diff --git a/tools/update_headers.sh b/tools/update_headers.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+cd $DIR
+
+which versioner >/dev/null 2>&1
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  >&2 echo "versioner not in path; run mma in $DIR/versioner"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+VERSION=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+git diff-index --quiet HEAD
+DIRTY=$?
+git branch -r --contains HEAD | grep -q aosp/master
+SUBMITTED=$?
+
+if [ $DIRTY -ne 0 ]; then
+  >&2 echo "Warning: bionic has uncommitted changes"
+  VERSION="${VERSION}-dirty"
+elif [ $SUBMITTED -ne 0 ]; then
+  >&2 echo "Warning: current HEAD does not exist in aosp/master"
+  VERSION="${VERSION}-unsubmitted"
+fi
+
+PREBUILTS_DIR=$ANDROID_BUILD_TOP/prebuilts/ndk
+BRANCH_NAME=$(git -C $PREBUILTS_DIR symbolic-ref --short -q HEAD)
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  BRANCH_NAME=update-bionic-headers-$VERSION
+  echo "prebuilts/ndk has detached head; creating branch $BRANCH_NAME"
+  repo start $BRANCH_NAME $PREBUILTS_DIR
+else
+  echo "prebuilts/ndk already on branch $BRANCH_NAME"
+fi
+
+HEADERS_INSTALL=$PREBUILTS_DIR/headers
+if [ -d "$HEADERS_INSTALL" ]; then
+  git -C $PREBUILTS_DIR rm -r --ignore-unmatch $HEADERS_INSTALL
+  rm -r $HEADERS_INSTALL
+fi
+
+versioner -p versioner/platforms versioner/current versioner/dependencies \
+  -o $HEADERS_INSTALL
+
+git -C $PREBUILTS_DIR add $HEADERS_INSTALL
+git -C $PREBUILTS_DIR commit -m "Update bionic headers to $VERSION."