diff --git a/bin/create_deposit_atom.sh b/bin/create_deposit_atom.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+. ./default-setup
+
+ATOM=${1-'../../atom.xml'}
+PROGRESS=${2-'false'}
+
+curl -i -u "$CREDS" \
+     --data-binary @${ATOM} \
+     -X POST \
+     -H "In-Progress: ${PROGRESS}" \
+     -H 'Content-Type: application/atom+xml;type=entry' \
+     -H 'Slug: external-id' \
+     -H 'Packaging: http://purl.org/net/sword/package/SimpleZip' \
+     ${SERVER}/1/${COLLECTION}/