GitTools · arturcic · Oct 27, 2025 · Oct 26, 2025 · Oct 26, 2025
diff --git a/build/.run/Artifacts DotnetTool Test.run.xml b/build/.run/Artifacts DotnetTool Test.run.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
   <configuration default="false" name="Artifacts DotnetTool Test" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Artifacts">
     <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../run/artifacts" />
-    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=ArtifactsDotnetToolTest --arch=amd64 --dotnet_version=8.0 --docker_distro=alpine.3.22" />
+    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=ArtifactsDotnetToolTest --arch=amd64 --dotnet_version=lts-latest --docker_distro=distro-latest" />
     <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/.." />
     <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
     <envs>

diff --git a/build/.run/Artifacts MsBuildCore Test.run.xml b/build/.run/Artifacts MsBuildCore Test.run.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
   <configuration default="false" name="Artifacts MsBuildCore Test" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Artifacts">
     <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../run/artifacts" />
-    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=ArtifactsMsBuildCoreTest --arch=amd64 --dotnet_version=8.0 --docker_distro=alpine.3.22" />
+    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=ArtifactsMsBuildCoreTest --arch=amd64 --dotnet_version=lts-latest --docker_distro=distro-latest" />
     <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/.." />
     <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
     <envs>

diff --git a/build/.run/Artifacts Native Test.run.xml b/build/.run/Artifacts Native Test.run.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
   <configuration default="false" name="Artifacts Native Test" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Artifacts">
     <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../run/artifacts" />
-    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=ArtifactsNativeTest --arch=amd64 --dotnet_version=8.0 --docker_distro=alpine.3.22" />
+    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=ArtifactsNativeTest --arch=amd64 --dotnet_version=lts-latest --docker_distro=distro-latest" />
     <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/.." />
     <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
     <envs>

diff --git a/build/.run/Artifacts Prepare.run.xml b/build/.run/Artifacts Prepare.run.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
   <configuration default="false" name="Artifacts Prepare" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Artifacts">
     <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../run/artifacts" />
-    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=ArtifactsPrepare --dotnet_version=8.0 --docker_distro=alpine.3.22" />
+    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=ArtifactsPrepare --dotnet_version=lts-latest --docker_distro=distro-latest" />
     <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/.." />
     <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
     <envs>

diff --git a/build/.run/Artifacts Test.run.xml b/build/.run/Artifacts Test.run.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
   <configuration default="false" name="Artifacts Test" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Artifacts">
     <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../run/artifacts" />
-    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=ArtifactsTest --dotnet_version=8.0 --docker_distro=alpine.3.22" />
+    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=ArtifactsTest --dotnet_version=lts-latest --docker_distro=distro-latest" />
     <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/.." />
     <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
     <envs>

