diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MappedDocument.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MappedDocument.java
index df7bda92a..dee860657 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MappedDocument.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MappedDocument.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class MappedDocument {
 		return Filters.eq(ID_FIELD, document.get(ID_FIELD));
 	}
 
-	public MappedUpdate updateWithoutId() {
+	public UpdateDefinition updateWithoutId() {
 		return new MappedUpdate(Update.fromDocument(document, ID_FIELD));
 	}
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class MappedDocument {
 	 * @author Christoph Strobl
 	 * @since 2.2
 	 */
-	public class MappedUpdate implements UpdateDefinition {
+	class MappedUpdate implements UpdateDefinition {
 
 		private final Update delegate;
 
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ public class MappedDocument {
 
 		/*
 		 * (non-Javadoc)
-		 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.UpdateDefinition#incVersion(java.lang.String)
+		 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.UpdateDefinition#inc(java.lang.String)
 		 */
 		@Override
-		public void incVersion(String version) {
-			delegate.incVersion(version);
+		public void inc(String version) {
+			delegate.inc(version);
 		}
 
 		/*
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplate.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplate.java
index 76762c197..13c2606e3 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/MongoTemplate.java
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware,
 		MappedDocument mapped = source.toMappedDocument(mongoConverter);
 
 		maybeEmitEvent(new BeforeSaveEvent<>(toSave, mapped.getDocument(), collectionName));
-		MappedUpdate update = mapped.updateWithoutId();
+		UpdateDefinition update = mapped.updateWithoutId();
 
 		UpdateResult result = doUpdate(collectionName, query, update, toSave.getClass(), false, false);
 
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ public class MongoTemplate implements MongoOperations, ApplicationContextAware,
 		if (persistentEntity != null && persistentEntity.hasVersionProperty()) {
 			String versionFieldName = persistentEntity.getRequiredVersionProperty().getFieldName();
 			if (!update.modifies(versionFieldName)) {
-				update.incVersion(versionFieldName);
+				update.inc(versionFieldName);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReactiveMongoTemplate.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReactiveMongoTemplate.java
index 494db1151..3e32f780b 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReactiveMongoTemplate.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/ReactiveMongoTemplate.java
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ public class ReactiveMongoTemplate implements ReactiveMongoOperations, Applicati
 		if (persistentEntity != null && persistentEntity.hasVersionProperty()) {
 			String versionFieldName = persistentEntity.getRequiredVersionProperty().getFieldName();
 			if (!update.modifies(versionFieldName)) {
-				update.incVersion(versionFieldName);
+				update.inc(versionFieldName);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/Update.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/Update.java
index c972105d5..a9c52ea4c 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/Update.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/Update.java
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ public class Update implements UpdateDefinition {
 
 	/*
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
-	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.UpdateDefinition#incVersion()
+	 * @see org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.UpdateDefinition#inc()
 	 */
 	@Override
-	public void incVersion(String key) {
+	public void inc(String key) {
 		inc(key, 1L);
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/UpdateDefinition.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/UpdateDefinition.java
index 9e3240dce..7918d0d74 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/UpdateDefinition.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/query/UpdateDefinition.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.bson.Document;
  * Interface fixing must have operations for {@literal updates} as implemented via {@link Update}.
  *
  * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Mark Paluch
  * @since 2.2
  */
 public interface UpdateDefinition {
@@ -47,9 +48,9 @@ public interface UpdateDefinition {
 	boolean modifies(String key);
 
 	/**
-	 * Bump the version of a given {@literal key} by {@code 1}.
+	 * Increment the value of a given {@literal key} by {@code 1}.
 	 *
 	 * @param key must not be {@literal null}.
 	 */
-	void incVersion(String key);
+	void inc(String key);
 }