diff --git a/packages/zcli-connectors/src/commands/connectors/bump.ts b/packages/zcli-connectors/src/commands/connectors/bump.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1c1abd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zcli-connectors/src/commands/connectors/bump.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { Command, Flags } from '@oclif/core'
+import * as chalk from 'chalk'
+import * as semver from 'semver'
+import { existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs'
+import { join, resolve } from 'path'
+
+export default class Bump extends Command {
+  static description = 'bumps the version of your connector in the manifest. Accepts major, minor and patch; defaults to patch.'
+
+  static args = [
+    { name: 'path', description: 'relative path to connector root directory (optional, defaults to current directory)' }
+  ]
+
+  static examples = [
+    '<%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %>',
+    '<%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> ./my-connector',
+    '<%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> -M ./my-connector',
+    '<%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> -m ./my-connector',
+    '<%= config.bin %> <%= command.id %> -p ./my-connector'
+  ]
+
+  static flags = {
+    help: Flags.help({ char: 'h' }),
+    major: Flags.boolean({ char: 'M', description: 'Increments the major version by 1' }),
+    minor: Flags.boolean({ char: 'm', description: 'Increments the minor version by 1' }),
+    patch: Flags.boolean({ char: 'p', description: 'Increments the patch version by 1' })
+  }
+
+  async run (): Promise<void> {
+    const { args, flags } = await this.parse(Bump)
+    const { major, minor } = flags
+    const connectorPath = resolve(args.path || '.')
+
+    // Validate connector directory exists
+    if (!existsSync(connectorPath)) {
+      this.error(chalk.red(`Error: Directory ${connectorPath} does not exist`))
+    }
+
+    const indexTsPath = join(connectorPath, 'src/index.ts')
+
+    // Validate index.ts exists
+    if (!existsSync(indexTsPath)) {
+      this.error(chalk.red(`Error: Could not find src/index.ts in ${connectorPath}`))
+    }
+
+    try {
+      let content = readFileSync(indexTsPath, 'utf8')
+
+      // Extract current version using regex
+      const versionRegex = /version:\s*['"]([^'"]+)['"]/
+      const match = content.match(versionRegex)
+
+      if (!match) {
+        throw new Error('Could not find version field in src/index.ts. Make sure your connector manifest includes a version field.')
+      }
+
+      const currentVersion = match[1]
+
+      // Validate current version is valid semver
+      if (!semver.valid(currentVersion)) {
+        throw new Error(`Current version '${currentVersion}' is not a valid semantic version`)
+      }
+
+      // Calculate new version
+      let newVersion: string | null
+      if (major) {
+        newVersion = semver.inc(currentVersion, 'major')
+      } else if (minor) {
+        newVersion = semver.inc(currentVersion, 'minor')
+      } else {
+        newVersion = semver.inc(currentVersion, 'patch')
+      }
+
+      if (!newVersion) {
+        throw new Error('Failed to increment version')
+      }
+
+      // Replace version in content while preserving original formatting and quotes
+      const originalContent = content
+      const fullMatch = match[0]
+      const updatedMatch = fullMatch.replace(currentVersion, newVersion)
+      content = content.replace(fullMatch, updatedMatch)
+
+      // Verify that the content was actually changed
+      if (content === originalContent) {
+        throw new Error('Failed to update version in src/index.ts')
+      }
+
+      // Write updated content back to file
+      writeFileSync(indexTsPath, content, 'utf8')
+
+      this.log(chalk.green(`✅ Successfully bumped connector version from ${currentVersion} to ${newVersion}`))
+    } catch (error) {
+      const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
+      const formattedMessage = errorMessage.trim().startsWith('Error:') ? errorMessage : `Error: ${errorMessage}`
+      this.error(chalk.red(formattedMessage))
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/zcli-connectors/src/commands/connectors/create.ts b/packages/zcli-connectors/src/commands/connectors/create.ts
index 6cc53087..25c76097 100644
