diff --git a/xtask/src/bin/main.rs b/xtask/src/bin/main.rs
index 2925e61b3..0babb5fa0 100644
--- a/xtask/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use clap::{
     ArgAction::{SetFalse, SetTrue},
     Parser, Subcommand,
 };
+use xtask::versions;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
 #[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ enum Commands {
         #[arg(short, long, action = SetFalse)]
         exclude_starters: bool,
     },
+    Bump {
+        #[arg(name = "VERSION")]
+        new_version: Version,
+    },
 }
 
 fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
@@ -69,6 +74,10 @@ fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
             }
             xtask::CmdExit::ok()
         }
+        Commands::Bump { new_version } => {
+            versions::bump_version(&new_version.to_string());
+            xtask::CmdExit::ok()
+        }
     };
 
     res.exit();
diff --git a/xtask/src/lib.rs b/xtask/src/lib.rs
index 3dc8ab414..42139e1a5 100644
--- a/xtask/src/lib.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/lib.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pub mod errors;
 pub mod out;
 pub mod prompt;
 pub mod utils;
+pub mod versions;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct CmdExit {
diff --git a/xtask/src/versions.rs b/xtask/src/versions.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8865b2ae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xtask/src/versions.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+
+use regex::Regex;
+
+fn bump_version_in_file(
+    file_path: &str,
+    version_regex: &str,
+    replacement_version: &str,
+    once: bool,
+) {
+    let path = Path::new(file_path);
+
+    // Read the content of the file
+    if path.exists() {
+        println!("bumping in {file_path}");
+        let file_content = std::fs::read_to_string(file_path).expect("read file");
+
+        // Apply regex replacement
+        let re = Regex::new(version_regex).expect("Invalid regex");
+        if !re.is_match(&file_content) {
+            println!("cannot match on {file_path}");
+            return;
+        }
+        let new_content = if once {
+            re.replace(&file_content, replacement_version)
+        } else {
+            re.replace_all(&file_content, replacement_version)
+        };
+
+        std::fs::write(path, new_content.to_string()).expect("write file");
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn bump_version(version: &str) {
+    for cargo in [
+        "starters/saas/Cargo.toml",
+        "starters/saas/migration/Cargo.toml",
+    ] {
+        // turn starters to local
+        bump_version_in_file(
+            cargo,
+            // loco-rs = { version =".."
+            r#"loco-rs\s*=\s*\{\s*version\s*=\s*"[^"]+""#,
+            r#"loco-rs = { path="../../""#,
+            false,
+        );
+
+        // turn starters from local to version
+        bump_version_in_file(
+            cargo,
+            // loco-rs = { path =".."
+            r#"loco-rs\s*=\s*\{\s*path\s*=\s*"[^"]+?""#,
+            &format!(r#"loco-rs = {{ version = "{version}""#),
+            false,
+        );
+    }
+
+    // replace main versions
+    let version_replacement = format!(r#"version = "{version}""#);
+    bump_version_in_file("Cargo.toml", r"(?m)^version.*$", &version_replacement, true);
+
+    bump_version_in_file(
+        "loco-gen/Cargo.toml",
+        r"(?m)^version.*$",
+        &version_replacement,
+        true,
+    );
+
+    // sync new version to subcrates in main Cargo.toml
+    let loco_gen_dep = format!(r#"loco-gen = {{ version = "{version}","#);
+    bump_version_in_file("Cargo.toml", r"(?m)^loco-gen [^,]*,", &loco_gen_dep, false);
+}