diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 59ad862..254bb9b 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -9,15 +9,52 @@ Usage:
 """
 
 import os
+import re
 import sys
 import shutil
 import platform
 
 # Add project root
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+PROJECT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+sys.path.insert(0, PROJECT_DIR)
+
+
+def auto_bump_version() -> str:
+    """Auto-increment patch version in version.py on every build."""
+    ver_file = os.path.join(PROJECT_DIR, "version.py")
+    with open(ver_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        content = f.read()
+
+    match = re.search(r'__version__\s*=\s*"(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)"', content)
+    if not match:
+        print("ERROR: Cannot parse version from version.py")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    major, minor, patch = int(match.group(1)), int(match.group(2)), int(match.group(3))
+    new_patch = patch + 1
+    new_version = f"{major}.{minor}.{new_patch}"
+
+    content = re.sub(
+        r'__version__\s*=\s*"[\d.]+"',
+        f'__version__ = "{new_version}"',
+        content,
+    )
+    with open(ver_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        f.write(content)
+
+    print(f"Version bumped: {major}.{minor}.{patch} -> {new_version}")
+    return new_version
+
+
+# Auto-bump unless --no-bump flag is passed
+if "--no-bump" not in sys.argv:
+    _version = auto_bump_version()
+else:
+    sys.argv.remove("--no-bump")
+    _version = None
+
 from version import __version__, __app_name__
 
-PROJECT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 DIST_DIR = os.path.join(PROJECT_DIR, "dist")
 BUILD_DIR = os.path.join(PROJECT_DIR, "build")
 RELEASES_DIR = os.path.join(PROJECT_DIR, "releases")
diff --git a/releases/ServerManager-v1.8.8-win-x64.exe b/releases/ServerManager-v1.8.8-win-x64.exe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53d2450
Binary files /dev/null and b/releases/ServerManager-v1.8.8-win-x64.exe differ
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index fd53ad0..abe4893 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Version info for ServerManager."""
 
-__version__ = "1.8.7"
+__version__ = "1.8.8"
 __app_name__ = "ServerManager"
 __author__ = "aibot777"
 __description__ = "Desktop GUI for managing remote servers"