[ISSUE]: develop does not increment on release branch creation or rc tag

[ian-twana]

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GitVersion package

GitVersion.Tool

GitVersion version

6.0.4

Operating system

macOS

What are you seeing?

We are experiencing an issue where our develop branch version is not being bumped as expected when a release branch is created. Specifically, when we create a release branch (e.g., release/8.5.0), we expect the develop branch to be bumped to 8.6.0-alpha.0. However, instead, it remains as 8.5.0-alpha.173.

Additionally, adding a tag like v8.5.0-rc.1 on the release commit does not result in any change to the develop branch version, which remains incorrect.

Configuration
Our GitVersion.yml configuration is very basic:

workflow: GitFlow/v1

What is expected?

• When a release branch (release/8.5.0) is created, the version on the develop branch should be bumped to 8.6.0-alpha.0.
• After tagging a release commit (e.g., v8.5.0-rc.1), the develop branch should adjust accordingly.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a new release branch from develop, named release/8.5.0.
2. Check the version on the develop branch. Expected: 8.6.0-alpha.0, Actual: 8.5.0-alpha.173.
3. On the release/8.5.0 branch, add a tag such as v8.5.0-rc.1 to the latest commit.
4. Check the version on the develop branch again. Expected: Some change or bump, Actual: No change (still 8.5.0-alpha.173).

RepositoryFixture Test

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Output log or link to your CI build (if appropriate).

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[HHobeck]

Your scenario is ensured via the following integration test:

https://github.com/GitTools/GitVersion/blob/main/src/GitVersion.Core.Tests/IntegrationTests/DevelopScenarios.cs#L133

I think you need to analyze your use case and ensure e.g. that your repository is setup probably.

[ian-twana]

@HHobeck thank you for the swift response, yeah it's odd for this was working when we were on an older version of GitVersion then bumped to the latest version. I will test it out with a fresh repository and see how I go.