diff --git a/bouncer/commands/noop_runtime_upgrade.ts b/bouncer/commands/noop_runtime_upgrade.ts
index 59a05a052b..bcfab6febc 100755
--- a/bouncer/commands/noop_runtime_upgrade.ts
+++ b/bouncer/commands/noop_runtime_upgrade.ts
@@ -3,22 +3,22 @@
 //
 // Performs a noop runtime upgrade. You will bump the runtime `spec_version` and nothing else.
 // This should not affect the CFEs in any way. Everything should just function straight through the upgrade.
+//
+// Optional args:
+// -test: Run the swap tests after the upgrade.
 // For example ./commands/noop_runtime_upgrade.ts
 // NB: It *must* be run from the bouncer directory.
 
 import { noopRuntimeUpgrade } from '../shared/noop_runtime_upgrade';
-import { promptUser } from '../shared/prompt_user';
 import { testAllSwaps } from '../shared/swapping';
 import { runWithTimeout } from '../shared/utils';
 
 async function main(): Promise<void> {
   await noopRuntimeUpgrade();
 
-  await promptUser(
-    'Would you like to test all swaps after the upgrade now? The vaults and liquidity must be set up already.',
-  );
-
-  await testAllSwaps();
+  if (process.argv[2] === '-test') {
+    await testAllSwaps();
+  }
 
   process.exit(0);
 }
diff --git a/bouncer/shared/noop_runtime_upgrade.ts b/bouncer/shared/noop_runtime_upgrade.ts
index fb34b76b1c..742689cbea 100755
--- a/bouncer/shared/noop_runtime_upgrade.ts
+++ b/bouncer/shared/noop_runtime_upgrade.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { execSync } from 'node:child_process';
 import { submitRuntimeUpgrade } from './submit_runtime_upgrade';
 import { jsonRpc } from './json_rpc';
 import { getChainflipApi, observeEvent } from './utils';
-import { promptUser } from './prompt_user';
+import { bumpSpecVersion } from './utils/bump_spec_version';
 
 async function getCurrentSpecVersion(): Promise<number> {
   return Number((await jsonRpc('state_getRuntimeVersion', [], 9944)).specVersion);
@@ -20,11 +20,7 @@ export async function noopRuntimeUpgrade(): Promise<void> {
 
   const nextSpecVersion = currentSpecVersion + 1;
 
-  await promptUser(
-    'Go to state-chain/runtime/src/lib.rs and then in that file go to #[sp_version::runtime_version]. Set the `spec_version` to ' +
-      nextSpecVersion +
-      ' and save the file.',
-  );
+  bumpSpecVersion('../state-chain/runtime/src/lib.rs', nextSpecVersion);
 
   console.log('Building the new runtime');
   execSync('cd ../state-chain/runtime && cargo build --release');
diff --git a/bouncer/shared/utils/bump_spec_version.ts b/bouncer/shared/utils/bump_spec_version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0373156667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bouncer/shared/utils/bump_spec_version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+
+export function bumpSpecVersion(filePath: string, nextSpecVersion?: number) {
+  console.log('Bumping the spec version');
+  try {
+    const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf-8');
+    const lines = fileContent.split('\n');
+
+    let incrementedVersion;
+    let foundMacro = false;
+    for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+      const line = lines[i];
+
+      if (line.trim() === '#[sp_version::runtime_version]') {
+        foundMacro = true;
+      }
+
+      if (foundMacro && line.includes('spec_version:')) {
+        const specVersionLine = line.match(/(spec_version:\s*)(\d+)/);
+
+        if (specVersionLine) {
+          if (nextSpecVersion) {
+            incrementedVersion = nextSpecVersion;
+          } else {
+            incrementedVersion = parseInt(specVersionLine[2]) + 1;
+          }
+          lines[i] = `	spec_version: ${incrementedVersion},`;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (!foundMacro) {
+      console.error('spec_version within #[sp_version::runtime_version] not found.');
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const updatedContent = lines.join('\n');
+    fs.writeFileSync(filePath, updatedContent);
+
+    console.log(`Successfully updated spec_version to ${incrementedVersion}.`);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`An error occurred: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+}