How to configure Bamboo to support Subversion 1.7 Working copy format

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Summary

Configure Bamboo to utilize the Subversion (SVN) 1.7 Working copy format for local checkouts.

Solution

For Bamboo 4.2.1 or above

You can select the Subversion Working Copy Format used during checkouts in Bamboo Administration >> (Build Resources) Repository Settings >> Subversion:

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For Bamboo 4.2 and newer

Bamboo 4.2 and newer versions support the Subversion 1.7 Working copy format, and use this format by default.

If you need to specify the working copy format you can run Bamboo with an extra system property on both the Bamboo Server and the agents:

1 -Dbamboo.svn.wc.format=1.7
Updated on April 2, 2025

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