Specify the assembly version for a DotNet Framework 4.7 project using msbuild via PowerShell

Question

I have this one liner that can publish my project:

& "$($linkToMSBuildEXE)" "$($solutionName)" /t:projectName /p:Configuration="Release"

I need to publish this project and set the assemblyVersion and fileVersion of the output executable. I have tried adding the version:

& "$($linkToMSBuildEXE)" "$($solutionName)" /t:projectName /p:Configuration="Release"/p:Version=1.1.1.1

This doesn't seem to work. Do I need to add an entry to the csproj file? How can I set the versions via the command line.

Answer 1

1. Install MSBuild.AssemblyVersion package from NuGet.

2. Use the following or similar command line:

   msbuild project.csproj /t:Rebuild /p:AssemblyVersionNumber=1.2.3.4