Increment version number based on branch type

[niko124a]

Hi,

I am trying to find a way to make GitVersion increment the version, depending on which type of branch I am using when merging to my master branch (I am using Git-flow).

Examples of how I want it to be:

Merge release branch into master - Increment minor
Merge Hotfix branch into master - Increment patch

I have already tried to add increment: Minor and increment: Patch to the release and hotfix branch config.

Here is my GitVersion.yml file:

branches:
  develop:
    regex: dev(elop)?(ment)?$
    mode: ContinuousDelivery
    tag: beta
  feature:
    regex: features?[/-]
    mode: ContinuousDelivery
    tag: alpha.{BranchName}
  release:
    regex: releases?[/-]
    mode: ContinuousDelivery
    tag: beta
  hotfix:
    regex: hotfix(es)?[/-]
    mode: ContinuousDelivery
    tag: beta
  master:
    mode: ContinuousDeployment

[asbjornu]

Since branches are ephemeral (they are usually deleted after they are merged), there is not really anything in Git that preserves what branch the commits in a merge commit came from. The merge message may contain that information, but it's not guaranteed. Therefore, GitVersion uses git tag as the persistent and consistent way to indicate the version number on non-ephemeral branches such as main and develop.

[niko124a]

Thank you for the fast answer, I have decided to add +semver:minor or +semver:patch to my PR description, now I get the results I am looking for.