diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 5bd02a13d..6a3045614 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ source "https://rubygems.org"
 gem 'fastlane'
 gem "xcode-install"
 gem 'slather'
+gem 'semantic'
 
 plugins_path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'fastlane', 'Pluginfile')
 eval_gemfile('fastlane/Pluginfile') if File.exist?(plugins_path)
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 42311168d..0125903af 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ GEM
     ruby2_keywords (0.0.5)
     rubyzip (2.3.2)
     security (0.1.3)
+    semantic (1.6.1)
     signet (0.17.0)
       addressable (~> 2.8)
       faraday (>= 0.17.5, < 3.a)
@@ -266,6 +267,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   fastlane-plugin-sentry
   fastlane-plugin-xcconfig
   fastlane-plugin-xcodegen
+  semantic
   slather
   xcode-install
 
diff --git a/fastlane/Fastfile b/fastlane/Fastfile
index f13ba2d0d..ca34288d8 100644
--- a/fastlane/Fastfile
+++ b/fastlane/Fastfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'yaml'
+require 'semantic'
 require_relative 'changelog'
 
 before_all do
@@ -256,11 +257,14 @@ lane :prepare_next_release do
 
   data = YAML.load_file target_file_path
   current_version = data["settings"]["MARKETING_VERSION"]
-  new_version = current_version.next
+
+  version = Semantic::Version.new(current_version)
+
+  new_version = version.increment!(:patch)
   
   # Bump the patch version. The empty string after -i is so that sed doesn't 
   # create a backup file on macOS
-  sh("sed -i '' 's/#{current_version}/#{new_version}/g' #{target_file_path}")
+  sh("sed -i '' 's/MARKETING_VERSION: #{current_version}/MARKETING_VERSION: #{new_version.to_string}/g' #{target_file_path}")
 
   xcodegen(spec: "project.yml")