vernum 2.1.2

Version numbering and git tagging for project releases

Vernum

Version numbering and git tagging for project releases

What it does:

• Maintain a file at the root of a project called simply "version" with the version number, e.g. "5.6.2"
• Update the release file for major, minor, or patch releases - patch is the default
• Always create and push a git tag with the version number in it

Requirements:

• Python 3 (to run the command; your project can be anything)
• CD to the root of the project before running it
• Be on the branch that you use for releases (i.e. master)
• Be fully up-to-date in git (i.e. merged, committed, and pushed)

Then run the command:

• vernum major to update the major version level, i.e. 5.6.2 -> 6.0.0
• vernum minor to update the minor version level, i.e. 5.6.2 -> 5.7.0
• vernum patch to update the patch version level, i.e. 5.6.2 -> 5.6.3

Note that patch is the default so you can just say vernum for a patch release

Reference the version file within your code when it needs to know the version. For example, see setup.py in this project.