'Version' changes in App.json file

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Hello Techis,

could you please provide guidelines or criteria for updating the 'version' in the app.json file for Business Central?

For instance, if I've made code changes and want to move to production, is the version increase arbitrary?

Additionally, could you share any informative links if available?

/version/: /1.0.0.0/,

Thank you.

Rajaneesh H

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'Version' changes in App.json file

Hi, Just to add some information, you can refer to Microsoft's version naming method.

For exmaple,

<major>.<minor>.<build>.<revision>

<major> is the major version of Business Central
・18 is the Business Central 2021 release wave 1 update in April 2021 and forward
・17 is the Business Central 2020 release wave 2 update in October 2020 and forward
・16 is the Business Central 2020 release wave 1 update in April 2020 and forward
・15 is the Business Central 2019 release wave 2 update in October 2019 and forward
・14 is the Business Central April 2019 release
・13 is the Business Central October 2018 release
・12 is the April 2018 launch of Business Central
<minor> is the monthly update number, such as 0, 1, or 5.
<build> is the five-digit build number, such as 22893.
<revision> is set to 0 for the original release and can remain at 0. However, if the tenant is patched with a hotfix, then that build number can be applied.

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'Version' changes in App.json file

Hi, by updating the value of the "version" property to the desired version number, you can specify the new version number for your Business Central extension.
Make sure to rebuild and reupload the solution with the corrected app.json file for the changes to take effect.

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Hello,

Here's the code to update the version of the app.json :

{
"id": "",
"name": "ALProject3",
"publisher": "Default Publisher",
"version": "1.0.0.1",
"brief": "",
"description": "",
"privacyStatement": "",
"EULA": "",
"help": "",
"url": "",
"logo": "",
"dependencies": [],
"screenshots": [],
"platform": "1.0.0.0",
"application": "23.0.0.0",
"idRanges": [
{
"from": 50000,
"to": 99999
}
],
Just update the number like : version : 1.0.0.2, 1.0.0.3
Hope this Solution help.

Thank you,
Shrey Chauhan

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Hi

I hope this can help you.

Mainly you have control of the versions. You must consider its organization and order, because when you install it in BC it can only increase.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-json-files

Here is some information to know how BC interprets the versions.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/administration/version-numbers

https://jpearson.blog/2019/02/07/working-with-version-numbers-in-dynamics-business-central-nav/

Here is some more information that tells you the care and control that must be taken with the versions in the case of having extensions in the appsource.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics365/business-central/dev-itpro/developer/devenv-hotfixing-appsource-app

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