[BUG] The version of the package cannot be determined

[pjhavariotis]

After installing the latest package via winget, the version of the package cannot be determined (Version: Unknown)

What OS and Version?

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.4412

Description of issue

Please check the following issue for more info:
microsoft/winget-pkgs#158740

[dannagle]

I was able to recreate the error.

This package's version number cannot be determined. To upgrade it anyway, add the argument --include-unknown to your previous command.

Registry entries is a new winget requirement. By design, Packet Sender has never modified the registry. Not touching the registry makes the portable versions a lot easier to maintain and upgrade.

I can make an exception within the installer itself to try to keep the portable version fully portable. It'd have to be on the next version.

To be clear, the suggested --include-unknown bypass is working for you, correct?

[Trenly]

For additional context - portable installers (loose binaries) do not need to write anything to the Registry.

The version that is currently used for WinGet appears to be an inno installer - which should write to the registry by default as long as the AppVersion is set in the inno setup file
https://jrsoftware.org/ishelp/index.php?topic=setup_appversion

[pjhavariotis]

I was able to recreate the error.

This package's version number cannot be determined. To upgrade it anyway, add the argument --include-unknown to your previous command.

Registry entries is a new winget requirement. By design, Packet Sender has never modified the registry. Not touching the registry makes the portable versions a lot easier to maintain and upgrade.

I can make an exception within the installer itself to try to keep the portable version fully portable. It'd have to be on the next version.

To be clear, the suggested --include-unknown bypass is working for you, correct?

Correct. However, it would be nice to follow the winget requirements.

[dannagle]

This is now fixed in the development branch. The next release will require one more --include-unknown, and then it should work as expected after that.

I'm leaving this ticket open as a reminder to doublecheck.