gradle Auto Increment Version Number Using Gradle Script For Android Applications Read and Assign Version Number from a property file to a variable
Example
def versionPropsFile = file('version.properties') def versionBuild
/*Setting default value for versionBuild which is the last incremented value stored in the file */
if (versionPropsFile.canRead()) {
def Properties versionProps = new Properties()
versionProps.load(new FileInputStream(versionPropsFile))
versionBuild = versionProps['VERSION_BUILD'].toInteger()
} else {
throw new GradleException("Could not read version.properties!")
}
