Generate semantic version number from Git with GitVersion

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GitVersion is a tool that generates a Semantic Version number based on your Git history.

API-Reference

Minimal working example

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#r "paket:
nuget Fake.Core.Target
nuget Fake.DotNet.Cli
nuget Fake.Tools.GitVersion
//"

open Fake.Core
open Fake.DotNet
open Fake.Tools

let install = lazy DotNet.install DotNet.Versions.FromGlobalJson

Target.create "Version" (fun _ ->
    GitVersion.generateProperties gitVersionGenerateProperties (fun p ->
        { p with ToolType = ToolType.CreateCLIToolReference(install.Value) })
)
val install : Lazy<obj>
property System.Lazy.Value: obj with get