diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
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+          name:                   sqlitebrowser  # the name of the snap
+          # version:                3.10.1  # the version of the snap
+          version: master
+          version-script:  printf "`cat currentrelease | head -n 1 `-` git -C . rev-parse --short HEAD`"
+
+          summary:                DB browser for Sqlite  # 79 char long summary
+          description:            GUI editor for SQLite databases  # a longer description for the snap
+          confinement:            strict  # use "strict" to enforce system access only via declared interfaces
+
+          grade:                  devel
+          icon:                   images/sqlitebrowser.svg
+          type:                   app
+
+          apps:
+            sqlitebrowser:
+              command:            desktop-launch $SNAP/wrappers/sqlitebrowser
+              desktop:            share/applications/sqlitebrowser.desktop
+              environment:
+                TMPDIR:           $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
+              plugs:
+                # - browser-support
+                - desktop
+                # - gsettings
+                - home
+                # - network
+                # - opengl
+                - unity7
+                # - wayland
+                - x11
+                - removable-media
+                # - ssh-keys
+
+          build-packages:
+              - build-essential
+              - g++
+              - qtbase5-dev
+              - qttools5-dev
+              - qttools5-dev-tools
+              - libsqlite3-dev
+              - cmake
+              - libantlr-dev
+              - libsqlcipher-dev
+              - libqcustomplot-dev
+              # - libx11-xcb1
+              # - libx11-xcb-dev
+              # - libxcb-xkb-dev
+              - libqt5scintilla2-dev
+              - git
+          parts:
+              wrappers:
+                  plugin:         dump
+                  source:         snap/
+              sqlitebrowser:
+                  # source-type:    git
+                  plugin:         cmake
+                  configflags:    ["-DUSE_QT5=True", "-Dsqlcipher=1", "-Wno-dev"]
+                  source:         .
+              desktop-qt5:
+                build-packages:
+                - qtbase5-dev
+                - dpkg-dev
+                make-parameters:
+                - FLAVOR=qt5
+                plugin:           make
+                source:           https://github.com/ubuntu/snapcraft-desktop-helpers.git
+                source-subdir:    qt
+                stage-packages:
+                - libxkbcommon0
+                - ttf-ubuntu-font-family
+                - dmz-cursor-theme
+                - light-themes
+                # - adwaita-icon-theme
+                # - gnome-themes-standard
+                - shared-mime-info
+                - libqt5gui5
+                - libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
+                - libqt5svg5
+                - try:
+                  - appmenu-qt5
+                # - locales-all
+                # - xdg-user-dirs
+
+              dump:
+                  plugin:         dump
+                  after:
+                  - desktop-qt5
+                  - sqlitebrowser
+                  stage-packages:
+                  # - qtbase5-dev
+                  # - libqt5gui5
+                  # - libqt4gui4
+                  # - libxkbcommon0
+                  # - libxkbfile1
+                  # - gtk2-engines
+                  - libc6
+                  # - gtk2-engines-oxygen
+                  # - gtk3-engines-breeze
+                  - libgcc1
+                  # - libqcustomplot1.3
+                  # - libqt5network5
+                  # - libqt5scintilla2-12v5
+                  - libsqlite3-0
+                  - libstdc++6
+                  - libsqlcipher-dev
+                  - libatk-adaptor
+                  - libgail-common
+                  filesets:
+                      wanted:
+                      # - etc/*
+                      # - lib/*
+                      - bin/*
+                      #- share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/*
+                      - share/*
+                      # - usr/lib/*-linux-gnu/libsqlcipher.so.0
+                      # - usr/lib/*-linux-gnu/libdb*
+                      # - usr/lib/*-linux-gnu/libz.so*
+                      # - usr/share/*
+                      # - usr/share/doc
+                      # - usr/share/man
+                      # - usr/share/lintian
+                      # - usr/bin/sqlitebrowser
+                      # - usr/share/applications/sqlitebrowser.desktop
+                      # - usr/lib/*
+                      # - usr/lib/*-linux-gnu/*
+                      # - usr/lib/*
+                      # - lib/*-linux-gnu/*
+                      # - usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/mesa/*
+                      # - usr/lib/*-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/*
+                  prime:
+                  - $wanted
diff --git a/snap/wrappers/sqlitebrowser b/snap/wrappers/sqlitebrowser
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+export PATH=$SNAP/bin:$SNAP/usr/bin:/snap/bin:$PATH
+export PATH="$SNAP/usr/sbin:$SNAP/usr/bin:$SNAP/sbin:$SNAP/bin:$PATH"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$SNAP/lib:$SNAP/usr/lib:$SNAP/lib/*-linux-gnu:$SNAP/usr/lib/*-linux-gnu:$SNAP/usr/lib/*-linux-gnu/mesa:$SNAP/usr/lib/*-linux-gnu/mesa-egl"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$SNAP/usr/lib/*-linux-gnu:$SNAP/usr/lib/*-linux-gnu/mesa:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$SNAP_LIBRARY_PATH:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+cd /snap/sqlitebrowser/current/bin
+./sqlitebrowser "$@"