claude-code-plugin-release

You can automate semantic versioning and npm publishing for Claude Code plugins by running a release workflow that increments version numbers in plugin manifests and publishes to the npm registry. This ensures the npx command resolves to the correct version.

Automated changelog generation works by extracting release notes associated with git tags and GitHub releases, compiling them into a structured changelog. This process is triggered automatically as part of the release workflow after version incrementing.

Yes, you need npm and git installed locally, along with configured GitHub API access, to use this release management workflow. These dependencies are required for version incrementing, publishing packages, creating git tags, and generating GitHub releases.

The best way to handle git tagging and GitHub release creation for plugin updates is through an automated release workflow that validates build artifacts first, then applies the git tag and creates the corresponding GitHub release with generated changelogs.

Yes, you can validate build artifacts before publishing a new plugin version to npm. The release workflow includes a build verification step that checks artifacts prior to executing the version increment and npm publishing processes.