diff --git a/scripts/mk_nuget_release.py b/scripts/mk_nuget_release.py
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+# 
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Microsoft Corporation
+#
+
+# 1. download releases from github
+# 2. copy over libz3.dll for the different architectures
+# 3. copy over Microsoft.Z3.dll from suitable distribution
+# 4. copy nuspec file from packages
+# 5. call nuget pack
+
+import json
+import os
+import urllib.request
+import zipfile
+import sys
+import os.path
+
+data = json.loads(urllib.request.urlopen("https://api.github.com/repos/Z3Prover/z3/releases/latest").read().decode())
+
+version_str = data['tag_name']
+
+def mk_dir(d):
+    if not os.path.exists(d):
+        os.makedirs(d)
+
+def download_installs():
+    for asset in data['assets']:
+        url = asset['browser_download_url']
+        name = asset['name']
+        print("Downloading ", url)
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+        urllib.request.urlretrieve(url, "packages/%s" % name)
+
+os_names = ["ubuntu-14", "ubuntu-16", "win", "debian", "osx"]
+
+def unpack():
+    for f in os.listdir("packages"):
+        if f.endswith("zip") and "x64" in f:
+            print(f)
+            # determine os from os_names
+            # instead of this string manipulation.
+            
+            name = os.path.splitext(f)[0]
+            os_name = name[name.find("x64")+4:]
+            os_name = os_name[:os_name.find("-")]
+            print(os_name)
+            
+            zip_ref = zipfile.ZipFile("packages/%s" % f, 'r')
+            path = "out/%s" % os_name
+            zip_ref.extract("%s/bin/libz3.so" % name)
+            
+    # unzip files in packages
+    pass
+
+def main():
+    mk_dir("packages")
+#   download_installs()
+#    create_nuget_dir()
+    unpack()
+#    create_nuget_package()
+    
+main()