Current Behavior

Bug Report: --dockerVersionScheme overrides releaseTagPattern for Git tags

Current Behavior

When using --dockerVersionScheme=production with nx release, the version scheme affects both Docker image tags AND Git tags, ignoring the releaseTagPattern configuration.

Expected Behavior

According to the documentation, releaseTagPattern should control Git tag format independently of Docker versioning schemes. Git tags should follow the releaseTagPattern while Docker images should follow the dockerVersionScheme.

Actual Result

• Git tag created: [email protected] (using production scheme)
• Docker image tag: [email protected] (using production scheme)

Environment

• NX Version: 21.5.3
• Node Version: 20.12.2

Additional Context

The https://nx.dev/reference/nx-json#release states it's "the source of truth for changelog generation and release tagging" but this doesn't work when --dockerVersionScheme is specified.

Expected Behavior

• Git tag: [email protected] (using semantic versioning from releaseTagPattern)
• Docker image tag: 2509.30.{BUILD_NUMBER} (using production scheme)

GitHub Repo

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Steps to Reproduce

1. Configure nx.json with:

   {
     "release": {
       "releaseTagPattern": "{projectName}@{version}",
       "groups": {
         "apps": {
           "projects": ["my-app"],
           "projectsRelationship": "independent",
           "docker": {
             "registryUrl": "my-registry.com",
             "versionSchemes": {
               "production": "{currentDate|YYMM.DD}.{env.BUILD_NUMBER}"
             }
           }
         }
       },
       "version": {
         "conventionalCommits": true
       }
     }
   }
   

2. Run: npx nx release --dockerVersionScheme=production --projects=my-app --yes (in github actions)

Nx Report

Node           : 20.12.2
OS             : win32-x64
Native Target  : x86_64-windows
npm            : 10.9.3

nx                     : 21.5.3
@nx/js                 : 21.5.3
@nx/jest               : 21.5.3
@nx/eslint             : 21.5.3
@nx/workspace          : 21.5.3
@nx/devkit             : 21.5.3
@nx/eslint-plugin      : 21.5.3
@nx/module-federation  : 21.5.3
@nx/react              : 21.5.3
@nx/rollup             : 21.5.3
@nx/vite               : 21.5.3
@nx/web                : 21.5.3
@nx/docker             : 21.5.3
typescript             : 5.9.2
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Registered Plugins:
@nx/vite/plugin
@nx/eslint/plugin
@nx/jest/plugin
@nx/docker
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Failure Logs

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