diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5796900..e4d1368 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ checksum = "d75a2a4b1b190afb6f5425f10f6a8f959d2ea0b9c2b1d79553551850539e4674"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "itunesdb"
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.7"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "env_logger",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3733379..8bd1c3b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "itunesdb"
-version = "0.1.6"
+version = "0.1.7"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["alterwain"]
 
diff --git a/src/xobjects.rs b/src/xobjects.rs
index 3ce5265..68d96b5 100644
--- a/src/xobjects.rs
+++ b/src/xobjects.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ impl XDatabase {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn get_unique_id(&mut self) -> u32 {
+        if let XSomeList::TrackList(tracks) = &mut self.find_dataset(1).child {
+            if let Some(n) = tracks.iter().map(|t| t.data.unique_id).max() {
+                return n + 1;
+            }
+        }
+        1
+    }
+
     pub fn add_track(&mut self, track: XTrackItem) {
         self.add_track_to_playlists(2, &track);
         self.add_track_to_playlists(3, &track);