Packaging applications with pre-release info in the version

[jcasale]

I have to start packaging an application that follows the major.minor pattern with release candidates, for example:

• 1.0
• 1.1rc1
• 1.1rc2
• 1.1

Is there any other approach other than to make all releases of v1.1 the same version and set MajorUpgrade/AllowSameVersionUpgrades=Yes and differentiate them in the title/description?

[robmen]

You get three parts to the MSI version. Use a monotonically increasing value for the third part. Semver is cute but, in the end, just make sure later releases of v#.#.# are bigger than older versions of v#.#.#.