diff --git a/datastore/bolt/build.go b/datastore/bolt/build.go
index 5187b4a2c..b39dcad24 100644
--- a/datastore/bolt/build.go
+++ b/datastore/bolt/build.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package bolt
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
@@ -67,10 +68,49 @@ func (db *DB) GetBuildStatusList(repo string, build int) ([]*common.Status, erro
 
 // InsertBuild inserts a new build for the named repository
 func (db *DB) InsertBuild(repo string, build *common.Build) error {
-	// TODO(bradrydzewski) use the `bucketBuildSeq` to increment the
-	//                     sequence for the build and set the build number.
-	key := []byte(repo + "/" + strconv.Itoa(build.Number))
-	return update(db, bucketBuild, key, build)
+	var seqno int
+
+	t, err := db.Begin(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	key := []byte(repo)
+	raw := t.Bucket(bucketBuildSeq).Get(key)
+	if raw != nil {
+		// convert our raw to an integer value
+		seqno = int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(raw))
+	}
+
+	// increment the seqno, if no record was found, this starts us at 1
+	seqno += 1
+
+	// convert our new seqno back to raw value
+	raw = make([]byte, 4) // TODO: replace magic number 4 (uint32)
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(raw, uint32(seqno))
+	err = t.Bucket(bucketBuildSeq).Put(key, raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Rollback()
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// fill out build structure
+	build.Number = seqno
+	build.Created = time.Now().UTC().Unix()
+
+	key = []byte(repo + "/" + strconv.Itoa(build.Number))
+	raw, err = encode(build)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Rollback()
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = t.Bucket(bucketBuild).Put(key, raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Rollback()
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return t.Commit()
 }
 
 // InsertBuildStatus inserts a new build status for the
diff --git a/datastore/bolt/build_test.go b/datastore/bolt/build_test.go
index a3ce8fd08..a0f3927b1 100644
--- a/datastore/bolt/build_test.go
+++ b/datastore/bolt/build_test.go
@@ -1 +1,46 @@
 package bolt
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/drone/drone/common"
+	. "github.com/franela/goblin"
+)
+
+func TestBuild(t *testing.T) {
+	g := Goblin(t)
+	g.Describe("Build", func() {
+		var db *DB // temporary database
+		repo := string("github.com/octopod/hq")
+
+		// create a new database before each unit
+		// test and destroy afterwards.
+		g.BeforeEach(func() {
+			db = Must("/tmp/drone.test.db")
+		})
+		g.AfterEach(func() {
+			os.Remove(db.Path())
+		})
+
+		g.It("Should sequence builds", func() {
+			err := db.InsertBuild(repo, &common.Build{State: "pending"})
+			g.Assert(err).Equal(nil)
+
+			// the first build should always be numero 1
+			build, err := db.GetBuild(repo, 1)
+			g.Assert(err).Equal(nil)
+			g.Assert(build.State).Equal("pending")
+
+			// add another build, just for fun
+			err = db.InsertBuild(repo, &common.Build{State: "success"})
+			g.Assert(err).Equal(nil)
+
+			// get the next build
+			build, err = db.GetBuild(repo, 2)
+			g.Assert(err).Equal(nil)
+			g.Assert(build.State).Equal("success")
+		})
+
+	})
+}