Increasing a solution version number between deployments

Increase the current version of a solution in the solution manifest file by using the New Solution Version Number wizard. The manifest file is used by the export wizard to set the version of the exported solution.

About this task

You must increase the solution version number before you export and deploy a new solution or agent to a production server.
Tip: When you deploy incremental updates of a solution on a development server, use the solutionManager redeploy command to overwrite previous versions. By using this command, you avoid changes to the manifest file that might lead to conflicts in a source code control system with multiple developers. For more information about this command, see redeploy.

Procedure

  1. In the Solution Explorer, right-click a solution project, and click Refactor > Increment a solution version number.
  2. In the New Solution Version Number wizard, select the solution project for which you want to increment the version number.
  3. Enter the new version number.
  4. Click Finish.
Parent topic: Exporting solutions and updates