diff --git a/src/object/base.rs b/src/object/base.rs
index 56ec87ad4..9075fc123 100644
--- a/src/object/base.rs
+++ b/src/object/base.rs
@@ -347,6 +347,62 @@ impl Value {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn get_data_by_path(&'a self, span: Span, path: &str) -> Option<Spanned<&Value>> {
+        let mut current = self;
+        for p in path.split(".") {
+            match current.get_data_by_key(p) {
+                Some(v) => current = v,
+                None => return None,
+            }
+        }
+
+        Some(Spanned {
+            item: current,
+            span,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn replace_data_at_path(
+        &'a self,
+        span: Span,
+        path: &str,
+        replaced_value: Value,
+    ) -> Option<Spanned<Value>> {
+        let mut new_obj = self.clone();
+
+        let split_path: Vec<_> = path.split(".").collect();
+
+        if let Value::Object(ref mut o) = new_obj {
+            let mut current = o;
+            for idx in 0..split_path.len() {
+                match current.entries.get_mut(split_path[idx]) {
+                    Some(next) => {
+                        if idx == (split_path.len() - 1) {
+                            *next = Spanned {
+                                item: replaced_value,
+                                span,
+                            };
+                            return Some(Spanned {
+                                item: new_obj,
+                                span,
+                            });
+                        } else {
+                            match next.item {
+                                Value::Object(ref mut o) => {
+                                    current = o;
+                                }
+                                _ => return None,
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => return None,
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        None
+    }
+
     pub fn get_data(&'a self, desc: &String) -> MaybeOwned<'a, Value> {
         match self {
             p @ Value::Primitive(_) => MaybeOwned::Borrowed(p),
diff --git a/src/parser/parse/span.rs b/src/parser/parse/span.rs
index 30d4efeb7..d82f43468 100644
--- a/src/parser/parse/span.rs
+++ b/src/parser/parse/span.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ impl<T> Spanned<T> {
         }
     }
 
-    crate fn map<U>(self, input: impl FnOnce(T) -> U) -> Spanned<U> {
+    pub fn map<U>(self, input: impl FnOnce(T) -> U) -> Spanned<U> {
         let Spanned { span, item } = self;
 
         let mapped = input(item);
diff --git a/src/plugins/inc.rs b/src/plugins/inc.rs
index faf5ccc2b..8d69f91d5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/inc.rs
+++ b/src/plugins/inc.rs
@@ -1,57 +1,80 @@
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use nu::{
-    serve_plugin, Args, CommandConfig, Plugin, PositionalType, Primitive, ReturnSuccess,
+    serve_plugin, Args, CommandConfig, NamedType, Plugin, PositionalType, Primitive, ReturnSuccess,
     ReturnValue, ShellError, Spanned, SpannedItem, Value,
 };
 
 struct Inc {
-    inc_by: i64,
+    field: Option<String>,
+    major: bool,
+    minor: bool,
+    patch: bool,
 }
 impl Inc {
     fn new() -> Inc {
-        Inc { inc_by: 1 }
+        Inc {
+            field: None,
+            major: false,
+            minor: false,
+            patch: false,
+        }
     }
-}
 
