Artifact versioning — quick notes

Item	Detail
Set the run number	`name:` at pipeline root → `Build.BuildNumber`
Auto-increment token	`$(Rev:.r)` — resets when the rest of the name changes
Common tokens	`$(Date:yyyyMMdd)`, `$(Rev:.r)`, `$(Build.BuildId)`, `$(SourceBranchName)`
`Build.BuildId`	Internal, immutable Run ID unique within the Azure DevOps organization
`Build.BuildNumber`	The formatted run name
`Build.SourceVersion`	Triggering source version; for Git, the commit ID
Pipeline-resource metadata	Includes `runName`, `runID`, `runURI`, and `sourceCommit`
Discipline	Build and publish once per run; deploy the same run-scoped artifact without rebuilding

Trap: the visible version string need not contain the commit SHA when retained run/resource metadata provides the durable source link.

Versioning pipeline artifacts — quick notes