# Automatic version number?

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/automatic-version-number/105247>\
**Category:** ionic-v3\
**Created:** [September 13, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/automatic-version-number/105247 "2017-09-13T12:39:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![FnnHuman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5f8ce5/32.png) [@FnnHuman](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/FnnHuman)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/automatic-version-number/105247/1 "2017-09-13T12:39:15Z")

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Is there any option to set the app version number automatically? Because right now I have to set it manually everytime I am releasing new one

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**Author:** ![Sujan12](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/sujan12/32/108395_2.png) [@Sujan12](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/Sujan12)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/automatic-version-number/105247/2 "2017-09-13T13:06:06Z")

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Write a script that replaces the version in config.xml automatically and then calls `ionic cordova prepare`.

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**Author:** ![FnnHuman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5f8ce5/32.png) [@FnnHuman](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/FnnHuman)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/automatic-version-number/105247/3 "2017-09-13T13:08:22Z")

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could you tell me how to do that?