How to Auto Increment Version Number in Visual Studio

In Visual Studio, you can set up auto-incrementation for version numbers using third-party tools and plugins available that integrate with Visual Studio and automatically manage version numbers for you.

How to auto increment version in Visual Studio

Here's how to increase version .net automatically in Visual Studio 2017 2019 2022 using the Build Version Increment Add-In extension. This extension help you increments the version of an assembly or assemblies based on the specified configuration.

Open your Visual Studio, then select Tools => Extensions and Updates...=> Search 'increment version', then download and install 'Build Version Increment Add-In' into your Visual Studio.

How to use Build version increment add-in

After completing the installation, reopen your Visual Studio you will see the Add-in in the tools menu.

Selecting Tools => Build Version Increment => Settings

Auto-increment versioning is a mechanism that automatically increments the version number with every new build. The version number generally follows a format such as Major.Minor.Build.Revision:

Each version of any application has 4 parameters: Major, Minor, Build, Revision.

For example: (1.0.0.0)

- The first number describes the major version.

- The second number describes the minor version.

- The 3rd number describes the order of the build version.

- The last number describes the revised version.

You can configure the way you want to increase the assembly version via the Versioning Style property.

If everything is correct, after each rebuild of your project, you should see the assembly version automatically increase according to the configuration you have installed.

By using Visual Studio auto increment version capabilities, developers can automate the process of incrementing the build or revision number, ensuring that each build gets a unique version number without the need for manual intervention.

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