diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 73da36e..af4c870 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func main() {
 	current, err := getCurrentVersion(tag)
 	app.FatalIfError(err, "could not get current version from tag: '%s'", tag)
 
-	result, err := nextVersion(cmd, current, tag, *preRelease, *build)
+	result, err := nextVersion(cmd, current, tag, *preRelease, *build, *forcePatchIncrement)
 	app.FatalIfError(err, "could not get next tag: '%s'", tag)
 
 	if *stripPrefix {
@@ -50,7 +50,23 @@ func main() {
 	fmt.Println(*prefix + result.String())
 }
 
-func nextVersion(cmd string, current *semver.Version, tag, preRelease, build string) (semver.Version, error) {
+func nextVersion(cmd string, current *semver.Version, tag, preRelease, build string, force bool) (semver.Version, error) {
+	if cmd == currentCmd.FullCommand() {
+		return *current, nil
+	}
+
+	if force {
+		c, err := current.SetMetadata("")
+		if err != nil {
+			return c, err
+		}
+		c, err = c.SetPrerelease("")
+		if err != nil {
+			return c, err
+		}
+		current = &c
+	}
+
 	var result semver.Version
 	switch cmd {
 	case nextCmd.FullCommand():
@@ -61,8 +77,6 @@ func nextVersion(cmd string, current *semver.Version, tag, preRelease, build str
 		result = current.IncMinor()
 	case patchCmd.FullCommand():
 		result = current.IncPatch()
-	case currentCmd.FullCommand():
-		result = *current
 	}
 
 	var err error
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 595fabe..69830ec 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -24,29 +24,17 @@ func TestCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	ver := func() *semver.Version { return semver.MustParse("1.2.3-pre+123") }
 	t.Run(currentCmd.FullCommand(), func(t *testing.T) {
 		cmd := currentCmd.FullCommand()
-		t.Run("no meta", func(t *testing.T) {
-			is := is.New(t)
-			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "", "")
-			is.NoErr(err)
-			is.Equal("1.2.3", v.String())
-		})
-		t.Run("build", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("version has meta", func(t *testing.T) {
 			is := is.New(t)
-			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "", "124")
+			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "", "", false)
 			is.NoErr(err)
-			is.Equal("1.2.3+124", v.String())
+			is.Equal("1.2.3-pre+123", v.String())
 		})
-		t.Run("prerel", func(t *testing.T) {
-			is := is.New(t)
-			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "alpha.1", "")
-			is.NoErr(err)
-			is.Equal("1.2.3-alpha.1", v.String())
-		})
-		t.Run("all meta", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("version is clean", func(t *testing.T) {
 			is := is.New(t)
-			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "alpha.2", "125")
+			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, semver.MustParse("v1.2.3"), "v1.2.3", "doesnt matter", "nope", true)
 			is.NoErr(err)
-			is.Equal("1.2.3-alpha.2+125", v.String())
+			is.Equal("1.2.3", v.String())
 		})
 	})
 
