How to use GitVersion to get sensible versioning

The challenges of versioning

It’s surprising to see that some teams are still struggling with the numbering of their DLLs, NuGet or NPM packages. Some rely on build numbers, some number them by hand by committing a version to source control, and some don’t even care about all of this.

Numbering your artifacts in such a way that they convey a certain level of stability is a matter of maturity that all teams should be adopting. And this goes hand-in-hand with a well-defined branching and merging strategy…