How to use Build Number inside Pipeline step as Image:tag or version?

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I want to use Buildkite Build Number inside Pipeline step.
I tried using $BUILDKITE_BUILD_NUMBER inside pipeline step command.
However it gives error on save, saying BUILDKITE_BUILD_NUMBER is not available.
How can I use Build Number inside the pipeline?

Normally in Jenkins, we use Build or Job number inside pipeline while building Image for build tag.

Regards

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Hi Neelesh,

Sorry that the docs aren’t clear about this. The YAML editor you are using is still a beta feature and we are still working on the docs for it. Only a subset of environment variable are currently available to the editor, which is why you see the error. This article has a list of the environment variables that are available:
https://forum.buildkite.community/t/defining-pipeline-build-steps-with-yaml/79

You can, however, access the environment variable in a script, e.g. add a command step with a shell script that queries the environment variable. If you want to use the value in a subsequent step, you can pass it to a meta-data key.