diff --git a/src/main/java/com/tecknobit/pandoro/controllers/ProjectsController.java b/src/main/java/com/tecknobit/pandoro/controllers/ProjectsController.java
index 8d681e6..a36610d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/tecknobit/pandoro/controllers/ProjectsController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/tecknobit/pandoro/controllers/ProjectsController.java
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ private String manageUpdateStatus(String id, String token, String projectId, Str
                 if (isPublishing) {
                     if (status != IN_DEVELOPMENT)
                         return failedResponse("An update to be published must be IN_DEVELOPMENT first");
-                    projectsHelper.publishUpdate(projectId, updateId, id);
+                    projectsHelper.publishUpdate(projectId, updateId, id, update.getTargetVersion());
                 } else {
                     if (status != SCHEDULED)
                         return failedResponse("An update to be published must be SCHEDULED first");
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/tecknobit/pandoro/services/ProjectsHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/tecknobit/pandoro/services/ProjectsHelper.java
index e7784eb..9847722 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/tecknobit/pandoro/services/ProjectsHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/tecknobit/pandoro/services/ProjectsHelper.java
@@ -322,9 +322,11 @@ public void startUpdate(String projectId, String updateId, String userId) {
      * @param projectId: the project identifier
      * @param updateId: the update identifier
      * @param userId: the user identifier who publish the update
+     * @param updateVersion: the version of the update to set as last version of the project
      */
-    public void publishUpdate(String projectId, String updateId, String userId) {
+    public void publishUpdate(String projectId, String updateId, String userId, String updateVersion) {
         updatesRepository.publishUpdate(updateId, System.currentTimeMillis(), userId);
+        projectsRepository.updateProjectVersion(userId, projectId, updateVersion);
         if (projectsRepository.getProjectById(projectId).hasGroups()) {
             changelogsCreator.updatePublished(updatesRepository.getUpdateById(projectId, updateId).getTargetVersion(),
                     projectId, userId);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/tecknobit/pandoro/services/repositories/projects/ProjectsRepository.java b/src/main/java/com/tecknobit/pandoro/services/repositories/projects/ProjectsRepository.java
index e9f7b1e..3732de0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/tecknobit/pandoro/services/repositories/projects/ProjectsRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/tecknobit/pandoro/services/repositories/projects/ProjectsRepository.java
@@ -213,6 +213,29 @@ void editProject(
             @Param(PROJECT_REPOSITORY_KEY) String repository
     );
 
+    /**
+     * Method to execute the query to update to the last published update version
+     * the version of the {@link Project}
+     *
+     * @param author:    the author of the project
+     * @param projectId: the project identifier
+     * @param version:   the last version of the project
+     */
+    @Modifying(clearAutomatically = true)
+    @Transactional
+    @Query(
+            value = "UPDATE " + PROJECTS_KEY + " SET "
+                    + PROJECT_VERSION_KEY + "=:" + PROJECT_VERSION_KEY
+                    + " WHERE " + AUTHOR_KEY + "=:" + AUTHOR_KEY + " AND "
+                    + IDENTIFIER_KEY + "=:" + IDENTIFIER_KEY,
+            nativeQuery = true
+    )
+    void updateProjectVersion(
+            @Param(AUTHOR_KEY) String author,
+            @Param(IDENTIFIER_KEY) String projectId,
+            @Param(PROJECT_VERSION_KEY) String version
+    );
+
     /**
      * Method to execute the query to select an existing {@link Project}
      *