diff --git a/.github/workflows/develop.yml b/.github/workflows/develop.yml
index ea263fcb..9a930566 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/develop.yml
@@ -28,26 +28,16 @@ jobs:
         id: project-version
         uses: 'euberdeveloper/ga-project-version@main'
       
-      - name: Increase patch version by 1
-        id: increase-patch-version
-        run: |
-          $currentVersion = "${{ steps.project-version.outputs.version }}"
-          $versionArray = $currentVersion -split '\.'
-          $patchVersion = [int]$versionArray[2] + 1
-          $newVersion = "$($versionArray[0]).$($versionArray[1]).$patchVersion"
-          Write-Output "::set-output name=patch_version::$newVersion"
-
-      - name: Set Git user email and name
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.email "cameron.maloney@warriorlife.net"
-          git config --global user.name "Cameron"
-
-
-      - name: 'change version'
-        uses: reedyuk/npm-version@1.1.1
+      - name:  'Automated Version Bump'
+        uses:  'phips28/gh-action-bump-version@master'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         with:
-          version: ${{ steps.patch-version.outputs.patch_version }}
-          git-tag-version: 'true'
+          commit-message: 'CI: bumps version to {{version}} [skip ci]'
+
+      - name: Get version of the project
+        id: project-version-after
+        uses: 'euberdeveloper/ga-project-version@main'
 
       - name: Set up conda
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
@@ -73,10 +63,6 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run electron:package:win
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-
-      - name: Get version of the project
-        id: project-version-after
-        uses: 'euberdeveloper/ga-project-version@main'
       
       - name: Get latest release number
         id: get_latest_release