diff --git a/errors.go b/errors.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b98f32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package mgm
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+)
+
+var ErrVersionning = errors.New("versionning error")
diff --git a/field.go b/field.go
index 378e59d..dd297a8 100644
--- a/field.go
+++ b/field.go
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ type DateFields struct {
 	UpdatedAt time.Time `json:"updated_at" bson:"updated_at"`
 }
 
+type VersionField struct {
+	Version_ int `json:"_v" bson:"_v"`
+}
+
 // PrepareID method prepares the ID value to be used for filtering
 // e.g convert hex-string ID value to bson.ObjectId
 func (f *IDField) PrepareID(id interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
@@ -39,6 +43,26 @@ func (f *IDField) SetID(id interface{}) {
 	f.ID = id.(primitive.ObjectID)
 }
 
+// GetVersion returns the model version field
+func (f *VersionField) GetVersion() interface{} {
+	return f.Version_
+}
+
+// GetVersionFieldName returns the field name holding the version field (has to match the bson tag)
+func (f *VersionField) GetVersionFieldName() string {
+	return "_v"
+}
+
+// SetVersion returns the model version field
+func (f *VersionField) IncrementVersion() {
+	f.Version_++
+}
+
+// Determines whether the version field is in its zero value
+func (f *VersionField) IsVersionZero() bool {
+	return f.Version_ == 0
+}
+
 //--------------------------------
 // DateField methods
 //--------------------------------
@@ -51,7 +75,7 @@ func (f *DateFields) Creating() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Saving hook is used here to set the `updated_at` field 
+// Saving hook is used here to set the `updated_at` field
 // value when creating or updateing a model.
 // TODO: get context as param the next version(4).
 func (f *DateFields) Saving() error {
diff --git a/model.go b/model.go
index 8a85dfa..c84345b 100644
--- a/model.go
+++ b/model.go
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ type Model interface {
 	SetID(id interface{})
 }
 
+type Versionable interface {
+	Version() interface{}
+	GetVersionBsonFieldName() string
+	IncrementVersion()
+	IsVersionZero() bool
+}
+
 // DefaultModel struct contains a model's default fields.
 type DefaultModel struct {
 	IDField    `bson:",inline"`
diff --git a/model_test.go b/model_test.go
index 835ec4b..ee24bff 100644
--- a/model_test.go
+++ b/model_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package mgm_test
 
 import (
+	"testing"
+
 	"github.com/kamva/mgm/v3/internal/util"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson/primitive"
-	"testing"
 )
 
 func TestPrepareInvalidId(t *testing.T) {
@@ -23,3 +24,11 @@ func TestPrepareId(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, val.(primitive.ObjectID), id)
 	util.AssertErrIsNil(t, err)
 }
+
+func TestVersion(t *testing.T) {
+	d := &Doc{}
+	require.Equal(t, 0, d.GetVersion())
+	require.Equal(t, "_v", d.GetVersionFieldName())
+	d.IncrementVersion()
+	require.Equal(t, 1, d.GetVersion())
+}
diff --git a/operation.go b/operation.go
index f12a75c..2a14354 100644
--- a/operation.go
+++ b/operation.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package mgm
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/kamva/mgm/v3/field"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/options"
@@ -13,6 +15,12 @@ func create(ctx context.Context, c *Collection, model Model, opts ...*options.In
 		return err
 	}
 
+	//If this model is versionable and its version value is zero, increment it to initialize it in the db
+	vmodel, isVersionable := model.(Versionable)
+	if isVersionable && vmodel.IsVersionZero() {
+		vmodel.IncrementVersion()
+	}
+
 	res, err := c.InsertOne(ctx, model, opts...)
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -30,17 +38,44 @@ func first(ctx context.Context, c *Collection, filter interface{}, model Model,
 }
 
 func update(ctx context.Context, c *Collection, model Model, opts ...*options.UpdateOptions) error {
+
+	//Get current version before calling hooks that could alter it
+	var v interface{}
+	vmodel, isVersionable := model.(Versionable)
+	if isVersionable {
+		v = vmodel.Version()
+	}
+
 	// Call to saving hook
 	if err := callToBeforeUpdateHooks(ctx, model); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	res, err := c.UpdateOne(ctx, bson.M{field.ID: model.GetID()}, bson.M{"$set": model}, opts...)
+	query := bson.M{field.ID: model.GetID()}
+
+	if isVersionable {
+		if vmodel.IsVersionZero() {
+			query["$or"] = bson.A{
+				bson.M{vmodel.GetVersionBsonFieldName(): v},
+				bson.M{vmodel.GetVersionBsonFieldName(): bson.M{"$exists": false}},
+			}
+		} else {
+			query[vmodel.GetVersionBsonFieldName()] = v
+		}
+
+		vmodel.IncrementVersion()
+	}
+
+	res, err := c.UpdateOne(ctx, query, bson.M{"$set": model}, opts...)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if isVersionable && res.MatchedCount == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("document %v %v with version %v could not be found %w", c.Name(), model.GetID(), v, ErrVersionning)
+	}
+
 	return callToAfterUpdateHooks(ctx, res, model)
 }
 
diff --git a/testhelpers_test.go b/testhelpers_test.go
index 1243558..bb2616a 100644
--- a/testhelpers_test.go
+++ b/testhelpers_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package mgm_test
 
 import (
+	"testing"
+
 	"github.com/kamva/mgm/v3"
 	"github.com/kamva/mgm/v3/internal/util"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/bson"
 	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/options"
-	"testing"
 )
 
 func setupDefConnection() {
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ func findDoc(t *testing.T) *Doc {
 
 type Doc struct {
 	mgm.DefaultModel `bson:",inline"`
+	mgm.VersionField `bson:",inline"`
 
 	Name string `bson:"name"`
 	Age  int    `bson:"age"`