diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 12fdeea..374b417 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "grunt-semver",
   "description": "Semantic versioning for grunt",
-  "version": "0.0.2",
+  "version": "0.0.3",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/mikaelkaron/grunt-semver",
   "author": {
     "name": "Mikael Karon",
diff --git a/tasks/semver.js b/tasks/semver.js
index 4c2e22f..2b00b0e 100644
--- a/tasks/semver.js
+++ b/tasks/semver.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
 		grunt.log.verbose.writeflags(options);
 
 		switch (phase) {
-			case "valid" :
+			case "validate" :
 				if (part) {
 					try {
 						grunt.log.ok(format.call(build ? semver(semver(part) + "+" + build) : semver(part)));
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
 					var version;
 
 					try {
-						version = json[VERSION] = format.call(build ? semver(semver(part) + "+" + build) : semver(part));
+						version = json[VERSION] = format.call(build ? semver(semver(part || json[VERSION]) + "+" + build) : semver(part || json[VERSION]));
 
 						grunt.log.ok(src + " : " + version);