Xcode Auto-increment Build & Version Numbers

xcode-build-bump.sh

# xcode-build-bump.sh
# @desc Auto-increment the build number every time the project is run. 
# @usage
# 1. Select: your Target in Xcode
# 2. Select: Build Phases Tab
# 3. Select: Add Build Phase -> Add Run Script
# 4. Paste code below in to new "Run Script" section
# 5. Drag the "Run Script" below "Link Binaries With Libraries"
# 6. Insure that your starting build number is set to a whole integer and not a float (e.g. 1, not 1.0)

buildNumber=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print CFBundleVersion" "${PROJECT_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_FILE}")
buildNumber=$(($buildNumber + 1))
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :CFBundleVersion $buildNumber" "${PROJECT_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_FILE}"

xcode-version-bump.sh

# xcode-version-bump.sh
# @desc Auto-increment the version number (only) when a project is archived for export. 
# @usage
# 1. Select: your Target in Xcode
# 2. Select: Build Phases Tab
# 3. Select: Add Build Phase -> Add Run Script
# 4. Paste code below in to new "Run Script" section
# 5. Check the checkbox "Run script only when installing"
# 6. Drag the "Run Script" below "Link Binaries With Libraries"
# 7. Insure your starting version number is in SemVer format (e.g. 1.0.0)

# This splits a two-decimal version string, such as "0.45.123", allowing us to increment the third position.
VERSIONNUM=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print CFBundleShortVersionString" "${PROJECT_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_FILE}")
NEWSUBVERSION=`echo $VERSIONNUM | awk -F "." '{print $3}'`
NEWSUBVERSION=$(($NEWSUBVERSION + 1))
NEWVERSIONSTRING=`echo $VERSIONNUM | awk -F "." '{print $1 "." $2 ".'$NEWSUBVERSION'" }'`
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :CFBundleShortVersionString $NEWVERSIONSTRING" "${PROJECT_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_FILE}"

Thank you! Will test them right now :-)

Thanks !! Its really awesome. Just the same I was looking. Works as charm. Just wondering do I have to set $2 by myself. there is no increment thing for that. actually I am not sure when to increase $2. If you can point me in right direction.

These need to be pre-build actions, otherwise Xcode will only copy the updated plist every other build.

To do this:

1. Edit Scheme
2. Expand "Build" section by clicking disclosure triangle
3. Select "Pre-actions"
4. Add "New Run-Script Action"
5. Select "Provide build settings from $YOUR_PROJECT"
6. Add an increment script

xcode-build-bump.sh works like a charm!

At Xcode 4.6.3 (4H1503) I got this error:

/Users/nebiros/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/ZwingIt-glpdhlyoebaqcfdefdfwkgxjapnj/Build/Intermediates/ZwingIt.build/Debug-iphoneos/ZwingIt.build/Script-048F0D0017A7FDD9000E38C5.sh: line 3: File Doesn't Exist, Will Create: /Users/nebiros/Dropbox/Projects/zwingit-ios-2//Users/nebiros/Dropbox/Projects/zwingit-ios-2/ZwingIt-Info.plist + 1: syntax error: invalid arithmetic operator (error token is "'t Exist, Will Create: /Users/nebiros/Dropbox/Projects/zwingit-ios-2//Users/nebiros/Dropbox/Projects/zwingit-ios-2/ZwingIt-Info.plist + 1")

Seems like ${INFOPLIST_FILE} var has all the file path, so ${PROJECT_DIR} is not necessary.

@nebiros, I got the same error and removed ${PROJECT_DIR} also. However, to make it more robust I played with it a little more and found "${PROJECT_DIR}"/"${INFOPLIST_FILE}" works. Not a bash expert so I don't know why.

Works like a charm :)

great

Works in Xcode 5 thank you

super simple. thanks!

In Xcode 5, method of adding script have changed. Please update the comments as per instructions given on the following link.

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/recipes/xcode_help-project_editor/Articles/AddingaRunScriptBuildPhase.html

thank you! all good with xcode 5 & 7.1

thank you ~ running with xcode 5.1.1 & ios 7.1

Seems like you're reinventing the wheel a little bit here. Why not make use of agvtool?

https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/agvtool.1.html

Edit: I removed the $PROJECT_DIR variable & it worked. Thanks!

I'm getting this error:

Print: Entry, "CFBundleShortVersionString", Does Not Exist
Parse Error: Unclosed Quotes
Value Required for Set Command
Command /bin/sh failed with exit code 1

Xcode 5.1.1, iOS 7.0. My Version number is "1.1.14"

works on Xcode 6.1 & iOS 8.2

@wyattisimo

avgtool does not support git, or is there a newer version that does?

