diff --git a/xtask/src/bin/main.rs b/xtask/src/bin/main.rs
index 0babb5fa0..790b44abb 100644
--- a/xtask/src/bin/main.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/bin/main.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ enum Commands {
         quick: bool,
     },
     /// Bump loco version in all dependencies places
-    BumpVersion {
+    DeprecatedBumpVersion {
         #[arg(name = "VERSION")]
         new_version: Version,
         #[arg(short, long, action = SetFalse)]
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
             println!("{}", xtask::out::print_ci_results(&res));
             xtask::CmdExit::ok()
         }
-        Commands::BumpVersion {
+        Commands::DeprecatedBumpVersion {
             new_version,
             exclude_starters,
         } => {
@@ -75,7 +75,18 @@ fn main() -> eyre::Result<()> {
             xtask::CmdExit::ok()
         }
         Commands::Bump { new_version } => {
-            versions::bump_version(&new_version.to_string());
+            let meta = MetadataCommand::new()
+                .manifest_path("./Cargo.toml")
+                .current_dir(&project_dir)
+                .exec()
+                .unwrap();
+            let root: &Package = meta.root_package().unwrap();
+            if xtask::prompt::confirmation(&format!(
+                "upgrading loco version from {} to {}",
+                root.version, new_version,
+            ))? {
+                versions::bump_version(&new_version.to_string())?;
+            }
             xtask::CmdExit::ok()
         }
     };
diff --git a/xtask/src/versions.rs b/xtask/src/versions.rs
index 8865b2ae2..260541700 100644
--- a/xtask/src/versions.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/versions.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ use std::path::Path;
 
 use regex::Regex;
 
+use crate::{
+    ci,
+    errors::{Error, Result},
+    out,
+};
+
 fn bump_version_in_file(
     file_path: &str,
     version_regex: &str,
@@ -31,12 +37,15 @@ fn bump_version_in_file(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn bump_version(version: &str) {
-    for cargo in [
+pub fn bump_version(version: &str) -> Result<()> {
+    let starters = [
         "starters/saas/Cargo.toml",
-        "starters/saas/migration/Cargo.toml",
-    ] {
-        // turn starters to local
+        "starters/rest-api/Cargo.toml",
+        "starters/lightweight-service/Cargo.toml",
+    ];
+
+    // turn starters to local "../../" version for testing
+    for cargo in starters {
         bump_version_in_file(
             cargo,
             // loco-rs = { version =".."
@@ -44,8 +53,25 @@ pub fn bump_version(version: &str) {
             r#"loco-rs = { path="../../""#,
             false,
         );
+    }
+
+    println!("Testing starters CI");
+    let starter_projects: Vec<ci::RunResults> = ci::run_all_in_folder(Path::new("starters"))?;
+
+    println!("Starters CI results:");
+    println!("{}", out::print_ci_results(&starter_projects));
+    for starter in &starter_projects {
+        if !starter.is_valid() {
+            return Err(Error::Message(format!(
+                "starter {} ins not passing the CI",
+                starter.path.display()
+            )));
+        }
+    }
 
-        // turn starters from local to version
+    // all oK
+    // turn starters from local to version
+    for cargo in starters {
         bump_version_in_file(
             cargo,
             // loco-rs = { path =".."
@@ -69,4 +95,5 @@ pub fn bump_version(version: &str) {
     // sync new version to subcrates in main Cargo.toml
     let loco_gen_dep = format!(r#"loco-gen = {{ version = "{version}","#);
     bump_version_in_file("Cargo.toml", r"(?m)^loco-gen [^,]*,", &loco_gen_dep, false);
+    Ok(())
 }