diff --git a/pype/plugins/blender/publish/increment_workfile_version.py b/pype/plugins/blender/publish/increment_workfile_version.py
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+import pyblish.api
+import avalon.blender.workio
+
+
+class IncrementWorkfileVersion(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+    """Increment current workfile version."""
+
+    order = pyblish.api.IntegratorOrder + 0.9
+    label = "Increment Workfile Version"
+    optional = True
+    hosts = ["blender"]
+    families = ["animation", "model", "rig", "action"]
+
+    def process(self, context):
+
+        assert all(result["success"] for result in context.data["results"]), (
+            "Publishing not succesfull so version is not increased.")
+
+        from pype.lib import version_up
+        path = context.data["currentFile"]
+        filepath = version_up(path)
+
+        avalon.blender.workio.save_file(filepath, copy=False)
+
+        self.log.info('Incrementing script version')