diff --git a/libs/utils/src/generation.rs b/libs/utils/src/generation.rs
index 8f70eb2ed2..88d50905c6 100644
--- a/libs/utils/src/generation.rs
+++ b/libs/utils/src/generation.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ impl Generation {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn next(&self) -> Generation {
+        match self {
+            Self::Valid(n) => Self::Valid(*n + 1),
+            Self::None => Self::Valid(1),
+            Self::Broken => panic!("Attempted to use a broken generation"),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn into(self) -> Option<u32> {
         if let Self::Valid(v) = self {
             Some(v)