diff --git a/build/.run/Docker Build.run.xml b/build/.run/Docker Build.run.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
   <configuration default="false" name="Docker Build" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Docker">
     <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../run/docker" />
-    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=DockerBuild --arch=amd64 --arch=arm64 --dotnet_version=8.0 --docker_distro=debian.12 --verbosity=diagnostic" />
+    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=DockerBuild --arch=amd64 --arch=arm64 --dotnet_version=lts-latest --docker_distro=debian.12 --verbosity=diagnostic" />
     <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/.." />
     <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
     <envs>
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
       <option name="Build" />
     </method>
   </configuration>
-</component>
+</component>
diff --git a/build/.run/Docker Manifest.run.xml b/build/.run/Docker Manifest.run.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
   <configuration default="false" name="Docker Manifest" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Docker">
     <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../run/docker" />
-    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=DockerManifest --arch=amd64 --arch=arm64 --dotnet_version=8.0 --docker_distro=debian.12" />
+    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=DockerManifest --arch=amd64 --arch=arm64 --dotnet_version=lts-latest --docker_distro=debian.12" />
     <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/.." />
     <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
     <envs>
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
       <option name="Build" />
     </method>
   </configuration>
-</component>
+</component>
diff --git a/build/.run/Docker Publish.run.xml b/build/.run/Docker Publish.run.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
   <configuration default="false" name="Docker Publish" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Docker">
     <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../run/docker" />
-    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=DockerPublish --arch=amd64 --arch=arm64 --dotnet_version=8.0 --docker_distro=debian.12 --verbosity=diagnostic" />
+    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=DockerPublish --arch=amd64 --arch=arm64 --dotnet_version=lts-latest --docker_distro=debian.12 --verbosity=diagnostic" />
     <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/.." />
     <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
     <envs>
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
       <option name="Build" />
     </method>
   </configuration>
-</component>
+</component>
diff --git a/build/.run/Docker Test.run.xml b/build/.run/Docker Test.run.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
   <configuration default="false" name="Docker Test" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Docker">
     <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../run/docker" />
-    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=DockerTest --arch=amd64 --dotnet_version=8.0 --docker_distro=debian.12" />
+    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=DockerTest --arch=amd64 --dotnet_version=lts-latest --docker_distro=debian.12" />
     <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/.." />
     <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
     <envs>
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@
       <option name="Build" />
     </method>
   </configuration>
-</component>
+</component>
diff --git a/build/.run/PublishCoverage.run.xml b/build/.run/PublishCoverage.run.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
   <configuration default="false" name="PublishCoverage" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Unit Test">
     <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../run/build" />
-    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=PublishCoverage --dotnet_version=8.0" />
+    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=PublishCoverage --dotnet_version=lts-latest" />
     <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/.." />
     <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
     <envs>
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
       <option name="Build" />
     </method>
   </configuration>
-</component>
+</component>
diff --git a/build/.run/UnitTest (8.0).run.xml b/build/.run/UnitTest (8.0).run.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <component name="ProjectRunConfigurationManager">
-  <configuration default="false" name="UnitTest (8.0)" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Unit Test">
+  <configuration default="false" name="UnitTest (Lts Latest)" type="DotNetProject" factoryName=".NET Project" folderName="Unit Test">
     <option name="EXE_PATH" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../run/build" />
-    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=UnitTest --dotnet_version=8.0" />
+    <option name="PROGRAM_PARAMETERS" value="--target=UnitTest --dotnet_version=lts-latest" />
     <option name="WORKING_DIRECTORY" value="$PROJECT_DIR$/.." />
     <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
     <option name="USE_EXTERNAL_CONSOLE" value="0" />
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
       <option name="Build" />
     </method>
   </configuration>
-</component>
+</component>
diff --git a/build/artifacts/BuildContext.cs b/build/artifacts/BuildContext.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-using Common.Utilities;
+using Common.Context;
 
 namespace Artifacts;
 
-public class BuildContext(ICakeContext context) : BuildContextBase(context)
+public class BuildContext(ICakeContext context) : DockerBuildContext(context)
 {
     public string MsBuildConfiguration { get; } = Constants.DefaultConfiguration;
-
-    public bool IsDockerOnLinux { get; set; }
-
-    public IEnumerable<DockerImage> Images { get; set; } = new List<DockerImage>();
 }
diff --git a/build/artifacts/BuildLifetime.cs b/build/artifacts/BuildLifetime.cs
@@ -1,39 +1,8 @@
 using Common.Lifetime;
-using Common.Utilities;
 
 namespace Artifacts;
 
-public class BuildLifetime : BuildLifetimeBase<BuildContext>
+public class BuildLifetime : DockerBuildLifetime<BuildContext>
 {
-    public override void Setup(BuildContext context, ISetupContext info)
-    {
-        base.Setup(context, info);
-
-        context.IsDockerOnLinux = context.DockerCustomCommand("info --format '{{.OSType}}'").First().Replace("'", string.Empty) == "linux";
-
-        var dockerRegistry = context.Argument(Arguments.DockerRegistry, DockerRegistry.DockerHub);
-        var dotnetVersion = context.Argument(Arguments.DotnetVersion, string.Empty).ToLower();
-        var dockerDistro = context.Argument(Arguments.DockerDistro, string.Empty).ToLower();
-
-        var versions = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dotnetVersion) ? Constants.DotnetVersions : [dotnetVersion];
-        var distros = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dockerDistro) ? Constants.DockerDistros : [dockerDistro];
-
-        var architectures = context.HasArgument(Arguments.Architecture) ? context.Arguments<Architecture>(Arguments.Architecture) : Constants.ArchToBuild;
-        var platformArch = context.IsRunningOnAmd64() ? Architecture.Amd64 : Architecture.Arm64;
-
-        var registry = dockerRegistry == DockerRegistry.DockerHub ? Constants.DockerHubRegistry : Constants.GitHubContainerRegistry;
-        context.Images = from version in versions
-                         from distro in distros
-                         from arch in architectures
-                         select new DockerImage(distro, version, arch, registry, true);
-
-        context.StartGroup("Build Setup");
-
-        LogBuildInformation(context);
-
-        context.Information($"IsDockerOnLinux:      {context.IsDockerOnLinux}");
-        context.Information($"Building for Version: {dotnetVersion}, Distro: {dockerDistro}, Architecture: {platformArch}");
-
-        context.EndGroup();
-    }
+    protected override bool UseBaseImage => true;
 }
diff --git a/build/build/Tasks/BuildPrepare.cs b/build/build/Tasks/BuildPrepare.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public override void Run(BuildContext context)
                 Verbosity = DotNetVerbosity.Minimal,
                 Configuration = Constants.DefaultConfiguration,
                 OutputDirectory = Paths.Tools.Combine("gitversion"),
-                Framework = $"net{Constants.VersionLatest}",
+                Framework = $"net{Constants.DotnetLtsLatest}",
                 NoRestore = true,
             });
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public override void Run(BuildContext context)
                 Verbosity = DotNetVerbosity.Minimal,
                 Configuration = Constants.DefaultConfiguration,
                 OutputDirectory = Paths.Tools.Combine("schema"),
-                Framework = $"net{Constants.VersionLatest}",
+                Framework = $"net{Constants.DotnetLtsLatest}",
                 NoRestore = true,
             });
     }

