Find out how to use the gitversion/execute action using the examples below.
For the GitVersion workflow to execute successfully, you must checkout your Git repository with fetch-depth: 0
to fetch all history for all tags and branches, as follows:
steps:
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v2
with:
fetch-depth: 0
This step is omitted from the examples for brevity.
The examples use version 0.9.7 of the GitVersion Execute action. It is recommended to use the latest released version in your own workflows.
The Execute GitVersion action accepts the following inputs:
targetPath:
description: Optionally supply the path to the working directory.
required: false
default: ''
useConfigFile:
description: Whether to use a custom configuration file.
required: false
default: false
configFilePath:
description: Optional path to config file (defaults to GitVersion.yml).
required: false
default: 'GitVersion.yml'
updateAssemblyInfo:
description: Whether to update versions in the AssemblyInfo files.
required: false
default: false
updateAssemblyInfoFilename:
description: Update versions in specified file.
required: false
default: ''
additionalArguments:
description: Additional arguments to send to GitVersion.
required: false
default: ''
The Execute GitVersion action creates the following outputs:
- major
- minor
- patch
- preReleaseTag
- preReleaseTagWithDash
- preReleaseLabel
- preReleaseNumber
- weightedPreReleaseNumber
- buildMetaData
- buildMetaDataPadded
- fullBuildMetaData
- majorMinorPatch
- semVer
- legacySemVer
- legacySemVerPadded
- assemblySemVer
- assemblySemFileVer
- fullSemVer
- informationalVersion
- branchName
- escapedBranchName (since 5.2.0)
- sha
- shortSha
- nuGetVersionV2
- nuGetVersion
- nuGetPreReleaseTagV2
- nuGetPreReleaseTag
- versionSourceSha
- commitsSinceVersionSource
- commitsSinceVersionSourcePadded (since 5.2.0)
- uncommittedChanges (since 5.5.0)
- commitDate
The outputs can be accessed using the syntax ${{ steps.<id>.outputs.<outputName> }}
, where <id>
is the ID assigned to the step that calls the action, by subsequent steps later in the same job. See example 5.
The action also creates environment variables of the form GITVERSION_<OUTPUTNAME>
for use by other steps in the same job. See example 6.
The outputs can be accessed across jobs by mapping them to job outputs and referencing the job outputs using the needs
context in dependent jobs. See examples 7 and 8.
Calculate the version for the build.
steps:
# gitversion/[email protected] action omitted for brevity.
- name: Determine Version
uses: gittools/actions/gitversion/[email protected]
Calculate the version for the build using a config file with the default name GitVersion.yml.
steps:
- name: Determine Version
uses: gittools/actions/gitversion/[email protected]
with:
useConfigFile: true
Example contents of GitVersion.yml:
mode: Mainline
branches:
master:
regex: ^latest$
pull-request:
tag: pr
Calculate the version for the build using a config file named VersionConfig.yml in the root of the working folder.
steps:
# gitversion/[email protected] action omitted for brevity.
- name: Determine Version
uses: gittools/actions/gitversion/[email protected]
with:
useConfigFile: true
configFilePath: VersionConfig.yml
Show the effective configuration for GitVersion by running the /showConfig command (passed as an additional argument).
steps:
# gitversion/[email protected] action omitted for brevity.
- name: Display GitVersion config
uses: gittools/actions/gitversion/[email protected]
with:
useConfigFile: true
additionalArguments: '/showConfig'
Calculate the version for the build and display all the calculated variables in the next step.
steps:
# gitversion/[email protected] action omitted for brevity.
- name: Determine Version
id: gitversion
uses: gittools/actions/gitversion/[email protected]
- name: Display GitVersion outputs
run: |
echo "Major: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.major }}"
echo "Minor: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.minor }}"
echo "Patch: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.patch }}"
echo "PreReleaseTag: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.preReleaseTag }}"
echo "PreReleaseTagWithDash: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.preReleaseTagWithDash }}"
echo "PreReleaseLabel: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.preReleaseLabel }}"
echo "PreReleaseNumber: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.preReleaseNumber }}"
echo "WeightedPreReleaseNumber: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.weightedPreReleaseNumber }}"
echo "BuildMetaData: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.buildMetaData }}"
echo "BuildMetaDataPadded: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.buildMetaDataPadded }}"
echo "FullBuildMetaData: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.fullBuildMetaData }}"
echo "MajorMinorPatch: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.majorMinorPatch }}"
echo "SemVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.semVer }}"
echo "LegacySemVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.legacySemVer }}"
echo "LegacySemVerPadded: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.legacySemVerPadded }}"
echo "AssemblySemVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.assemblySemVer }}"
echo "AssemblySemFileVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.assemblySemFileVer }}"
echo "FullSemVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.fullSemVer }}"
echo "InformationalVersion: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.informationalVersion }}"
echo "BranchName: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.branchName }}"
echo "EscapedBranchName: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.escapedBranchName }}"
echo "Sha: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.sha }}"
echo "ShortSha: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.shortSha }}"
echo "NuGetVersionV2: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.nuGetVersionV2 }}"
echo "NuGetVersion: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.nuGetVersion }}"
echo "NuGetPreReleaseTagV2: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.nuGetPreReleaseTagV2 }}"
echo "NuGetPreReleaseTag: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.nuGetPreReleaseTag }}"
echo "VersionSourceSha: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.versionSourceSha }}"
echo "CommitsSinceVersionSource: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.commitsSinceVersionSource }}"
echo "CommitsSinceVersionSourcePadded: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.commitsSinceVersionSourcePadded }}"
echo "UncommittedChanges: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.uncommittedChanges }}"
echo "CommitDate: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.commitDate }}"
Calculate the version for the build and display the value of the GITVERSION_SEMVER
environment variable.
steps:
# gitversion/[email protected] action omitted for brevity.
- name: Determine Version
uses: gittools/actions/gitversion/[email protected]
- name: Display SemVer
run: |
echo "SemVer: $GITVERSION_SEMVER"
Calculate the version for the build and use the branchName
output in a condition for starting another job.
jobs:
calculate-version:
name: Calculate Version
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
outputs:
branchName: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.branchName }} # To use an output in another job, you have to map it to a job output.
steps:
# gitversion/execute step omitted for brevity
- name: Determine Version
id: gitversion
uses: gittools/actions/gitversion/[email protected]
create-release-notes:
name: Create Release Notes
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: calculate-version
if: contains(needs.calculate-version.outputs.branchName, 'main') # Output variable accessed via `needs` context.
steps:
- run: |
# Output variables can also be accessed in steps, using an expression.
echo "Creating release notes for ${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.branchName }} branch."
Calculate the version for the build and map the semVer
output into an environment variable in another job.
jobs:
calculate-version:
name: Calculate Version
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
outputs:
semVer: ${{ steps.gitversion.outputs.semVer }}
steps:
# gitversion/execute step omitted for brevity
- name: Determine Version
id: gitversion
uses: gittools/actions/gitversion/[email protected]
display-semver:
name: Display Semantic Version
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: calculate-version
env:
SEMVER: ${{ needs.calculate-version.outputs.semVer }}
steps:
- name: Display version
run: |
echo SemVer: $SEMVER