--- a/packages/zcli-connectors/src/commands/connectors/create.ts
+++ b/packages/zcli-connectors/src/commands/connectors/create.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ export default class Create extends Command {
     replaceInFile(indexTsPath, {
       "name: 'starter'": `name: '${connector}'`,
       "title: 'Starter Connector'": `title: '${toTitleCase(connector)}'`,
-      "description: 'Starter Connector'": `description: '${toTitleCase(connector)} connector'`
+      "description: 'Starter Connector'": `description: '${toTitleCase(connector)} connector'`,
+      "version: '0.0.1'": "version: '0.0.1'"
     })
 
     this.log(`✅ Connector '${connector}' created successfully!`)
diff --git a/packages/zcli-connectors/src/templates/starter/src/index.ts b/packages/zcli-connectors/src/templates/starter/src/index.ts
index 91f93217..37f6e3ac 100644
--- a/packages/zcli-connectors/src/templates/starter/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/zcli-connectors/src/templates/starter/src/index.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const connector = manifest({
   title: 'Starter Connector',
   description: 'Starter Connector',
   author: 'starter-author',
+  version: '0.0.1',
   authentication: authConfig,
   actions: [testAction],
 });
diff --git a/packages/zcli-connectors/tests/functional/bump.test.ts b/packages/zcli-connectors/tests/functional/bump.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6263ab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/zcli-connectors/tests/functional/bump.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,243 @@
+/* eslint-disable no-unused-expressions */
+
+import { expect, use } from 'chai'
+import * as sinon from 'sinon'
+import sinonChai from 'sinon-chai'
+import * as fs from 'fs'
+import * as path from 'path'
+import BumpCommand from '../../src/commands/connectors/bump'
+
+use(sinonChai)
+
+describe('bump', () => {
+  let bumpCommand: BumpCommand
+  let fsStubs: any
+  let logStub: sinon.SinonStub
+  let testDir: string
+
+  const validIndexTsContent = `import { manifest } from '@zendesk/connector-sdk';
+
+const connector = manifest({
+  name: 'test-connector',
+  title: 'Test Connector',
+  version: '1.0.0',
+  authentication: {},
+  actions: [],
+});
+
+export default connector;
+`
+
+  const doubleQuoteIndexTsContent = `import { manifest } from '@zendesk/connector-sdk';
+
+const connector = manifest({
+  name: 'test-connector',
+  title: 'Test Connector',
+  version: "1.0.0",
+  authentication: {},
+  actions: [],
+});
+
+export default connector;
+`
+
+  const invalidVersionIndexTsContent = `import { manifest } from '@zendesk/connector-sdk';
+
+const connector = manifest({
+  name: 'test-connector',
+  title: 'Test Connector',
+  version: '1.0',
+  authentication: {},
+  actions: [],
+});
+
+export default connector;
+`
+
+  const missingVersionIndexTsContent = `import { manifest } from '@zendesk/connector-sdk';
+
+const connector = manifest({
+  name: 'test-connector',
+  title: 'Test Connector',
+  authentication: {},
+  actions: [],
+});
+
+export default connector;
+`
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    testDir = path.resolve('test', 'connector')
+
+    bumpCommand = new BumpCommand([], {} as any)
+    logStub = sinon.stub(bumpCommand, 'log')
+
+    fsStubs = {
+      existsSync: sinon.stub(fs, 'existsSync'),
+      readFileSync: sinon.stub(fs, 'readFileSync'),
+      writeFileSync: sinon.stub(fs, 'writeFileSync')
+    }
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    sinon.restore()
+  })
+
+  describe('with valid version', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fsStubs.existsSync.returns(true)
+      fsStubs.readFileSync.returns(validIndexTsContent)
+    })
+
+    it('should bump patch version by default', async () => {
+      sinon.stub(bumpCommand, 'parse' as any).resolves({
+        args: { path: testDir },
+        flags: {}
+      })
+
+      await bumpCommand.run()
+
+      expect(fsStubs.writeFileSync).to.have.been.calledOnce
+      const writtenContent = fsStubs.writeFileSync.firstCall.args[1]
+      expect(writtenContent).to.include("version: '1.0.1'")
+      expect(logStub).to.have.been.calledWith(sinon.match(/1\.0\.0 to 1\.0\.1/))
+    })
+
+    it('should bump patch version with -p flag', async () => {
+      sinon.stub(bumpCommand, 'parse' as any).resolves({
+        args: { path: testDir },
