release

Automate version bumping and changelog generation by parsing version files across npm, .NET, Python, Rust, Go, or plain version.txt to detect the current release and apply an automatic version bump.

Yes, you can generate a Keep a Changelog style entry automatically by determining the baseline from your git history and creating entries that highlight added, changed, or fixed items.

Automated release management works with Cargo.toml and Directory.Build.props files, scanning each specific format to identify the current project version and update it during the release workflow.

The best way to trigger an automated version bump in CI is to initiate the release workflow, which detects the current version, generates a changelog, bumps the version, and commits changes with a conventional message.

Ensure your release workflow commits the updated version file automatically by using the built-in commit feature, which writes the bumped version and changes back with a conventional commit message.

If no existing changelog baseline is present for version detection, the release workflow determines the baseline directly from git history to accurately calculate and apply the next version bump.