@@ -54,85 +42,99 @@ func TestCmd(t *testing.T) {
 		cmd := minorCmd.FullCommand()
 		t.Run("no meta", func(t *testing.T) {
 			is := is.New(t)
-			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "", "")
+			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "", "", false)
 			is.NoErr(err)
 			is.Equal("1.3.0", v.String())
 		})
 		t.Run("build", func(t *testing.T) {
 			is := is.New(t)
-			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "", "124")
+			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "", "124", false)
 			is.NoErr(err)
 			is.Equal("1.3.0+124", v.String())
 		})
 		t.Run("prerel", func(t *testing.T) {
 			is := is.New(t)
-			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "alpha.1", "")
+			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "alpha.1", "", false)
 			is.NoErr(err)
 			is.Equal("1.3.0-alpha.1", v.String())
 		})
 		t.Run("all meta", func(t *testing.T) {
 			is := is.New(t)
-			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "alpha.2", "125")
+			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "alpha.2", "125", false)
 			is.NoErr(err)
 			is.Equal("1.3.0-alpha.2+125", v.String())
 		})
 	})
+
 	t.Run(patchCmd.FullCommand(), func(t *testing.T) {
 		cmd := patchCmd.FullCommand()
 		t.Run("no meta", func(t *testing.T) {
 			is := is.New(t)
-			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, semver.MustParse("1.2.3"), "v1.2.3", "", "")
+			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, semver.MustParse("1.2.3"), "v1.2.3", "", "", false)
 			is.NoErr(err)
 			is.Equal("1.2.4", v.String())
 		})
-		t.Run("original had no meta", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("previous had meta", func(t *testing.T) {
 			is := is.New(t)
-			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, semver.MustParse("1.2.3-alpha.1+1"), "v1.2.3", "", "")
+			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, semver.MustParse("1.2.3-alpha.1+1"), "v1.2.3", "", "", false)
 			is.NoErr(err)
 			is.Equal("1.2.3", v.String())
 		})
+		t.Run("previous had meta, force", func(t *testing.T) {
+			is := is.New(t)
+			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, semver.MustParse("1.2.3-alpha.1+1"), "v1.2.3", "", "", true)
+			is.NoErr(err)
+			is.Equal("1.2.4", v.String())
+		})
+		t.Run("previous had meta, force, add meta", func(t *testing.T) {
+			is := is.New(t)
+			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, semver.MustParse("1.2.3-alpha.1+1"), "v1.2.3-alpha.1+1", "alpha.2", "10", true)
+			is.NoErr(err)
+			is.Equal("1.2.4-alpha.2+10", v.String())
+		})
 		t.Run("build", func(t *testing.T) {
 			is := is.New(t)
-			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, semver.MustParse("1.2.3"), "v1.2.3", "", "124")
+			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, semver.MustParse("1.2.3"), "v1.2.3", "", "124", false)
 			is.NoErr(err)
 			is.Equal("1.2.4+124", v.String())
 		})
 		t.Run("prerel", func(t *testing.T) {
 			is := is.New(t)
-			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, semver.MustParse("1.2.3"), "v1.2.3", "alpha.1", "")
+			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, semver.MustParse("1.2.3"), "v1.2.3", "alpha.1", "", false)
 			is.NoErr(err)
 			is.Equal("1.2.4-alpha.1", v.String())
 		})
 		t.Run("all meta", func(t *testing.T) {
 			is := is.New(t)
-			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, semver.MustParse("1.2.3"), "v1.2.3", "alpha.2", "125")
+			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, semver.MustParse("1.2.3"), "v1.2.3", "alpha.2", "125", false)
 			is.NoErr(err)
 			is.Equal("1.2.4-alpha.2+125", v.String())
 		})
 	})
+
 	t.Run(majorCmd.FullCommand(), func(t *testing.T) {
 		cmd := majorCmd.FullCommand()
 		t.Run("no meta", func(t *testing.T) {
 			is := is.New(t)
-			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "", "")
+			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "", "", false)
 			is.NoErr(err)
 			is.Equal("2.0.0", v.String())
 		})
 		t.Run("build", func(t *testing.T) {
 			is := is.New(t)
-			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "", "124")
+			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "", "124", false)
 			is.NoErr(err)
 			is.Equal("2.0.0+124", v.String())
 		})
 		t.Run("prerel", func(t *testing.T) {
 			is := is.New(t)
-			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "alpha.1", "")
+			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "alpha.1", "", false)
 			is.NoErr(err)
 			is.Equal("2.0.0-alpha.1", v.String())
 		})
 		t.Run("all meta", func(t *testing.T) {
 			is := is.New(t)
-			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "alpha.2", "125")
+			v, err := nextVersion(cmd, ver(), "v1.2.3", "alpha.2", "125", false)
 			is.NoErr(err)
 			is.Equal("2.0.0-alpha.2+125", v.String())
 		})
@@ -141,12 +143,12 @@ func TestCmd(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("errors", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run("invalid build", func(t *testing.T) {
 			is := is.New(t)
-			_, err := nextVersion(minorCmd.FullCommand(), semver.MustParse("1.2.3"), "v1.2.3", "", "+125")
+			_, err := nextVersion(minorCmd.FullCommand(), semver.MustParse("1.2.3"), "v1.2.3", "", "+125", false)
 			is.True(err != nil)
 		})
 		t.Run("invalid prerelease", func(t *testing.T) {
 			is := is.New(t)
-			_, err := nextVersion(minorCmd.FullCommand(), semver.MustParse("1.2.3"), "v1.2.3", "+aaa", "")
+			_, err := nextVersion(minorCmd.FullCommand(), semver.MustParse("1.2.3"), "v1.2.3", "+aaa", "", false)
 			is.True(err != nil)
 		})
 	})