+        flags: { patch: true }
+      })
+
+      await bumpCommand.run()
+
+      const writtenContent = fsStubs.writeFileSync.firstCall.args[1]
+      expect(writtenContent).to.include("version: '1.0.1'")
+      expect(logStub).to.have.been.calledWith(sinon.match(/1\.0\.0 to 1\.0\.1/))
+    })
+
+    it('should bump minor version with -m flag', async () => {
+      sinon.stub(bumpCommand, 'parse' as any).resolves({
+        args: { path: testDir },
+        flags: { minor: true }
+      })
+
+      await bumpCommand.run()
+
+      const writtenContent = fsStubs.writeFileSync.firstCall.args[1]
+      expect(writtenContent).to.include("version: '1.1.0'")
+      expect(logStub).to.have.been.calledWith(sinon.match(/1\.0\.0 to 1\.1\.0/))
+    })
+
+    it('should bump major version with -M flag', async () => {
+      sinon.stub(bumpCommand, 'parse' as any).resolves({
+        args: { path: testDir },
+        flags: { major: true }
+      })
+
+      await bumpCommand.run()
+
+      const writtenContent = fsStubs.writeFileSync.firstCall.args[1]
+      expect(writtenContent).to.include("version: '2.0.0'")
+      expect(logStub).to.have.been.calledWith(sinon.match(/1\.0\.0 to 2\.0\.0/))
+    })
+
+    it('should preserve double quotes when present', async () => {
+      fsStubs.readFileSync.returns(doubleQuoteIndexTsContent)
+      sinon.stub(bumpCommand, 'parse' as any).resolves({
+        args: { path: testDir },
+        flags: {}
+      })
+
+      await bumpCommand.run()
+
+      const writtenContent = fsStubs.writeFileSync.firstCall.args[1]
+      expect(writtenContent).to.include('version: "1.0.1"')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('error cases', () => {
+    it('should fail when connector directory does not exist', async () => {
+      fsStubs.existsSync.withArgs(testDir).returns(false)
+      sinon.stub(bumpCommand, 'parse' as any).resolves({
+        args: { path: testDir },
+        flags: {}
+      })
+
+      try {
+        await bumpCommand.run()
+        expect.fail('Should have thrown an error')
+      } catch (error: any) {
+        expect(error.message).to.match(/Directory .* does not exist/)
+      }
+    })
+
+    it('should fail when src/index.ts does not exist', async () => {
+      fsStubs.existsSync.callsFake((path: fs.PathLike) => {
+        const pathStr = String(path)
+        // Connector directory exists, but index.ts does not
+        if (pathStr.includes('index.ts')) return false
+        return true
+      })
+      sinon.stub(bumpCommand, 'parse' as any).resolves({
+        args: { path: testDir },
+        flags: {}
+      })
+
+      try {
+        await bumpCommand.run()
+        expect.fail('Should have thrown an error')
+      } catch (error: any) {
+        expect(error.message).to.match(/Could not find src\/index\.ts/)
+      }
+    })
+
+    it('should fail when version field is missing', async () => {
+      fsStubs.existsSync.returns(true)
+      fsStubs.readFileSync.returns(missingVersionIndexTsContent)
+      sinon.stub(bumpCommand, 'parse' as any).resolves({
+        args: { path: testDir },
+        flags: {}
+      })
+
+      try {
+        await bumpCommand.run()
+        expect.fail('Should have thrown an error')
+      } catch (error: any) {
+        expect(error.message).to.match(/Could not find version field/)
+      }
+    })
+
+    it('should fail when version is not valid semver', async () => {
+      fsStubs.existsSync.returns(true)
+      fsStubs.readFileSync.returns(invalidVersionIndexTsContent)
+      sinon.stub(bumpCommand, 'parse' as any).resolves({
+        args: { path: testDir },
+        flags: {}
+      })
+
+      try {
+        await bumpCommand.run()
+        expect.fail('Should have thrown an error')
+      } catch (error: any) {
+        expect(error.message).to.match(/not a valid semantic version/)
+      }
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('with current directory default', () => {
+    it('should use current directory when no path provided', async () => {
+      fsStubs.existsSync.returns(true)
+      fsStubs.readFileSync.returns(validIndexTsContent)
+      sinon.stub(bumpCommand, 'parse' as any).resolves({
+        args: {},
+        flags: {}
+      })
+
+      await bumpCommand.run()
+
+      expect(fsStubs.readFileSync).to.have.been.called
+      expect(fsStubs.writeFileSync).to.have.been.called
+    })
+  })
+})