Snap for VS 18.3 and update branding to VS 18.4 by Copilot · Pull Request #13005 · dotnet/msbuild

Copilot · 2026-01-12T15:42:20Z

Work item (Internal use):

Summary

Updates MSBuild version branding from 18.3 to 18.4 following the pattern established in #12786.

Changes:

eng/Versions.props: Bump VersionPrefix from 18.3.0 to 18.4.0
azure-pipelines/vs-insertion.yml: Add rel/d18.4 target branch and vs18.4 branch mapping
.config/git-merge-flow-config.jsonc: Configure merge flow chain as vs18.0 → vs18.3 → vs18.4 → main

Note: Creating the vs18.3 servicing branch requires write permissions and must be done separately.

Customer Impact

None. Branding update only affects internal version strings and CI/CD pipeline configuration for VS insertions and branch merge flows.

Regression?

No. Configuration-only changes to version strings, build pipeline mappings, and merge flow automation.

Testing

Repository build successful
MSBuild version reports 18.4.0-dev
Sample project builds without errors
JSONC syntax validation passed
Code review and security scans passed

Risk

Low. Minimal surface area—version string, pipeline configuration, and merge flow updates following established pattern from previous version bumps.

Original prompt

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<issue_title>Snap for vs18.3 and update branding to vs18.4</issue_title>
<issue_description>- [ ] Mimic what was done in #12786 but for vs18.4 instead of vs18.3

Create a vs18.3 branch with https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/tree/fb775842a00d534aaf25466ff76e0d8fe86d2e7d as the HEAD SHA</issue_description>

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Fixes Snap for vs18.3 and update branding to vs18.4 #13004

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dotnet-policy-service · 2026-01-12T15:42:44Z

Hello @@copilot, I noticed that you’re changing an .swr file or any file under src/Package/MSBuild.VSSetup.. Please make sure to validate this change by an experimental VS insertion. This is accomplished by pushing to an exp/* branch, which requires write permissions to this repo.

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ViktorHofer · 2026-01-12T15:56:29Z

@copilot Update the PackageValidationBaselineVersion property in eng/Versions.props to the latest version of the Microsoft.Build package that is available on nuget.org in that PR.

Copilot · 2026-01-12T15:59:49Z

@copilot Update the PackageValidationBaselineVersion property in eng/Versions.props to the latest version of the Microsoft.Build package that is available on nuget.org in that PR.

The PackageValidationBaselineVersion is already set to 18.0.2, which is the latest stable version of Microsoft.Build on nuget.org. This value was already correct before my changes and remains unchanged in commit 2672911.

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ViktorHofer · 2026-01-12T16:17:22Z

@copilot Update the .config/git-merge-flow-config.jsonc file and add "vs18.4" element that has a MergeToBranch key pointing to the "main" branch. Update the vs18.0 element's MergeToBranch key to "vs18.3".

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Copilot · 2026-01-12T16:19:52Z

@copilot Update the .config/git-merge-flow-config.jsonc file and add "vs18.3" element that has a MergeToBranch key pointing to the "main" branch. Update the vs18.0 element's MergeToBranch key to...

Updated in commit 585e42a. The vs18.0 element now merges to vs18.3, and vs18.3 merges to main.

ViktorHofer · 2026-01-12T16:37:16Z

@copilot Update the .config/git-merge-flow-config.jsonc file and add "vs18.4" element that has a MergeToBranch key pointing to the "main" branch. Update the "vs18.3" element's MergeToBranch key to "vs18.4".

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Copilot · 2026-01-12T16:40:19Z

@copilot Update the .config/git-merge-flow-config.jsonc file and add "vs18.4" element that has a MergeToBranch key pointing to the "main" branch. Update the "vs18.3" element's MergeToBranch key to "vs...

Updated in commit 7c1771d. Added vs18.4 element with MergeToBranch pointing to main, and updated vs18.3 to merge to vs18.4.

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