Semantic versioning with tags in Git - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Semantic versioning with tags

📖 Scenario: You are working on a software project and want to keep track of your releases using semantic versioning tags in Git. Semantic versioning uses tags like v1.0.0, v1.1.0, and v2.0.0 to mark major, minor, and patch releases.

🎯 Goal: You will create a Git repository, add some commits, and then create semantic version tags to mark your releases. Finally, you will list the tags to see your version history.

📋 What You'll Learn

Initialize a Git repository

Create at least two commits

Create semantic version tags with exact names

List all tags to verify

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Semantic versioning tags help developers and users know which version of the software they are using. This is important for tracking changes and compatibility.

💼 Career

Many software projects use Git tags for release management. Knowing how to create and manage semantic version tags is a key skill for developers and DevOps engineers.

1

Initialize Git repository and create first commit

Initialize a new Git repository using git init. Then create a file named README.md with the content "Project start". Add the file to Git and commit with the message "Initial commit".

Git

# Run the commands to initialize Git and create the first commit
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use git init to start the repo. Use echo to create the file. Then add and commit.

2

Create second commit with a new file

Create a file named app.py with the content "print('Hello World')". Add and commit this file with the message "Add app.py".

Git

git init

echo "Project start" > README.md

git add README.md

git commit -m "Initial commit"

# Create app.py with print statement, add and commit
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Create the file with echo, then add and commit it.

3

Create semantic version tags

Create two tags: v1.0.0 for the first commit and v1.1.0 for the second commit. Use git tag with the exact tag names. Tag the commits in the order they were made.

Git

git init

echo "Project start" > README.md

git add README.md

git commit -m "Initial commit"

echo "print('Hello World')" > app.py

git add app.py

git commit -m "Add app.py"

# Create tag v1.0.0 for first commit
# Create tag v1.1.0 for second commit
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use HEAD~1 to tag the first commit and HEAD for the latest commit.

4

List all semantic version tags

Use git tag to list all tags in the repository. This will show your semantic version tags.

Git

git init

echo "Project start" > README.md

git add README.md

git commit -m "Initial commit"

echo "print('Hello World')" > app.py

git add app.py

git commit -m "Add app.py"

git tag v1.0.0 HEAD~1

git tag v1.1.0 HEAD

# List all tags
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Just run git tag to see all tags.