Auto Increase Git Version

An intelligent version incrementing extension for Git commit messages in VS Code.
It supports flexible formatting, multiple version segments, and seamless integration with both the commit message box and the clipboard.

📺 Demo

Here’s how it looks in action:

If you prefer a quick static reference:

🚀 How to Use

Quick Start (Default Usage)

1. Open the Source Control view in VS Code (so the commit message box is visible).
2. Press Ctrl+Alt+V (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Alt+V (Mac).
3. The extension:
   • Looks at your last commit version number,
   • Automatically increments the last segment (e.g.,v5 → v6 or v1.2.3 → v1.2.4 depending on the version format in your last commit),
   • Inserts the new version into the commit message box,
   • Also copies it to your clipboard (if enabled in settings).

👉 You don’t need to focus on new version number anymore, just write your version notes — if the commit message box is open, it will insert the version automatically.

🔢 Advanced Version Increments

Besides the default shortcut (Ctrl+Alt+V), you can directly bump specific version segments:

This makes it easy to apply Semantic Versioning (SemVer) principles or use custom build increments.

More Examples:

⚙️ Configuration

You can customize how versions are formatted and handled.
Settings are available through both the Settings UI and settings.json.

1. Version Prefix

Adds a prefix before the version number.

"autoIncreaseGitVersion.prefix": "v"

Examples:

• "v" → v1.2.3 -
• "ver" → ver1.2.3 -
• "version-" → version-1.2.3 -
• "release/" → release/1.2.3 -
• "" (empty) → 1.2.3 -

2. Version Suffix

Adds a suffix after the version number.

"autoIncreaseGitVersion.suffix": " - "

Examples:

• " - " → v1.2.3 -
• " : " → v1.2.3 :
• " | " → v1.2.3 |
• " -> " → v1.2.3 ->
• "" (empty) → v1.2.3

3. Auto Copy to Clipboard

Automatically copies the version string to your clipboard (when commit box is not available).

"autoIncreaseGitVersion.autoCopyToClipboard": true

• true → Version is written to commit box and copied to clipboard
• false → Only written to commit box

🎯 Example Configurations

Standard Format

{
  "autoIncreaseGitVersion.prefix": "v",
  "autoIncreaseGitVersion.suffix": " - ",
  "autoIncreaseGitVersion.autoCopyToClipboard": true
}

→ Output: v1.2.3 - (also copied to clipboard)

Custom Format

{
  "autoIncreaseGitVersion.prefix": "release-",
  "autoIncreaseGitVersion.suffix": " : ",
  "autoIncreaseGitVersion.autoCopyToClipboard": true
}

→ Output: release-1.2.3 : (also copied to clipboard)

Minimal Format

{
  "autoIncreaseGitVersion.prefix": "",
  "autoIncreaseGitVersion.suffix": "",
  "autoIncreaseGitVersion.autoCopyToClipboard": false
}

→ Output: 1.2.3

❗ Important Notes

• Restart VS Code after changing settings.
• For project-specific configs, add settings to .vscode/settings.json.
• For global configs, add them to User settings.json.
• Be cautious when using special characters (/, -, _, etc.) in prefix/suffix.

🆘 Troubleshooting

Problem: Settings not working
✔ Reload the VS Code window
✔ Restart VS Code
✔ Check for typos in settings.json

Problem: Errors with special characters
✔ Avoid regex special characters like .*+?^${}()[]
✔ Use simpler characters instead

📦 Installation

• Marketplace: Auto Increase Git Version
• Manual: download the .vsix file and install via
  Extensions → … → Install from VSIX…

📄 License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

✨ Happy coding, and let version numbers take care of themselves!