diff --git a/publish.sh b/publish.sh
index 0f3fc58..c5e1868 100755
--- a/publish.sh
+++ b/publish.sh
@@ -13,9 +13,22 @@ echo "Current version: $current"
 
 IFS='.' read -r major minor patch <<< "$current"
 
-patch=$((patch + 1))
-new_version="${major}.${minor}.${patch}"
-echo "New version: $new_version"
+if [ "${1:-}" = "--increment" ]; then
+    patch=$((patch + 1))
+    new_version="${major}.${minor}.${patch}"
+    echo "Auto-incrementing to: $new_version"
+else
+    echo "Increment version? [y/N]"
+    read -r answer
+    if [[ "$answer" =~ ^[Yy] ]]; then
+        patch=$((patch + 1))
+        new_version="${major}.${minor}.${patch}"
+        echo "New version: $new_version"
+    else
+        new_version="$current"
+        echo "Keeping version: $new_version"
+    fi
+fi
 
 echo "$new_version" > "$VERSION_FILE"