André Anjos
--- a/bob/extension/scripts/new_version.py
+++ b/bob/extension/scripts/new_version.py
    else:
      raise ValueError("The stable version '%s' cannot be smaller than the current version '%s'" % (args.stable_version, current_version))

-  if not os.path.exists('./bin/buildout'):
-    if args.force or args.no_buildout:
-      logger.warn("The bin/buildout script does not exist. Have you bootstrapped your system?")
-    else:
-      raise IOError("The bin/buildout script does not exist. Have you bootstrapped your system?")
-