diff --git a/contrib/_incr_version b/contrib/_incr_version
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7563965b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/_incr_version
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh -eu
+old_version="$1"
+new_version="$2"
+sed -i meson.build -e "s/version: '$old_version'/version: '$new_version'/g"
+git add meson.build
+git commit -m "Update version to $new_version"