diff --git a/.scripts/vincr.zp b/.scripts/vincr.zp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5721b63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.scripts/vincr.zp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+(define (die msg)
+  (begin
+    (write msg)
+    (exit 1)))
+
+(define (usage)
+  (die "increment_version [position]\n\tposition defaults to 2"))
+
+(define (parse-args)
+  (cond
+    ((eq? 0 (length zepto:args)) 2)
+    ((and (string:num? (car zepto:args))
+          (eq? 1 (length zepto:args)))
+      (string->number (car zepto:args)))
+    (else (usage))))
+
+(define (main position)
+  (if (not (file-exists? "VERSION"))
+    (die "A version file is needed in the current directory")
+    (let* ((version (read-contents "VERSION"))
+           (new-version (|> (string:split version ".")
+                            (curry map string->number)
+                            list->vector
+                            ($ (vector:update % position add1))
+                            (curry vector:map number->string)
+                            ($ (string:join % ".")))))
+      (with-output-file "VERSION" (curry write new-version)))))
+
+(main (parse-args))
+(exit 0)
diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 2b49a36..2d1a6e9 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ alias dob="git branch --merged | grep -vE '(\*)|(master)|(dev)' | xargs -n 1 git
 alias vi="stty stop '' -ixoff ; vim"
 alias gcc="gcc-6"
 alias g++="g++-6"
+alias increment_version="zepto ~/.scripts/vincr.zp"
 alias psh="perl ~/.scripts/psh"
 alias push="git push"
 alias pull="git pull"
@@ -418,4 +419,4 @@ function zeptosay () {
 
 fortune | zeptosay
 
-#source ~/.zshrc.priv
+source ~/.zshrc.priv