesctor of {}".format(current_rc_base, current_rc))
+
+    # Check that the base branch is the merge base of the previous and current RCs
+    merge_base = repo.merge_base(previous_rc, current_rc)
+    if current_rc_base.commit not in merge_base:
+        raise ValueError("Base branch is not the merge base between {} and {}".format(previous_rc, current_rc))
+
+    # For patch releases, warn if the base commit is not the previous RC commit
+    if parser.is_patch_release:
+        if parser.previous_version not in repo.tags:
+            logging.warning("The tag {0} does not exist, which suggests {0} has not been released.".format(parser.previous_version))
+
+        if current_rc_base.commit != previous_rc.commit:
+            logging.warning("Previous version has commits not in this patch");
+            logging.warning("Type \"git diff {}..{}\" to see the commit list".format(current_rc_base, previous_rc));
+
+        # Check base branch is part of the previous RC
+        previous_rc_base_commit = repo.merge_base(previous_rc, master)
+        if repo.is_ancestor(current_rc_base, previous_rc_base_commit):
+            raise ValueError("{} is older than {}".format(current_rc_base, previous_rc))
+
+    print("[SUCCESS] Checked {}".format(parser.version))
+
+def createVersionBranches(version):
+    """Create the branches for a given version."""
+
+    parser = VersionParser(version)
+
+    repo = Repo(os.getcwd(), search_parent_directories=True)
+    assert not repo.bare
+
+    # Validate the user is on a local branch that has the right merge base
+    if repo.head.is_detached:
+        raise ValueError("You must not run this script in a detached HEAD state")
+
+    # Validate the user has no pending changes
+    if repo.is_dirty():
+        raise ValueError("Your working tree has pending changes. You must have a clean working tree before proceeding.")
+
+    # Make sure the remote is up to date
+    remote = repo.remotes[remote_name]
+    remote.fetch(prune=True)
+
+    # Verify the previous RC branch exists
+    if parser.remote_previous_rc_branch not in repo.refs:
+        raise ValueError("Previous RC branch not found: {}".format(parser.remote_previous_rc_branch))
+
+    # Verify the branches don't already exist
+    if parser.remote_base_branch in repo.refs:
+        raise ValueError("Base branch already exists: {}".format(parser.remote_base_branch))
+
+    if parser.remote_rc_branch in repo.refs:
+        raise ValueError("RC branch already exists: {}".format(parser.remote_rc_branch))
+
+    if parser.base_branch in repo.refs:
+        raise ValueError("Base branch already exists locally: {}".format(parser.base_branch))
+
+    if parser.rc_branch in repo.refs:
+        raise ValueError("RC branch already exists locally: {}".format(parser.rc_branch))
+
+    # Save current branch name
+    current_branch_name = repo.active_branch
+
+    # Create the RC branches
+    if parser.is_patch_release:
+        # Check tag exists, if it doesn't, print warning and ask for comfirmation
+        if parser.previous_version not in repo.tags:
+            logging.warning("The tag {0} does not exist, which suggests {0} has not yet been released.".format(parser.previous_version))
+            logging.warning("Creating the branches now means that {0} will diverge from {1} if anything is merged into {1}.".format(parser.version, parser.previous_version))
+            logging.warning("This is not recommended unless necessary.")
+
+            validAnswer = False
+            askCount = 0
+            while not validAnswer and askCount < 3:
+                answer = input("Are you sure you want to do this? [y/n] ").strip().lower()
+                askCount += 1
+                validAnswer = answer == "y" or answer == "n"
+
+            if not validAnswer:
+                raise ValueError("Did not understand response")
+
+            if answer == "n":
+                print("Aborting")
+                return
+            else:
+                print("Creating branches")
+
+        previous_rc = repo.refs[parser.remote_previous_rc_branch]
+
+        repo.create_head(parser.base_branch, previous_rc)
+        remote.push("{0}:{0}".format(parser.base_branch))
+        repo.create_head(parser.rc_branch, previous_rc)
+        remote.push("{0}:{0}".format(parser.rc_branch))
+    else:
+        previous_rc = repo.refs[parser.remote_previous_rc_branch]
+        master = repo.refs[remote_master_branch]
+        merge_base = repo.merge_base(previous_rc, master)
+
+        repo.create_head(parser.base_branch, merge_base[0])
+        remote.push("{0}:{0}".format(parser.base_branch))
+        repo.create_head(parser.rc_branch, master)
+        remote.push("{0}:{0}".format(parser.rc_branch))
+
+    print("[SUCCESS] Created {} and {}".format(parser.base_branch, parser.rc_branch))
+    print("[SUCCESS] You can make the PR from the following webpage:")
+    print("[SUCCESS] https://github.com/highfidelity/hifi/compare/{}...{}".format(parser.base_branch, parser.rc_branch))
+    if parser.is_patch_release:
+        print("[SUCCESS] NOTE: You will have to wait for the first fix to be merged into the RC branch to be able to create the PR")
+
+def main():
+    """Execute Main entry point."""
+    global remote_name
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='RC branches tool',
+        formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter,
+        epilog='''Example commands you can run:\n%(prog)s check 0.75.0\n%(prog)s create 0.75.1''')
+    parser.add_argument("command", help="command to execute", choices=["check", "create"])
+    parser.add_argument("version", help="version of the form \"X.Y.Z\"")
+    parser.add_argument("--remote", dest="remote_name", default=remote_name,
+        help="git remote to use as reference")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    remote_name = args.remote_name
+
+    try:
+        if args.command == "check":
+            checkVersionBranches(args.version)
+        elif args.command == "create":
+            createVersionBranches(args.version)
+        else:
+            parser.print_help()
+    except ValueError as ex:
+        logging.error(ex)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/tools/scripts/requirements.txt b/tools/scripts/requirements.txt
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+GitPython