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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+COMMIT=$1
+if [[ -z "${COMMIT}" ]]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <commit-ref>"
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+REMOTE=$(git remote -v | grep grafana/loki | awk '{print $1}' | head -n1)
+if [[ -z "${REMOTE}" ]]; then
+    echo "Could not find remote for grafana/loki"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "It is recommended that you run \`git fetch -ap ${REMOTE}\` to ensure you get a correct result."
+
+RELEASES=$(git branch -r --contains "${COMMIT}" | grep "${REMOTE}" | grep "/release-" | sed "s|${REMOTE}/||")
+if [[ -z "${RELEASES}" ]]; then
+    echo "Commit was not found in any release"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+
+echo "Commit was found in the following releases:"
+echo "${RELEASES}"