Semantic Release

ELI5 — The Vibe Check

Semantic Release reads your commit messages and automatically figures out the next version number, generates a changelog, and publishes the release. No more arguing about whether it's a patch or a minor. Your commit messages decide. It's like having a robot release manager.

Real Talk

Semantic Release automates the entire package release workflow — version bumping, changelog generation, Git tagging, and publishing — based on Conventional Commits messages. It analyzes commits since the last release, determines the version bump type (major/minor/patch), and executes configured plugins.

Show Me The Code

# Commit determines version bump:
# fix: → patch (1.0.1)
# feat: → minor (1.1.0)
# feat!: or BREAKING CHANGE → major (2.0.0)
npx semantic-release

When You'll Hear This

"Semantic Release bumped to v3.0.0 because someone added a breaking change commit." / "Our changelog is auto-generated from commit messages — no manual editing."