diff --git a/build/build/Tasks/Package/PackagePrepare.cs b/build/build/Tasks/Package/PackagePrepare.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ private static DirectoryPath PackPrepareNative(BuildContext context, string runt
 
         var settings = new DotNetPublishSettings
         {
-            Framework = $"net{Constants.VersionLatest}",
+            Framework = $"net{Constants.DotnetLtsLatest}",
             Runtime = runtime,
             NoRestore = false,
             Configuration = context.MsBuildConfiguration,

diff --git a/build/build/Tasks/Test/UnitTest.cs b/build/build/Tasks/Test/UnitTest.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ public override void Run(BuildContext context)
         var frameworks = Constants.DotnetVersions;
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dotnetVersion))
         {
+            if (string.Equals(dotnetVersion, "lts-latest", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+            {
+                dotnetVersion = Constants.DotnetLtsLatest;
+            }
             if (!frameworks.Contains(dotnetVersion, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
             {
                 throw new Exception($"Dotnet Target {dotnetVersion} is not supported at the moment");

diff --git a/build/common/Context/DockerBuildContext.cs b/build/common/Context/DockerBuildContext.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using Common.Utilities;
+
+namespace Common.Context;
+
+public class DockerBuildContext(ICakeContext context) : BuildContextBase(context)
+{
+    public bool IsDockerOnLinux { get; set; }
+
+    public IEnumerable<DockerImage> Images { get; set; } = new List<DockerImage>();
+    public DockerRegistry DockerRegistry { get; set; }
+    public ICollection<Architecture> Architectures { get; set; } = new List<Architecture>();
+}
+
diff --git a/build/common/Lifetime/BuildLifetimeBase.cs b/build/common/Lifetime/BuildLifetimeBase.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public override void Setup(T context, ISetupContext info)
         }
 
         var gitVersionPath = context.GetGitVersionDotnetToolLocation();
-        if (gitVersionPath is null || context.FileExists(gitVersionPath) is false)
+        if (gitVersionPath is null || !context.FileExists(gitVersionPath))
         {
             throw new FileNotFoundException("Failed to locate the Release build of gitversion.dll in ./tools/gitversion. Try running \"./build.ps1 -Stage build -Target BuildPrepare\"");
         }