On Xcode6.3.1, I need to change ${PROJECT_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_FILE} to $PRODUCT_SETTINGS_PATH

Thanks, It's working fine on Xcode 6.4

Grest tool!

Works like a charm

I've tried using agvtool, but ran into config variable issues. Does someone have a working example of using agvtool in Xcode build settings?

Hi,I wrote a Xcode Team Adding Build Number Shell Script Here：
TeamBuildNumberScript

Thanks, It's working fine on Xcode 6.4 & iOS8.4

Thanks, it's work well!
Xcode 7.0.1 and iOS 9.0

good on Xcode 7.1, iOS 9

This was perfect for me. Albeit I customized mine a little bit to my needs because I wanted date/time. Thought I would share incase someone wanted something like mine.

'''Adding run script in build phases that will auto generate a build number, IE: 1511021323 (year, month, day, hour, minute) that will be used in conjunction with HockeyApp releases.'''
timestamp() {
#date +" at %H:%M:%S on %m/%d/%Y"
date +"%y%m%d%H%M"
}

buildNumber=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print CFBundleVersion" "${PROJECT_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_FILE}")
buildNumber=$(timestamp)
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :CFBundleVersion $buildNumber" "${PROJECT_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_FILE}"

+1 Great!

+100 Excellent

@nebiros +1 for xcode 7.3

cool! Just what I needed
Thanks!

Cool, i used this to add debug suffix to my version.

if [ "${CONFIGURATION}" == "Debug" ]; then

    VERSIONSTRING=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print CFBundleShortVersionString" "${INFOPLIST_FILE}")

    VERSIONSTRING = "$VERSIONNUM debug"

    /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c  "Set :CFBundleShortVersionString $VERSIONSTRING" "${INFOPLIST_FILE}"

fi

Someone knows a better approach?

Thanks! Works on Xcode 8.1

Brilliant, thank you!

work well. Thank you

Thank you so much ! it worked : )

Awesome! Worked brilliantly.

Good work!

Work well like charm in Xcode 8.3.2

I may missed something out when setting up my project, but the above path, ${PROJECT_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_FILE}, throws an exception on my end. I noticed that the ${INFOPLIST_FILE} contains absolute path to my project's Info.plist. Removing the ${PROJECT_DIR}/ did it for me. Using Xcode 8.3.2

Thanks @cusster that worked for me also

Thanks @cusster! Have a nice day.

Still works in Xcode 9.1

For Xcode 9 Support:
https://gist.github.com/AppleEducate/14a408e130a0968a1173ce2eead7ca4d

For Xcode 10 support:

https://apple-dev.groups.io/g/xcode/topic/xcode_10_info_plist/22699344?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,22699344

Adding the generated info.plist -- ${TARGET_BUILD_DIR}/${INFOPLIST_PATH} -- as in input file to the script got the dependencies right so Xcode does things in the desired order.

For us, the script don't update the build number but by changing the script the build number change (code for xcode 10):

buildNumber=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print CFBundleVersion" "$PRODUCT_SETTINGS_PATH")
buildNumber=$(cut -d'.' -f2 <<<$buildNumber)
buildNumber=$(date +"%y%m%d")"."$(($buildNumber + 1))
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :CFBundleVersion $buildNumber" "$PRODUCT_SETTINGS_PATH"
#180925.1008 First is the current date and after the dot the build number

For us, the script don't update the build number but by changing the script the build number change (code for xcode 10):

buildNumber=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print CFBundleVersion" "$PRODUCT_SETTINGS_PATH")
buildNumber=$(cut -d'.' -f2 <<<$buildNumber)
buildNumber=$(date +"%y%m%d")"."$(($buildNumber + 1))
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :CFBundleVersion $buildNumber" "$PRODUCT_SETTINGS_PATH"
#180925.1008 First is the current date and after the dot the build number

Thanks @jndefosse, I use the commit count as the build number.

buildNumber=$(git rev-list --count HEAD)
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :CFBundleVersion $buildNumber" "$PRODUCT_SETTINGS_PATH"

I needed to compare buildNumber with the current value in the plist before updating the plist. If the plist is updated on every build, then the SwiftUI previewer will continually stop:

currentNumber=$(/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :CFBundleVersion" "$PRODUCT_SETTINGS_PATH")
if [ "$buildNumber" -ne "$currentNumber" ] ; then
  /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :CFBundleVersion $buildNumber" "$PRODUCT_SETTINGS_PATH"
fi