-impl Plugin for Inc {
-    fn config(&mut self) -> Result<CommandConfig, ShellError> {
-        Ok(CommandConfig {
-            name: "inc".to_string(),
-            positional: vec![PositionalType::optional_any("Increment")],
-            is_filter: true,
-            is_sink: false,
-            named: IndexMap::new(),
-            rest_positional: true,
-        })
-    }
-    fn begin_filter(&mut self, args: Args) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
-        if let Some(args) = args.positional {
-            for arg in args {
-                match arg {
-                    Spanned {
-                        item: Value::Primitive(Primitive::Int(i)),
-                        ..
-                    } => {
-                        self.inc_by = i;
+    fn inc(
+        &self,
+        value: Spanned<Value>,
+        field: &Option<String>,
+    ) -> Result<Spanned<Value>, ShellError> {
+        match value.item {
+            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Int(i)) => Ok(Value::int(i + 1).spanned(value.span)),
+            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(b)) => {
+                Ok(Value::bytes(b + 1 as u64).spanned(value.span))
+            }
+            Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(s)) => {
+                if let Ok(i) = s.parse::<u64>() {
+                    Ok(Spanned {
+                        item: Value::string(format!("{}", i + 1)),
+                        span: value.span,
+                    })
+                } else if let Ok(mut ver) = semver::Version::parse(&s) {
+                    if self.major {
+                        ver.increment_major();
+                    } else if self.minor {
+                        ver.increment_minor();
+                    } else {
+                        self.patch;
+                        ver.increment_patch();
                     }
-                    _ => return Err(ShellError::string("Unrecognized type in params")),
+                    Ok(Spanned {
+                        item: Value::string(ver.to_string()),
+                        span: value.span,
+                    })
+                } else {
+                    Err(ShellError::string("string could not be incremented"))
                 }
             }
-        }
-
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn filter(&mut self, input: Spanned<Value>) -> Result<Vec<ReturnValue>, ShellError> {
-        let span = input.span;
-
-        match input.item {
-            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Int(i)) => Ok(vec![ReturnSuccess::value(
-                Value::int(i + self.inc_by).spanned(span),
-            )]),
-            Value::Primitive(Primitive::Bytes(b)) => Ok(vec![ReturnSuccess::value(
-                Value::bytes(b + self.inc_by as u64).spanned(span),
-            )]),
+            Value::Object(_) => match field {
+                Some(f) => {
+                    let replacement = match value.item.get_data_by_path(value.span, f) {
+                        Some(result) => self.inc(result.map(|x| x.clone()), &None)?,
+                        None => {
+                            return Err(ShellError::string("inc could not find field to replace"))
+                        }
+                    };
+                    match value
+                        .item
+                        .replace_data_at_path(value.span, f, replacement.item.clone())
+                    {
+                        Some(v) => return Ok(v),
+                        None => {
+                            return Err(ShellError::string("inc could not find field to replace"))
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                None => Err(ShellError::string(
+                    "inc needs a field when incrementing a value in an object",
+                )),
+            },
             x => Err(ShellError::string(format!(
                 "Unrecognized type in stream: {:?}",
                 x
@@ -60,6 +83,60 @@ impl Plugin for Inc {
     }
 }
 
+impl Plugin for Inc {
+    fn config(&mut self) -> Result<CommandConfig, ShellError> {
+        let mut named = IndexMap::new();
+        named.insert("major".to_string(), NamedType::Switch);
+        named.insert("minor".to_string(), NamedType::Switch);
+        named.insert("patch".to_string(), NamedType::Switch);
+
+        Ok(CommandConfig {
+            name: "inc".to_string(),
+            positional: vec![PositionalType::optional_any("Field")],
+            is_filter: true,
+            is_sink: false,
+            named,
+            rest_positional: true,
+        })
+    }
+    fn begin_filter(&mut self, args: Args) -> Result<(), ShellError> {
+        if args.has("major") {
+            self.major = true;
+        }
+        if args.has("minor") {
+            self.minor = true;
+        }
+        if args.has("patch") {
+            self.patch = true;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(args) = args.positional {
+            for arg in args {
+                match arg {
+                    Spanned {
+                        item: Value::Primitive(Primitive::String(s)),
+                        ..
+                    } => {
+                        self.field = Some(s);
+                    }
+                    _ => {
+                        return Err(ShellError::string(format!(
+                            "Unrecognized type in params: {:?}",
+                            arg
+                        )))
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn filter(&mut self, input: Spanned<Value>) -> Result<Vec<ReturnValue>, ShellError> {
+        Ok(vec![ReturnSuccess::value(self.inc(input, &self.field)?)])
+    }
+}
+
 fn main() {
     serve_plugin(&mut Inc::new());
 }
diff --git a/tests/filters_test.rs b/tests/filters_test.rs
index 98ec17298..c9eb4baff 100644
--- a/tests/filters_test.rs
+++ b/tests/filters_test.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,28 @@ fn can_split_by_column() {
     assert_eq!(output, "name");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn can_inc_version() {
+    nu!(
+        output,
+        cwd("tests/fixtures/formats"),
+        "open cargo_sample.toml | inc package.version --minor | get package.version | echo $it"
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(output, "0.2.0");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn can_inc_field() {
+    nu!(
+        output,
+        cwd("tests/fixtures/formats"),
+        "open cargo_sample.toml | inc package.edition | get package.edition | echo $it"
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(output, "2019");
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn can_filter_by_unit_size_comparison() {
     nu!(