diff --git a/gulp/increment_version.js b/gulp/increment_version.js
index cffa7e56..f8c1ec8a 100644
--- a/gulp/increment_version.js
+++ b/gulp/increment_version.js
@@ -16,10 +16,16 @@ version = version.split('.')
 version[2] = parseInt(version[2]) + 1
 //put it back in semver
 version = version.join('.')
-console.log(`incrementing to version ${version}`)
 
 //write it to the package.json
 const packageFile = '../package.json'
 const package = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageFile, 'utf-8'))
+
+//if the package version if the latest, go with that one
+if (semver.gt(package.version, version)){
+	version = package.version
+}
+
+console.log(`incrementing to version ${version}`)
 package.version = version
 fs.writeFileSync(packageFile, JSON.stringify(package, undefined, '  '))