versioneeritav

Versioneeritav is an open-source software tool designed to automate version management for software projects. It derives version information from version-control metadata and project configuration, producing standardized version strings that can be consumed by applications, packaging tools, and release pipelines.

Core features include automatic extraction of version numbers from tag names or commit history, alignment with semantic versioning, and generation of language- or build-system specific artifacts such as version modules or headers. It provides configuration via a project file (for example versioneeritav.yaml) to map VCS data to version segments, customize local version identifiers, and define fallback strategies when tags are unavailable. The tool supports multiple VCS backends and integrates with common build and packaging workflows.

The tool consists of a command-line interface and a small runtime library. It can be initialized in a project, after which a project-specific version source is generated and embedded into the build. At packaging time, the generated version is included in the distribution and can be queried at runtime. Versioneeritav is designed to be lightweight and dependency-light, making it suitable for cross-language projects and continuous integration environments.

Versioneeritav originated in a community-driven project in the early 2020s and is maintained under an open-source license, commonly MIT. It has seen adoption in a range of small to medium-sized projects seeking a consistent versioning workflow without vendor lock-in.

Related concepts include semantic versioning and other versioning tools that generate version data as part of the build process. Versioneeritav positions itself as a flexible alternative for teams seeking automated, reproducible version strings.