getting package version from AssemblyInfo.cs file

package/LinqToExcel.nuspec

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 
-<package> 
-  <metadata> 
-    <id>LinqToExcel</id> 
-    <version>1.5.5</version> 
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<package>
+  <metadata>
+    <id>LinqToExcel</id>
+    <version>Auto populated from AssemblyInfo.cs file</version>
     <authors>Paul Yoder</authors>
-    <description>Easily retrieve data from spreadsheets and csv files by using LINQ</description> 
+    <description>Easily retrieve data from spreadsheets and csv files by using LINQ</description>
     <language>en-US</language>
     <licenseUrl>https://github.com/paulyoder/LinqToExcel/blob/master/License.txt</licenseUrl>
     <projectUrl>http://code.google.com/p/linqtoexcel/</projectUrl>
-		<tags>Linq Excel spreadsheet csv</tags>
-  </metadata> 
-</package>
+    <tags>Linq Excel spreadsheet csv</tags>
+  </metadata>
+</package>

project.build

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<property name="tool.nuget" value="${dir.base}\tools\NuGet\nuget.exe" />
 
 	<target name="build" depends="clean, compile, compile64, deleteLog4netXml" />
-	<target name="publish" depends="test, build, zip, zip64, package, package64" />
+	<target name="publish" depends="test, build, zip, zip64, package, package64, resetNuspecVersion" />
 
 	<target name="clean" description="deletes folders used in the build">
 		<delete dir="${dir.bin}" if="${directory::exists(dir.bin)}" />
@@ -41,8 +41,29 @@
 		<exec program="${framework::get-framework-directory(framework::get-target-framework())}\msbuild.exe"
 			commandline="&quot;${file.project}&quot; /p:Configuration=Release;DocumentationFile=LinqToExcel.xml;Platform=x64;OutputPath=&quot;${dir.bin64}\\&quot;" />
 	</target>
+
+  <target name="getPublishVersion" description="Gets the AssemblyVersion and sets it in the nuspec file">
+    <loadfile
+      file="${dir.base}\src\LinqToExcel\Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs"
+      property="assemblyInfoContents" />
+
+    <regex
+      input="${assemblyInfoContents}"
+      pattern="AssemblyVersion\(&quot;(?'assemblyVersion'[^&quot;]*)&quot;\)" />
+
+    <property
+      name="publish.version"
+      value="${assemblyVersion}" />
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="setVersion" description="Sets the package version in the nuspec file" depends="getPublishVersion">
+		<xmlpoke
+			file="${dir.package}\LinqToExcel.nuspec"
+			xpath="package/metadata/version"
+      value="${publish.version}" />
+  </target>
 
-	<target name="zip" description="zips the contents of the bin folder to the zip.dir">
+	<target name="zip" description="zips the contents of the bin folder to the zip.dir" depends="setVersion">
 		<xmlpeek
 			file="${dir.package}\LinqToExcel.nuspec"
 			xpath="package/metadata/version"
@@ -54,30 +75,28 @@
 		</zip>
 	</target>
 
-	<target name="zip64" description="zips the contents of the bin64 folder to the zip.dir64">
-		<xmlpeek
-			file="${dir.package}\LinqToExcel.nuspec"
-			xpath="package/metadata/version"
-			property="publish.version" />
+	<target name="zip64" description="zips the contents of the bin64 folder to the zip.dir64" depends="setVersion">
 		<zip zipfile="${dir.base}\LinqToExcel_x64_${publish.version}.zip">
 			<fileset basedir="${dir.bin64}">
 				<include name="**/*" />
 			</fileset>
 		</zip>
 	</target>
 
-	<target name="package" description="creates the NuGet package">
+  <target name="package" description="creates the NuGet package" depends="setVersion">
 		<copy todir="${dir.package}\lib">
 			<fileset basedir="${dir.bin}">
 				<include name="*.dll" />
 				<include name="LinqToExcel.xml" />
 			</fileset>
 		</copy>
+
 		<exec program="${tool.nuget}" commandline="pack &quot;${dir.package}\LinqToExcel.nuspec&quot;" />
+
 		<delete dir="${dir.package}\lib" />
 	</target>
 
-  <target name="package64" description="creates the NuGet package for the 64bit version">
+  <target name="package64" description="creates the NuGet package for the 64bit version" depends="setVersion">
 		<copy todir="${dir.package64}\lib">
 			<fileset basedir="${dir.bin64}">
 				<include name="*.dll" />
@@ -89,15 +108,25 @@
         <include name="LinqToExcel.nuspec" />
       </fileset>
     </copy>
+
     <move file="${dir.package64}/LinqToExcel.nuspec"
           tofile="${dir.package64}/LinqToExcel_x64.nuspec" />
 		<xmlpoke
 			file="${dir.package64}\LinqToExcel_x64.nuspec"
 			xpath="package/metadata/id"
 			value="LinqToExcel_x64" />
+
     <exec program="${tool.nuget}" commandline="pack &quot;${dir.package64}\LinqToExcel_x64.nuspec&quot;" />
+
 		<delete dir="${dir.package64}" />
   </target>
+
+  <target name="resetNuspecVersion">
+		<xmlpoke
+			file="${dir.package}\LinqToExcel.nuspec"
+			xpath="package/metadata/version"
+      value="Auto populated from AssemblyInfo.cs file" />
+  </target>
 
 	<target name="compile-test-project" description="compiles the test project">
 		<exec program="${framework::get-framework-directory(framework::get-target-framework())}\msbuild.exe"

src/LinqToExcel/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -31,6 +31,5 @@
 //
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers 
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
-// [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.5.5.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.5.5.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.5.5")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.5.5")]