diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/zafarkhaja/semver/Version.java b/src/main/java/com/github/zafarkhaja/semver/Version.java
index 8859cb1..01e83f3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/zafarkhaja/semver/Version.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/zafarkhaja/semver/Version.java
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ public class Version implements Comparable<Version> {
         );
     }
 
+    public Version setPreReleaseVersion(String preRelease) {
+        return new Version(normal, new MetadataVersion(preRelease));
+    }
+
+    public Version setBuildMetadata(String build) {
+        return new Version(normal, preRelease, new MetadataVersion(build));
+    }
+
     public int getMajorVersion() {
         return normal.getMajor();
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/github/zafarkhaja/semver/VersionTest.java b/src/test/java/com/github/zafarkhaja/semver/VersionTest.java
index b13d7e7..e90a974 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/github/zafarkhaja/semver/VersionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/github/zafarkhaja/semver/VersionTest.java
@@ -203,15 +203,45 @@ public class VersionTest {
             assertEquals("1.2.4-beta", patch2.toString());
         }
 
+        @Test
+        public void shouldProvideSetPreReleaseVersionMethod() {
+            Version v1 = Version.valueOf("1.0.0");
+            Version v2 = v1.setPreReleaseVersion("alpha");
+            assertEquals("1.0.0-alpha", v2.toString());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        public void shouldDropBuildMetadataWhenSettingPreReleaseVersion() {
+            Version v1 = Version.valueOf("1.0.0-alpha+build");
+            Version v2 = v1.setPreReleaseVersion("beta");
+            assertEquals("1.0.0-beta", v2.toString());
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        public void shouldProvideSetBuildMetadataMethod() {
+            Version v1 = Version.valueOf("1.0.0");
+            Version v2 = v1.setBuildMetadata("build");
+            assertEquals("1.0.0+build", v2.toString());
+        }
+
         @Test
         public void shouldBeImmutable() {
             Version version = Version.valueOf("1.2.3");
+
             Version incementedMajor = version.incrementMajorVersion();
             assertNotSame(version, incementedMajor);
+
             Version incementedMinor = version.incrementMinorVersion();
             assertNotSame(version, incementedMinor);
+
             Version incementedPatch = version.incrementPatchVersion();
             assertNotSame(version, incementedPatch);
+
+            Version preReleaseSet = version.setPreReleaseVersion("alpha");
+            assertNotSame(version, preReleaseSet);
+
+            Version buildSet = version.setBuildMetadata("build");
+            assertNotSame(version, buildSet);
         }
     }