semantic-release

    semantic-release/semantic-release

    #581 this week

    πŸ“¦πŸš€ Fully automated version management and package publishing

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    changelog
    package
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    release
    release-automation
    JavaScript
    MIT
    24.1K stars
    1.8K forks
    24.1K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 13, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    Ranks #581 of 1,950 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 30%).

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 7 days ago, with 249 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #64 in the weekly ranking the week of Oct 26, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Automates version management and package publishing by analyzing commit messages and following semantic versioning.
    • Eliminates manual release errors by fully automating release workflows integrated with CI environments.
    • Use for enforcing consistent semantic versioning and changelog generation in JavaScript projects.
    • Use for automating package publishing across multiple distribution channels like npm with customizable workflows.
    • Use for integrating release automation into CI pipelines to notify maintainers and users of new releases automatically.

    Should you depend on it?

    License terms, project hygiene and risks, from GitHub metadata and GStars' snapshots.

    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

    Watch-outs

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    From the README

    Fully automated version management and package publishing

    semantic-release automates the whole package release workflow including: determining the next version number, generating the release notes, and publishing the package.

    This removes the immediate connection between human emotions and version numbers, strictly following the Semantic Versioning specification and communicating the impact of changes to consumers.

    Trust us, this will change your workflow for the better. – egghead.io

    Excerpt from the semantic-release/semantic-release README on GitHub (MIT license). Β© its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Forks

    1.8K-2

    Open issues

    407+8

    Compared with peers in Automation

    Fastest-growing repositories GStars tracks in this cohort for the week of Oct 11, by 7-day star growth

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    nanobrowser/nanobrowser14.1K+173468 days ago
    apache/airflow47.0K+07510 days ago
    semantic-release/semantic-release24.1K+0757 days ago
    The-Pocket/PocketFlow11.2K+075565 days ago
    Category median18.0K+17355β€”

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