Specifying version number changes

At the command line, you can specify a few ways to change the version number:

• Starts with a number - set a completely new version number:

  reversion 4.0
  

• Starts with ~ - add a suffix to the current version:

  reversion ~.1
  # 4.0 -> 4.0.1
  

• Starts with + - increment the current version:

  reversion +.1
  # 4.0 -> 4.1
  

  Any non-numeric parts have to match exactly, so you can do:

  reversion +..0beta1
  # 4.0.0beta1 -> 4.0.0beta2
  

• The word final - strip any non-numeric version parts:

  reversion final
  # 4.0.0rc3 -> 4.0.0
  

You can also chain changes together. For instance, immediately after a major release, you may want to increment the version number and add a dev suffix:

reversion +1 ~.dev0
# 4.0.0 -> 5.0.0.dev0