diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2a6f330a..cd6a7452 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,3 +31,5 @@ run-client/
 run-server/
 output/
 *.log
+/CHANGES.md
+/modrinth.json
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 12bbff3f..a6d101ed 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -146,4 +146,42 @@ curseforge {
         debug = false
         forgeGradleIntegration = false
     }
+}
+
+
+task nextVersion() {
+    doLast {
+        def inputFile = new File('modrinth.json')
+        def gameVersions = java.net.URLEncoder.encode(project.modrinth_versions, "UTF-8")
+        new URL("https://api.modrinth.com/v2/project/${project.archives_base_name}/version?&game_versions=${gameVersions}").withInputStream { i -> inputFile.withOutputStream { it << i } }
+
+        def json = new groovy.json.JsonSlurper().parseText(inputFile.text)
+        def version = json[0].version_number
+
+        //increment patch version
+        def indexedVersionList = version.split(/\./).toList().withIndex()
+        indexedVersionList = indexedVersionList.collect { num, idx -> num.toInteger() }
+        indexedVersionList[2] = indexedVersionList[2].value + 1
+        def updatedVersion = indexedVersionList.join(".")
+
+        println "\n\n"
+        println "------------- CURRENT VERSION -------------"
+        println "Last Published Version: " + version
+        println "         Game Versions: " + json[0].game_versions
+        println "                Status: " + json[0].status
+        println "              Featured: " + json[0].featured
+        println "            Downloaded: " + json[0].downloads
+        println "\n"
+        println "-------------- NEXT VERSION ---------------"
+        println "Next Version: " + updatedVersion
+        println "\n\n"
+
+        def propertiesFile = new File("gradle.properties")
+        def newContents = propertiesFile.text.replaceFirst("mod_version=\\d+.\\d+.\\d+", "mod_version=${updatedVersion}")
+        propertiesFile.text = newContents
+
+        def fabricFile = new File("src/main/resources/fabric.mod.json")
+        newContents = fabricFile.text.replaceFirst('"version": ".+"', "\"version\": \"${updatedVersion}\"")
+        fabricFile.text = newContents
+    }
 }
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