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Azure DevOps: release version

I am going to create my CI/CD pipeline in Azure DevOps, but I have a problem with release version number. with this CI/CD a dotnet app build and a docker image created, so I want to have docker image release number same as : V1.2.0 and ..... but currently I have number for example: 10, 11, ... or only the latest tag! Can anybody support me to have my own release version number ? Thanks

Solution

  • You could set the release version number in Release Pipelines -> Options -> General -> Release name format.

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    The $(rev:r) is an incrementing variable. So you could add it in the Release version.

    For example: V1.2.$(rev:r)

    Result:

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    Note: the $(rev:r) counts from 1 (1,2,3...).

    From your requirement, you are using CI and CD process and it seems that you need to count from 0. You also could try to use the $(Build.buildnumber) variable.

    Here are the steps:

    Step1: In Build Pipeline(CI) , set the count variable(e.g. BuildRevision :$[counter( ' ',0)]).

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    Step2: Use the variable in Build number (Build Pipeline->Options ->Build number format).

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    Step3: Set the build artifacts as the release source. Use the $(Build.buildnumber) in release pipeline version.

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    Result:

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    In this situation, the release version could start from v1.2.0.

    Update:

    when I change the release version for example from V0.0 to V1.0 , how the counter restarted ?

    You could try the following steps:

    Create 2 variables:

    1.major-minor = 0.0

    2.revision = $[ counter(variables['major-minor'],0) ]

    The build number: $(major-minor).$(revision)

    In this case, when the major-minor change as V1.0, the counter will reset.

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