Migrate a Windows project to set version information
Flutter 3.3 added support for setting the Windows app's version from
the pubspec.yaml file or through the --build-name and --build-number
build arguments. For more information, refer to the
Build and release a Windows app
documentation.
Projects created before Flutter version 3.3 need to be migrated to support versioning.
Migration steps
#Your project can be updated using these steps:
- Verify you are on Flutter version 3.3 or newer using
flutter --version -
If needed, use
flutter upgradeto update to the latest version of the Flutter SDK - Backup your project, possibly using git or some other version control system
-
Delete the
windows/runner/CMakeLists.txtandwindows/runner/Runner.rcfiles - Run
flutter create --platforms=windows . -
Review the changes to your
windows/runner/CMakeLists.txtandwindows/runner/Runner.rcfiles - Verify your app builds using
flutter build windows
Example
#PR 721 shows the migration work for the Flutter Gallery app.
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