diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index c54df6c..92c8631 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -51,3 +51,11 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: flake8
         args: [--config=.flake8]
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: increase-version
+        name: Increase version if branch contains "develop"
+        entry: ./scripts/pre-commit/increase_version.sh
+        language: script
+        pass_filenames: false
+        stages: [commit]
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 249b464..19cf398 100755
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.0.0-develop10
+4.0.0-develop11
diff --git a/scripts/pre-commit/increase_version.sh b/scripts/pre-commit/increase_version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2909597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/pre-commit/increase_version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Check if the VERSION file is staged for modification
+if git diff --cached --name-only | grep -q "VERSION"; then
+  echo "The VERSION file is already modified. Skipping version update."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Read the current version from the VERSION file
+current_version=$(cat VERSION)
+echo "Current version: $current_version"
+# Check if "develop" is not present in the version string
+if [[ $current_version != *"develop"* ]]; then
+  echo "The word 'develop' is not present in the version string."
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+# Extract the version number after "develop"
+version_number=$(echo "$current_version" | grep -oP '(?<=develop)\d+')
+
+# Increment the version number
+new_version_number=$((version_number + 1))
+
+# Replace the old version number with the new one
+new_version=$(echo "$current_version" | sed "s/develop$version_number/develop$new_version_number/")
+
+# Update the VERSION file
+echo "$new_version" > VERSION
+
+echo "Version updated to: $new_version"