AzureDevOps/VSTS Build - Could not find version number data in BUILD_BUILDNUMBER

Question

Setting up a simple class library to build and publish to VSTS\'s own feed, I see this error when the NuGet package runs.

Could not find version number da

Answer 1

The tip for "Use Build number to version package" states:

Will use the build number to version you package. Under General set the build format to be '$(BuildDefinitionName)_$(Year:yyyy).$(Month).$(DayOfMonth)$(Rev:.r)'

Following this did get me past this issue (and on to a new one).

Default value:

[]

Correct Value:

[]