diff --git a/examples/pom_version.clj b/examples/get_pom_version.clj
similarity index 93%
rename from examples/pom_version.clj
rename to examples/get_pom_version.clj
index 164bfe69..2d05dfbe 100755
--- a/examples/pom_version.clj
+++ b/examples/get_pom_version.clj
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bb
 
-(ns pom-version
+(ns get-pom-version
   {:author "Wilker Lucio"}
   (:require [clojure.data.xml :as xml]
             [clojure.string :as str]))
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
    (->>
     (slurp path)
     (xml/parse-str)
-    (xml-seq )
+    (xml-seq)
     (filter #(tag-name? % "version"))
     first
     tag-content-str)))
diff --git a/examples/set_pom_version.clj b/examples/set_pom_version.clj
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..1c857e24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/set_pom_version.clj
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bb
+
+;; usage: version.clj pom.xml 1.0.1
+
+;; pom.xml:
+;; <project>
+;;   <version></version>
+;; </project>
+
+;; prints to stdout:
+;; <project>
+;;   <version>1.0.1</version>
+;; </project>
+
+(ns set-pom-version
+  {:author "Michiel Borkent"}
+  (:require [clojure.data.xml :as xml]))
+
+(def pom-xml (first *command-line-args*))
+(def version (second *command-line-args*))
+
+(def xml (xml/parse-str (slurp pom-xml)))
+
+(defn update-version [elt]
+  (if (= :version (:tag elt))
+    (assoc elt :content version)
+    elt))
+
+(println
+ (xml/emit-str
+  (update xml :content
+          (fn [contents]
+            (map update-version contents)))))
+