diff --git a/app/src/gambas3/.src/Project.module b/app/src/gambas3/.src/Project.module
index 8b31e964a..d262ad3c4 100644
--- a/app/src/gambas3/.src/Project.module
+++ b/app/src/gambas3/.src/Project.module
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ Public ProfileIndex As Integer
 Public BreakOnError As Boolean
 
 Public Running As Boolean
+Public JustUpdateVersion As Boolean
 
 'Private Recent As New String[]
 'Private RecentDate As New Date[]
@@ -270,6 +271,13 @@ Public Sub Main()
     Else If sArg = "--version" Or If sArg = "-V" Then
       Print Application.Version
       Quit
+    Else If sArg = "-u" Then
+      Project.JustUpdateVersion = True
+      Project.Dir = Args[iInd + 1]
+      Project.Path = Project.Dir &/ PROJECT_FILE
+      Project.ReadProject(False)
+      Project.Exit
+      Quit
     Else If Left(sArg) = "-" Then
       Error "gambas3: unknown option: " & sArg
       Quit
@@ -3197,11 +3205,15 @@ Public Sub ReadProject(Optional bConvert As Boolean)
         Startup = sVal
 
       Case "component"
-        hComp = CComponent.All[sVal]
-        If hComp And If Not hComp.Hidden Then
+        If JustUpdateVersion Then
           Components.Add(sVal)
         Else
-          aMissing.Add(sVal)
+          hComp = CComponent.All[sVal]
+          If hComp And If Not hComp.Hidden Then
+            Components.Add(sVal)
+          Else
+            aMissing.Add(sVal)
+          Endif
         Endif
 
       Case "library"
@@ -3425,6 +3437,7 @@ Public Sub ReadProject(Optional bConvert As Boolean)
   Close hFic
 
   VersionFile = Not GetVersion(True)
+  If JustUpdateVersion Then Return
 
   If aMissing.Count Then
     sMsg = Subst(("Some components are missing: &1"), aMissing.Join(", "))
@@ -3480,17 +3493,21 @@ Public Sub WriteProject(Optional bComponentDoNotChange As Boolean, Optional bMak
 
   If Project.ReadOnly Then Return
 
-  If Type
-    ' If bMakeShortcut Then
-    '   If Project.CreateShortcut Then
-    '     InstallComponent
-    '   Else
-    '     UninstallComponent
-    '   Endif
-    ' Endif
-  Else
-    MakeShortcut(bMakeShortcut)
-    If Not bComponentDoNotChange Then RefreshComponents
+  If Not JustUpdateVersion Then
+
+    If Type
+      ' If bMakeShortcut Then
+      '   If Project.CreateShortcut Then
+      '     InstallComponent
+      '   Else
+      '     UninstallComponent
+      '   Endif
+      ' Endif
+    Else
+      MakeShortcut(bMakeShortcut)
+      If Not bComponentDoNotChange Then RefreshComponents
+    Endif
+    
   Endif
 
   ' Creates the .project file
@@ -3581,6 +3598,8 @@ Public Sub WriteProject(Optional bComponentDoNotChange As Boolean, Optional bMak
 
   Try Kill sPath
   Move sPath & ".tmp" To sPath
+  
+  If JustUpdateVersion Then Return
 
   WriteProjectTranslation
   UpdateComponentFile