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JJerome
Hi, I'm trying to understand how to bump the version of my actors when deploying programatically.

On the one hand it's not possible using the API (https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/development/actor-definition/actor-json#reference)
Actor name, version, buildTag, and environmentVariables are currently only used when you deploy your Actor using the Apify CLI and not when deployed, for example, via GitHub integration. There, it serves for informative purposes only.

On the other hand you recommend not using the CLI for deployment (https://docs.apify.com/academy/deploying-your-code/deploying#with-apify-cli)
The apify push command should only really be used for quickly pushing and testing Actors on the platform during development. If you are ready to make your Actor public, use a Git repository instead, as you will reap the benefits of using Git and others will be able to contribute to the project.

Creating a new build increments the PATCH version, but i also want to set the MAJOR and MINOR versions.
Is there a way I'm missing?
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MMarco
Hello! Actor version and build version are two different things. See:
You can specify a custom major and minor build version when you "fork" your build on the platform, from the Source tab. Every build automatically increases the patch version: this behavior cannot be customized.
On the other hand, you are free to manage the actor version as you prefer.
JJerome
Hey , thanks for your answer.

So it seems what i want is in API:
I guess there is no simpler way to bump the version and rebuild automatically, keeping the same env variables and so on? (this endpoint requires passing everything again in the payload
MMarco
Yes, it seems to me like the best way to to do this through API.
JJerome
ok it's convoluted but i've made it work, thanks for your support 🫡
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