usage-examples.md

Setup GitVersion Task (gitversion/setup) Usage Examples

Find out how to use the gitversion/setup task using the examples below.

The examples use the latest 0.x version of the GitVersion Setup task. It is recommended to use the latest released version in your own pipelines.

Inputs

The Setup GitVersion task accepts the following inputs:

versionSpec:
  description: Required version in the form of 5.x or exact version like 5.0.0.
  required: true
  default: ''
includePrerelease:
  description: Include pre-release versions when matching a version.
  required: false
  default: false

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Usage examples

Example 1

Install the latest GitVersion 5 version.

steps:
  - task: gitversion/setup@0
    displayName: Install GitVersion
    inputs:
      versionSpec: '5.x'

Example 2

Install GitVersion 5.5.0.

steps:
  - task: gitversion/setup@0
    displayName: Install GitVersion
    inputs:
      versionSpec: '5.5.0'

Example 3

Install the latest GitVersion 6 pre-release version. For example 6.0.0-beta1.1.

steps:
  - task: gitversion/setup@0
    displayName: Install GitVersion
    inputs:
      versionSpec: '6.x'
      includePrerelease: true