VSTS: Using $(BuildID) as an argument in a build step

Question

I want to provide the build ID as an argument to some script in my build:

But this does not parse into the build's ID. Instead it is used literally. See output:

dotnet publish -c Release -o C:\agent\_work\50\a\MyProject.Api --version-suffix $(BuildID)

Why is this?

Answer 1

Use this format: $(Build.BuildId)