fix(windows): give the MSI a numeric version override - #9
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The WiX/MSI target rejects a semver pre-release: "optional pre-release identifier in app version must be numeric-only … for msi target", so `0.2.0-rc.1` fails to bundle (NSIS and every other target are fine). Set bundle.windows.wix.version = "0.2.0.1" (WixConfig.version, format major.minor.patch.build) so the MSI gets a valid numeric version while the app version stays 0.2.0-rc.1 everywhere else. rc.N maps to the build field (rc.1 -> .1); MSI ignores that 4th field for upgrade detection, so it's just a label. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The WiX/MSI target rejects a semver pre-release: "optional pre-release identifier in app version must be numeric-only … for msi target", so
0.2.0-rc.1fails to bundle (NSIS and every other target are fine).Set bundle.windows.wix.version = "0.2.0.1" (WixConfig.version, format major.minor.patch.build) so the MSI gets a valid numeric version while the app version stays 0.2.0-rc.1 everywhere else. rc.N maps to the build field (rc.1 -> .1); MSI ignores that 4th field for upgrade detection, so it's just a label.