VerBump

Version file manager for Windows developers

Ever pushed code only to realize you forgot to bump the VERSION file — again? VerBump keeps all your projects' version state in one view, highlights stale ones in orange, and lets you bump with a single keystroke — before every push.

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Features

• Staleness detection — highlights projects where source files are newer than the current VERSION or were updated after last commit
• Keyboard-driven — jump to any project with Alt+A–Z, bump with Ctrl+1–4
• Multiple schemes — SemVer, CalVer, and custom sequential schemes
• Flexible ignore rules — global + per-project, with !-prefix exclusion
• Multilingual — English and German; add more by dropping a lang.xx.json next to the exe
• Zero dependencies — single self-contained .exe, no .NET runtime installation needed
• Git pre-commit hook — install per project from Settings; blocks commits when VERSION is stale
• Explorer context menu — right-click a folder or VERSION file to open VerBump or silently bump Major/Minor/Patch
• CLI arguments — --check, --bump=N, --settings=<path>, or pass a project path directly

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Windows 10/11 · x64 · Self-contained

Building from source

Requires .NET 8 SDK.

# Debug build
dotnet build src/VerBump.csproj

# Release — single self-contained exe
dotnet publish src/VerBump.csproj -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained true -p:PublishSingleFile=true

Output: src/bin/Release/net8.0-windows/win-x64/publish/VerBump.exe

Support

Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue or contact me directly at verbump@mbaas.de — I'm available for questions, feedback, and the occasional VerBump war story.

VerBump is free and open source (MIT). If it saves you time, consider buying me a coffee or a coffe machine:

License

MIT © 2025 Michael Baas