How to publish the UWP app package with release version?

[KanniyappanP]

I am trying the build the WinUI UWP app packages with release version like 18., 18.1. etc., but it creates AppName.msixbundle with default version 1.0.0.0. How to create the app packages with custom version? I can create a app package with custom version through VisualStudio not using msbuild compilation.

Build the project file with below settings.

Cake.MSBuild(csProject.FullName, settings =>
                                settings.SetConfiguration("Release").
                                UseToolVersion(MSBuildToolVersion.VS2019).
                                WithProperty("SetMSBuildPlatform", "x86").
                                WithProperty("referencepath", referencepath).
                                WithRestore().
                                WithTarget("Build").
                                WithProperty("PreBuildEvent", "").
                                WithProperty("GenerateLibraryLayout", "true").
                                AddFileLogger(new MSBuildFileLogger { LogFile = warningLog, MSBuildFileLoggerOutput = MSBuildFileLoggerOutput.WarningsOnly }).
                                AddFileLogger(new MSBuildFileLogger { LogFile = errorLog, MSBuildFileLoggerOutput = MSBuildFileLoggerOutput.ErrorsOnly }).                                 
                                WithProperty("OutputPath", projoutputpath).
                                WithProperty("IntermediateOutputPath", intermediateOutputPath).
                                WithProperty("AppxBundlePlatforms", "x86").
                                WithProperty("AppxBundle", "Always").
                                WithProperty("UapAppxPackageBuildMode", "Always").
                                WithProperty("UapAppxPackageBuildMode", "SideloadOnly").
                                WithProperty("AppxSymbolPackageEnabled", "True").
                                WithProperty("AppxPackageSigningEnabled", "True").
                                WithProperty("PackageCertificateThumbprint", "").
                                WithProperty("PackageCertificateKeyFile", $"{csProject.Directory}/CertificationKey.pfx").
                                WithProperty("PackageCertificatePassword", "****").
                                SetVerbosity(Cake.Core.Diagnostics.Verbosity.Minimal));`

Thanks,
Kanniyappan P

[patriksvensson]

@KanniyappanP You will need to update the Package.appxmanifest file for this.

var update = new Dictionary<string, string> {
    { "c:Package/c:Identity/@Version", "1.18.0.0" },
};

var manifest = File("./src/MyApp/Package.appxmanifest");
foreach(var item in update) {
    XmlPoke(manifest, item.Key, item.Value,
    new XmlPokeSettings {
        Namespaces = {
            { "c", "http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10" },
            { "uap", "http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10" },
            { "uap5", "http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10/5" },
        }
});
}

[KanniyappanP]

Thank you for your help, the solution above works well.