diff --git a/scripts/get_patch_release.py b/scripts/get_patch_release.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+'''
+Fetches the Kubernetes releases from GitHub and returns the most recent patch
+release for a major version.
+
+Parameters:
+ --version=<version>: the major version to find the latest patch release for, i.e. v1.19
+'''
+
+import argparse
+import sys
+import requests
+
+RELEASE_URL = 'https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/kubernetes/releases'
+'''
+URL for fetching the releases. Add '?per_num=50' to increase the number of
+returned releases from default 30 to 50 (max 100).
+'''
+
+
+def get_json_releases():
+    '''
+    Fetch the releases from GitHub, return the full JSON structures that were
+    obtained.
+    '''
+    headers = {'Accept': 'application/vnd.github.v3+json'}
+    res = requests.get(RELEASE_URL, headers=headers)
+    return res.json()
+
+
+def get_releases(gh_releases):
+    '''
+    Take the JSON formatted releases, and return a list of the name for each label.
+    '''
+    releases = list()
+    for release in gh_releases:
+        releases.append(release['name'])
+    return releases
+
+
+def main():
+    '''
+    main() function to parse arguments and run the actions.
+    '''
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('--version', help='major version to find patch release for')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # get all the releases
+    json = get_json_releases()
+    releases = get_releases(json)
+
+    # in case --version is passed, exit with 0 or 1
+    if args.version:
+        version = args.version
+        if not version.startswith('v'):
+            version = 'v' + version
+
+        # releases are ordered from newest to oldest, so the 1st match is the
+        # most current patch update
+        for release in releases:
+            if release.startswith(version + '.'):
+                print(release)
+                sys.exit(0)
+
+        # no match, exit with an error
+        sys.exit(1)
+    # --version was not passed, list all releases
+    else:
+        for release in releases:
+            print(release)
+
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()