diff --git a/services.py b/services.py
index 36c2ff1..212f016 100644
--- a/services.py
+++ b/services.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from version import Version
 
 class InitReleaseService():
 
-    def __init__(self, version_repo: VersionRepository):        
+    def __init__(self, version_repo: VersionRepository):
         if version_repo is None:
             raise Exception('VersionRepo was not created. Did you run create_release_version()?')
         self.version_repo = version_repo
@@ -16,25 +16,24 @@ class InitReleaseService():
         else:
             return GitRepository.create_from_commit_string(commit_string).get_release_type_from_latest_commit()
         
-    def get_version(self, release_type):        
-        return self.version_repo.get_version(release_type)
+    def get_version(self):
+        return self.version_repo.get_version()
 
     def create_release_version(self, commit_string = None):
         release_type = self.__calculate_release_type(commit_string)
-        version = self.get_version(release_type).create_release_version()        
+        version = self.get_version().create_release_version(release_type)
         return version
 
-    def create_bump_version(self):        
-        version = self.get_version(ReleaseType.BUMP).create_bump_version()
+    def create_bump_version(self):
+        version = self.get_version().create_bump_version()
         return version
 
-        
 
 class PrepareReleaseService():
 
     def __init__(self, version_repo: VersionRepository):
         self.version_repo = version_repo
-        
+
 
     def run_tests(self): # maybe auto?
         pass
diff --git a/test/test_version_class.py b/test/test_version_class.py
index 24c9d33..4f1ac6b 100644
--- a/test/test_version_class.py
+++ b/test/test_version_class.py
@@ -22,33 +22,33 @@ from version_repository import VersionRepository
 from release_type import ReleaseType
 
 def test_version():
-    version = Version([1, 2, 3], ReleaseType.SNAPSHOT)
+    version = Version([1, 2, 3])
 
-    version.increment()
+    version.increment(ReleaseType.SNAPSHOT)
     assert version.get_version_string() == "1.2.3-SNAPSHOT"
     assert version.version_list == [1, 2, 3]
     assert version.is_snapshot
 
-    version = Version([1, 2, 3], ReleaseType.BUMP)
-    version.increment()
+    version = Version([1, 2, 3])
+    version.increment(ReleaseType.BUMP)
     assert version.get_version_string() == "1.2.4-SNAPSHOT"
     assert version.version_list == [1, 2, 4]
     assert version.is_snapshot
 
-    version = Version([1, 2, 3], ReleaseType.PATCH)
-    version.increment()
+    version = Version([1, 2, 3])
+    version.increment(ReleaseType.PATCH)
     assert version.get_version_string() == "1.2.4"
     assert version.version_list == [1, 2, 4]
     assert not version.is_snapshot
 
-    version = Version([1, 2, 3], ReleaseType.MINOR)
-    version.increment()
+    version = Version([1, 2, 3])
+    version.increment(ReleaseType.MINOR)
     assert version.get_version_string() == "1.3.0"
     assert version.version_list == [1, 3, 0]
     assert not version.is_snapshot
 
-    version = Version([1, 2, 3], ReleaseType.MAJOR)
-    version.increment()
+    version = Version([1, 2, 3])
+    version.increment(ReleaseType.MAJOR)
     assert version.get_version_string() == "2.0.0"
     assert version.version_list == [2, 0, 0]
     assert not version.is_snapshot
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ def test_gradle(tmp_path):
 
     # test
     repo = VersionRepository(f)
-    version = repo.get_version(ReleaseType.SNAPSHOT)
-    version = version.create_release_version() 
+    version = repo.get_version()
+    version = version.create_release_version(ReleaseType.SNAPSHOT) 
     repo.write_file(version.get_version_string())
     
     # check
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ def test_json(tmp_path):
     
     # test
     repo = VersionRepository(f)
-    version = repo.get_version(ReleaseType.SNAPSHOT)
-    version = version.create_release_version() 
+    version = repo.get_version()
+    version = version.create_release_version(ReleaseType.SNAPSHOT) 
     repo.write_file(version.get_version_string())
     
     # check
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ def test_clojure(tmp_path):
 
     # test
     repo = VersionRepository(f)
-    version = repo.get_version(ReleaseType.SNAPSHOT)
-    version = version.create_release_version()
+    version = repo.get_version()
+    version = version.create_release_version(ReleaseType.SNAPSHOT)
     repo.write_file(version.get_version_string())
     
     # check
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ def test_python(tmp_path):
 
     # test
     repo = VersionRepository(f)
-    version = repo.get_version(ReleaseType.SNAPSHOT)
-    version = version.create_release_version() 
+    version = repo.get_version()
+    version = version.create_release_version(ReleaseType.SNAPSHOT) 
     repo.write_file(version.get_version_string())
     
     # check
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 7dea4f7..3cfca62 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@ from file_handlers import FileHandler
 
 class Version():
 
-    def __init__(self, version_list: list, release_type: ReleaseType):
+    def __init__(self, version_list: list):
         self.version_list = version_list
-        self.release_type = release_type
         self.version_string = None
         self.is_snapshot = None
 
-    def increment(self):
+    def increment(self, release_type: ReleaseType):
         self.is_snapshot = False
-        match self.release_type:
+        match release_type:
             case ReleaseType.BUMP:
                 self.is_snapshot = True
                 self.version_list[ReleaseType.PATCH.value] += 1
@@ -35,14 +34,14 @@ class Version():
             self.version_string += "-SNAPSHOT"
         return self.version_string
     
-    def create_release_version(self):
-        release_version = Version(self.version_list.copy(), self.release_type)
+    def create_release_version(self, release_type: ReleaseType):
+        release_version = Version(self.version_list.copy())
         release_version.is_snapshot = self.is_snapshot
-        release_version.increment()
+        release_version.increment(release_type)
         return release_version        
     
     def create_bump_version(self):
-        bump_version = Version(self.version_list.copy(), ReleaseType.BUMP)
+        bump_version = Version(self.version_list.copy())
         bump_version.is_snapshot = self.is_snapshot
-        bump_version.increment()
+        bump_version.increment(ReleaseType.BUMP)
         return bump_version
diff --git a/version_repository.py b/version_repository.py
index b135b79..2c3ec63 100644
--- a/version_repository.py
+++ b/version_repository.py
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ class VersionRepository():
         version_list, is_snapshot = self.file_handler.parse()
         return version_list, is_snapshot
     
-    def get_version(self, release_type):        
+    def get_version(self):        
 
         self.file_handler = self.load_file()
         version_list, is_snapshot = self.parse_file()
-        version = Version(version_list, release_type)
+        version = Version(version_list)
         version.is_snapshot = is_snapshot
         
         return version