release-it/release-it

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9034 stars · 574 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Release It! is a generic CLI tool that automates versioning and package publishing tasks such as bumping versions, creating Git commits/tags, generating changelogs, and publishing to npm, GitHub, or GitLab. It is highly configurable with hooks and a plugin system, and works in interactive or CI/CD modes.

Use cases

• automate npm package releases
• bump semver versions and tag git commits
• generate changelogs automatically
• publish GitHub or GitLab releases from CI
• manage pre-release versions
• release monorepo packages

When to choose

• you release npm packages or GitHub-hosted projects regularly
• you want one tool to handle version bump, tag, changelog, and publish
• you need CI/CD-friendly release automation with hooks and plugins

When to avoid

• your project is not version-controlled with Git
• you need language ecosystems outside Node.js without extra setup
• you prefer fully manual release control

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli developer-tools ci-cd version-control workflow-automation plugin-system developer-tools version-control cli cross-platform release-automation semver changelog npm-publish git-tags github-releases gitlab-releases monorepo automation command-line nodejs

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