diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index 3c6259f..0a40694 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -158,7 +158,13 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) GetCurrentVersion() string {
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) IncrementVersion() bool {
-	return rs.setTag()
+	rs.incrementRevision()
+	rs.EnableSelectTag()
+	rs.setTag()
+	newtag := "v" + rs.newversion.String()
+	log.Log(REPOWARN, "new version is set to", newtag, "set target version to this")
+	rs.targetReleaseVersion.SetText(newtag)
+	return true
 }
 
 // TODO: run this through the sanity check!
diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index 3dffb97..02563a5 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) GitPull() error {
 	cmd = append(cmd, "git", "pull")
 	err, _, output := RunCmd(rs.realPath.String(), cmd)
 	if err == nil {
-		log.Log(REPOWARN,"git pull ran", rs.Path())
-		log.Log(REPOWARN,"git pull output", output)
+		log.Log(REPOWARN, "git pull ran", rs.Path())
+		log.Log(REPOWARN, "git pull output", output)
 	} else {
-		log.Log(REPOWARN,"git pull error", rs.Path(), err)
+		log.Log(REPOWARN, "git pull error", rs.Path(), err)
 	}
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/merge.go b/merge.go
index 2d9a931..cad5f5a 100644
--- a/merge.go
+++ b/merge.go
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) setTag() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (rs *RepoStatus) incrementVersion() {
+func (rs *RepoStatus) incrementRevision() {
 	lasttag := rs.lasttag.String()
 	var major, minor, revision string
 	if rs.targetReleaseVersion.String() == "" {
@@ -215,9 +215,10 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) incrementVersion() {
 	rs.minor.SetText(widget.GetString(b))
 
 	// rs.c := strconv.Atoi(revision)
-	rs.revision.AddText(widget.GetString(c + 1))
-	rs.revision.AddText(widget.GetString(c + 2))
-	rs.setRevision(widget.GetString(c + 1))
+	rs.revision.AddText(strconv.Itoa(c + 1))
+	rs.revision.AddText(strconv.Itoa(c + 2))
+	rs.revision.SetText(strconv.Itoa(c + 1))
+	// rs.setRevision(widget.GetString(c + 1))
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) recommend() {
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) recommend() {
 	}
 	if rs.lasttag.String() != rs.GetMasterVersion() {
 		log.Log(INFO, "master does not equal last tag")
-		rs.incrementVersion()
+		rs.incrementRevision()
 		rs.EnableSelectTag()
 		rs.setTag()
 		return
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) generateCmd() bool {
 	} else {
 		rs.versionMessage.SetLabel("tag message")
 	}
-	rs.releaseVersion.SetLabel("Release!")
+	rs.releaseVersion.SetLabel("Release Tag!")
 	rs.releaseVersion.Enable()
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/modifyBox.go b/modifyBox.go
index ae577a2..5b9d030 100644
--- a/modifyBox.go
+++ b/modifyBox.go
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands(box *gui.Node) {
 		}
 		rs.Enable()
 	})
+	newgrid.NewButton("increment version", func() {
+		rs.IncrementVersion()
+	})
 	newgrid.NextRow()
 
 	rs.major = gadgets.NewBasicCombobox(newgrid, "major")
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands(box *gui.Node) {
 		rs.setTag()
 		rs.generateCmd()
 	}
-	rs.major.Hide()
+	// rs.major.Hide()
 	newgrid.NextRow()
 
 	rs.minor = gadgets.NewBasicCombobox(newgrid, "minor")
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands(box *gui.Node) {
 		rs.setTag()
 		rs.generateCmd()
 	}
-	rs.minor.Hide()
+	// rs.minor.Hide()
 	newgrid.NextRow()
 
 	rs.revision = gadgets.NewBasicCombobox(newgrid, "revision")
@@ -88,30 +91,30 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands(box *gui.Node) {
 		rs.setTag()
 		rs.generateCmd()
 	}
-	rs.revision.Hide()
+	// rs.revision.Hide()
 	newgrid.NextRow()
 
 	// newgrid.NewLabel("new tag version")
 	rs.newversion = newgrid.NewLabel("0.0.1")
-	rs.newversion.Hide()
+	// rs.newversion.Hide()
 	newgrid.NextRow()
 
 	rs.versionMessage = gadgets.NewBasicEntry(newgrid, "tag message")
 	rs.versionMessage.Custom = func() {
 		rs.generateCmd()
 	}
-	rs.versionMessage.Hide()
+	// rs.versionMessage.Hide()
 	newgrid.NextRow()
 
 	rs.versionCmdOutput = gadgets.NewOneLiner(newgrid, "tag cmd")
-	rs.versionCmdOutput.Hide()
+	// rs.versionCmdOutput.Hide()
 	newgrid.NextRow()
 
 	rs.releaseVersion = newgrid.NewButton("tag and release new version", func() {
 		rs.Disable()
 		rs.MergeDevelToMaster()
 	})
-	rs.releaseVersion.Hide()
+	// rs.releaseVersion.Hide()
 	newgrid.NextRow()
 
 	newgrid.Margin()
diff --git a/tagWindow.go b/tagWindow.go
index c630af7..683fee8 100644
--- a/tagWindow.go
+++ b/tagWindow.go
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ type Tag struct {
 	ref *gui.Node
 
 	// the .git/ref date
-	date *gui.Node
+	date     *gui.Node
+	duration *gui.Node
 
 	// the tag comment
 	subject *gui.Node
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) makeTagBox(box *gui.Node) {
 
 		_, stamp, dur := getGitDateStamp(parts[1])
 		rTag.date = grid.NewLabel(stamp)
-		grid.NewLabel(dur)
+		rTag.duration = grid.NewLabel(dur)
 
 		rTag.subject = grid.NewLabel(parts[4])
 		rTag.deleteB = grid.NewButton("delete", func() {
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ func (rt *Tag) Hide() {
 	rt.tag.Hide()
 	rt.ref.Hide()
 	rt.date.Hide()
+	rt.duration.Hide()
 	rt.subject.Hide()
 	rt.deleteB.Hide()
 }
@@ -281,6 +283,7 @@ func (rt *Tag) Show() {
 	rt.tag.Show()
 	rt.ref.Show()
 	rt.date.Show()
+	rt.duration.Show()
 	rt.subject.Show()
 	rt.deleteB.Show()
 }
diff --git a/update.go b/update.go
index ed849cf..99b17cb 100644
--- a/update.go
+++ b/update.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) gitBranchAll() {
 	err, out := rs.RunCmd([]string{"git", "branch", "--all"})
-		log.Log(WARN, "git branch failed string =", rs.String())
-		log.Log(WARN, "git branch failed realpath =", rs.realPath.String())
+	log.Log(WARN, "git branch failed string =", rs.String())
+	log.Log(WARN, "git branch failed realpath =", rs.realPath.String())
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Log(WARN, "git branch failed string =", rs.String())
 		log.Log(WARN, "git branch failed realpath =", rs.realPath.String())