diff --git a/build/common/Lifetime/DockerBuildLifetime.cs b/build/common/Lifetime/DockerBuildLifetime.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+using Common.Context;
+using Common.Utilities;
+
+namespace Common.Lifetime;
+
+public abstract class DockerBuildLifetime<TContext> : BuildLifetimeBase<TContext>
+    where TContext : DockerBuildContext
+{
+    protected virtual bool UseBaseImage => false;
+
+    public override void Setup(TContext context, ISetupContext info)
+    {
+        base.Setup(context, info);
+
+        context.IsDockerOnLinux = context.DockerCustomCommand("info --format '{{.OSType}}'").First().Replace("'", string.Empty) == "linux";
+
+        var dockerRegistry = context.Argument(Arguments.DockerRegistry, DockerRegistry.DockerHub);
+        var dotnetVersion = context.Argument(Arguments.DotnetVersion, string.Empty).ToLower();
+        var dockerDistro = context.Argument(Arguments.DockerDistro, string.Empty).ToLower();
+
+        var versions = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dotnetVersion)
+            ? Constants.DotnetVersions
+            : string.Equals(dotnetVersion, "lts-latest", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                ? [Constants.DotnetLtsLatest]
+                : [dotnetVersion];
+
+        var distros = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dockerDistro)
+            ? Constants.DockerDistros
+            : string.Equals(dockerDistro, "distro-latest", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                ? [Constants.AlpineLatest]
+                : [dockerDistro];
+
+        var architectures = context.HasArgument(Arguments.Architecture) ? context.Arguments<Architecture>(Arguments.Architecture) : Constants.ArchToBuild;
+        var platformArch = context.IsRunningOnAmd64() ? Architecture.Amd64 : Architecture.Arm64;
+
+        var registry = dockerRegistry == DockerRegistry.DockerHub ? Constants.DockerHubRegistry : Constants.GitHubContainerRegistry;
+
+        context.DockerRegistry = dockerRegistry;
+        context.Architectures = architectures;
+        context.Images = from version in versions
+                         from distro in distros
+                         from arch in architectures
+                         select new DockerImage(distro, version, arch, registry, UseBaseImage);
+
+        context.StartGroup("Build Setup");
+
+        LogBuildInformation(context);
+
+        context.Information($"IsDockerOnLinux:      {context.IsDockerOnLinux}");
+        context.Information($"Building for Version: {dotnetVersion}, Distro: {dockerDistro}, Architecture: {platformArch}");
+        context.EndGroup();
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/build/common/Utilities/Constants.cs b/build/common/Utilities/Constants.cs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ public static class Constants
     public const string RepoOwner = "GitTools";
     public const string Repository = "GitVersion";
 
-    public const string VersionLatest = "8.0";
-    public static readonly string[] DotnetVersions = [VersionLatest, "9.0"];
+    public const string DotnetLtsLatest = "8.0";
+    public static readonly string[] DotnetVersions = [DotnetLtsLatest, "9.0"];
 
     public const string DefaultBranch = "main";
     public const string DefaultConfiguration = "Release";

diff --git a/build/common/Utilities/ContextExtensions.cs b/build/common/Utilities/ContextExtensions.cs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public static string GetRepositoryName(this ICakeContext context)
     private static void EndGroup(this IAzurePipelinesCommands _, ICakeContext context) => context.Information("##[endgroup]");
 
     public static FilePath? GetGitVersionToolLocation(this ICakeContext context) =>
-        context.GetFiles($"src/GitVersion.App/bin/{Constants.DefaultConfiguration}/net{Constants.VersionLatest}/gitversion.dll").SingleOrDefault();
+        context.GetFiles($"src/GitVersion.App/bin/{Constants.DefaultConfiguration}/net{Constants.DotnetLtsLatest}/gitversion.dll").SingleOrDefault();
     public static FilePath? GetGitVersionDotnetToolLocation(this ICakeContext context) =>
         context.MakeAbsolute(Paths.Tools.Combine("gitversion").CombineWithFilePath("gitversion.dll"));
 

diff --git a/build/common/Utilities/DockerContextExtensions.cs b/build/common/Utilities/DockerContextExtensions.cs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ private static IEnumerable<string> GetDockerTags(this BuildContextBase context,
             $"{name}:{context.Version.SemVersion}-{distro}-{targetFramework}",
         };
 
-        if (distro == Constants.DockerDistroLatest && targetFramework == Constants.VersionLatest)
+        if (distro == Constants.DockerDistroLatest && targetFramework == Constants.DotnetLtsLatest)
         {
             tags.Add($"{name}:{context.Version.SemVersion}");
 

diff --git a/build/docker/BuildContext.cs b/build/docker/BuildContext.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
-using Common.Utilities;
+using Common.Context;
 using Docker.Utilities;
 
 namespace Docker;
 
-public class BuildContext(ICakeContext context) : BuildContextBase(context)
+public class BuildContext(ICakeContext context) : DockerBuildContext(context)
 {
     public Credentials? Credentials { get; set; }
-    public bool IsDockerOnLinux { get; set; }
-
-    public IEnumerable<DockerImage> Images { get; set; } = new List<DockerImage>();
-    public DockerRegistry DockerRegistry { get; set; }
-    public ICollection<Architecture> Architectures { get; set; } = new List<Architecture>();
 }