How to pass custom arg to "next build" CLI command

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American black bearOP

2023-07-07T20:06:02.000Z

I want to pass the latest git tag to my application at build time.

next build --NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION=123

I get the following error

Unknown or unexpected option: --NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION

Does nextjs support this ? How can i pass custom build args

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@American black bear I want to pass the latest git tag to my application at build time. next build --NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION=123 I get the following error Unknown or unexpected option: --NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION Does nextjs support this ? How can i pass custom build args

Cape lion

2023-07-07T21:48:37.000Z

https://nextjs.org/docs/pages/building-your-application/configuring/environment-variables#bundling-environment-variables-for-the-browser

does this answer your question?

American black bearOP

2023-07-10T15:37:44.000Z

@Cape lion it provides a workaround for my needs

thanks