diff --git a/libs/partners/anthropic/pyproject.toml b/libs/partners/anthropic/pyproject.toml
index de8ed2cad3..8c79c95692 100644
--- a/libs/partners/anthropic/pyproject.toml
+++ b/libs/partners/anthropic/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,24 +1,59 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = [ "poetry-core>=1.0.0",]
+build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
+
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "langchain-anthropic"
-version = "0.1.16"
+version = "0.1.17"
 description = "An integration package connecting AnthropicMessages and LangChain"
 authors = []
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain"
 license = "MIT"
 
+[tool.mypy]
+disallow_untyped_defs = "True"
+
 [tool.poetry.urls]
 "Source Code" = "https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/tree/master/libs/partners/anthropic"
 
 [tool.poetry.dependencies]
 python = ">=3.8.1,<4.0"
-langchain-core = { version = ">=0.2.10,<0.3" }
 anthropic = ">=0.28.0,<1"
-defusedxml = { version = "^0.7.1", optional = true }
+
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+select = [ "E", "F", "I", "T201",]
+
+[tool.coverage.run]
+omit = [ "tests/*",]
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+addopts = "--snapshot-warn-unused --strict-markers --strict-config --durations=5"
+markers = [ "requires: mark tests as requiring a specific library", "asyncio: mark tests as requiring asyncio", "compile: mark placeholder test used to compile integration tests without running them",]
+asyncio_mode = "auto"
+
+[tool.poetry.dependencies.langchain-core]
+version = ">=0.2.10,<0.3"
+
+[tool.poetry.dependencies.defusedxml]
+version = "^0.7.1"
+optional = true
 
 [tool.poetry.group.test]
 optional = true
 
+[tool.poetry.group.codespell]
+optional = true
+
+[tool.poetry.group.lint]
+optional = true
+
+[tool.poetry.group.dev]
+optional = true
+
+[tool.poetry.group.test_integration]
+optional = true
+
 [tool.poetry.group.test.dependencies]
 pytest = "^7.3.0"
 freezegun = "^1.2.2"
@@ -26,72 +61,33 @@ pytest-mock = "^3.10.0"
 syrupy = "^4.0.2"
 pytest-watcher = "^0.3.4"
 pytest-asyncio = "^0.21.1"
-langchain-core = { path = "../../core", develop = true }
 defusedxml = "^0.7.1"
-langchain-standard-tests = { path = "../../standard-tests", develop = true }
-
-[tool.poetry.group.codespell]
-optional = true
 
 [tool.poetry.group.codespell.dependencies]
 codespell = "^2.2.0"
 
-[tool.poetry.group.lint]
-optional = true
-
 [tool.poetry.group.lint.dependencies]
 ruff = ">=0.2.2,<1"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.typing.dependencies]
 mypy = "^1"
-langchain-core = { path = "../../core", develop = true }
 
-[tool.poetry.group.dev]
-optional = true
+[tool.poetry.group.test.dependencies.langchain-core]
+path = "../../core"
+develop = true
 
-[tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
-langchain-core = { path = "../../core", develop = true }
+[tool.poetry.group.test.dependencies.langchain-standard-tests]
+path = "../../standard-tests"
+develop = true
 
-[tool.poetry.group.test_integration]
-optional = true
+[tool.poetry.group.typing.dependencies.langchain-core]
+path = "../../core"
+develop = true
 
-[tool.poetry.group.test_integration.dependencies]
-langchain-core = { path = "../../core", develop = true }
+[tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies.langchain-core]
+path = "../../core"
+develop = true
 
-[tool.ruff.lint]
-select = [
-  "E",    # pycodestyle
-  "F",    # pyflakes
-  "I",    # isort
-  "T201", # print
-]
-
-[tool.mypy]
-disallow_untyped_defs = "True"
-
-[tool.coverage.run]
-omit = ["tests/*"]
-
-[build-system]
-requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]
-build-backend = "poetry.core.masonry.api"
-
-[tool.pytest.ini_options]
-# --strict-markers will raise errors on unknown marks.
-# https://docs.pytest.org/en/7.1.x/how-to/mark.html#raising-errors-on-unknown-marks
-#
-# https://docs.pytest.org/en/7.1.x/reference/reference.html
-# --strict-config       any warnings encountered while parsing the `pytest`
-#                       section of the configuration file raise errors.
-#
-# https://github.com/tophat/syrupy
-# --snapshot-warn-unused    Prints a warning on unused snapshots rather than fail the test suite.
-addopts = "--snapshot-warn-unused --strict-markers --strict-config --durations=5"
-# Registering custom markers.
-# https://docs.pytest.org/en/7.1.x/example/markers.html#registering-markers
-markers = [
-  "requires: mark tests as requiring a specific library",
-  "asyncio: mark tests as requiring asyncio",
-  "compile: mark placeholder test used to compile integration tests without running them",
-]
-asyncio_mode = "auto"
+[tool.poetry.group.test_integration.dependencies.langchain-core]
+path = "../../core"
+develop = true
diff --git a/scripts/release_branch.py b/scripts/release_branch.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e3255fe11d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/release_branch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+"""
+python scripts/release_branch.py anthropic bagatur
+"""
+import glob
+import tomllib
+import toml
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+
+def main(*args):
+    pkg = args[1]
+    if len(args) >= 2:
+        user = args[2]
+    else:
+        user = "auto"
+    for path in glob.glob("./libs/**/pyproject.toml", recursive=True):
+        if pkg in path:
+            break
+
+    with open(path, "rb") as f:
+        pyproject = tomllib.load(f)
+    major, minor, patch = pyproject["tool"]["poetry"]["version"].split(".")
+    patch = str(int(patch) + 1)
+    bumped = ".".join((major, minor, patch))
+    pyproject["tool"]["poetry"]["version"] = bumped
+    with open(path, "w") as f:
+        toml.dump(pyproject, f)
+
+    branch = f"{user}/{pkg}_{bumped.replace('.', '_')}"
+    print(
+        subprocess.run(
+            f"git checkout -b {branch}; git commit -am '{pkg}[patch]: Release {bumped}'; git push -u origin {branch}",
+            shell=True,
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True,
+        )
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main(*sys.argv)