Azure DevOps YAML pipeline for release administration, with automatic SemVer based on GitVersion and automatic release notes publication

pipeline-release-administration.yml

trigger:
  - main
  - master

pool:
  vmImage: ubuntu-latest

## Job to create release and add tag
jobs:
  - job: CalculateVersion
    displayName: Tagging release version

    steps:
      # Checkout with persist credentials
      - checkout: self
        persistCredentials: true

      # Install GitVersion
      - task: gitversion/setup@0
        displayName: Install GitVersion
        inputs:
          versionSpec: "5.x"

      # Determine the semantic version
      - task: gitversion/execute@0
        displayName: Calculating version
        inputs:
          useConfigFile: True
          configFilePath: ".azuredevops/gitversion.yml"

      # Update Build.BuildNumber to use SemVer, as by default it uses FullSemVer
      - pwsh: |
          Write-Host "##vso[build.updatebuildnumber]$(GitVersion.SemVer)"
        displayName: Update Build.BuildNumber


      # Adds the tag for the calculated semantic version
      - task: PowerShell@2
        displayName: Adding git release tag
        inputs:
          targetType: inline
          script: |
            Write-Host "Configuring git author info.." -ForegroundColor Cyan
            git config user.email "Azure DevOps pipeline"
            git config user.name "Azure.Devops@pipeline.com"
            Write-Host "Adding git tag for release $(GitVersion.SemVer).." -ForegroundColor Cyan
            git tag -a $("v$(GitVersion.SemVer)") -m $("Release $(GitVersion.SemVer)")
            Write-Host "Doing git push.." -ForegroundColor Cyan
            git push --tags
            Write-Host "Done." -ForegroundColor Cyan

  ## Job to create release notes file and publish it to the wiki
  - job: CreateReleaseNotes
    displayName: Creating release notes
    dependsOn: CalculateVersion

    steps:
      # Generates a release notes file
      - task: XplatGenerateReleaseNotes@3
        displayName: "Generate release notes"
        inputs:
          outputfile: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)\releasenotes.md'
          templateLocation: File
          templatefile: ".azuredevops/release-notes-template.md"
          dumpPayloadToConsole: false
          dumpPayloadToFile: false
          replaceFile: True
          getParentsAndChildren: False
          getAllParents: False
          getIndirectPullRequests: False
          stopOnError: True
          considerPartiallySuccessfulReleases: False

      # Publishes the release notes in the project wiki
      - task: WikiUpdaterTask@1
        displayName: "Publish to the wiki"
        inputs:
          repo: "https://dev.azure.com/devruijter/playground/_git/playground.wiki" #REPLACE THIS!! NB. use _git instead of _wiki/wikis in the uri
          filename: "Release-Notes.md" #Note: want a space in the name of the page? Use a '-' here!
          replaceFile: false
          appendToFile: false
          dataIsFile: true
          sourceFile: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)\releasenotes.md'
          message: "Update from Pipeline"
          gitname: $(Release.RequestedFor)
          gitemail: $(Release.RequestedForEmail)
          useAgentToken: true
          localpath: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)\repo'

##[error]Error: GitVersion configuration file not found at /home/vsts/work/1/s/.azuredevops/gitversion.yml I'm a newbie, and I don't know what is wrong here?

You need to install the extension first from https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=gittools.gittools

I‘ve allready installed the package and it still doesn’t work Von: Reece Noone ***@***.***> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 12. Oktober 2022 09:32 An: DaveRuijter ***@***.***> Cc: Glodek, Pierre ***@***.***>; Comment ***@***.***> Betreff: Re: DaveRuijter/pipeline-release-administration.yml @ReeceNoone commented on this gist.

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