Conventional Commits Auto Version

Version updated for https://github.com/lucaspretti/auto-version-action to version v1.5.8.

• This action is used across all versions by ? repositories.

Action Type

This is a Composite action.

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Action Summary

The Auto Version Action is a GitHub Action that automates semantic versioning based on the Conventional Commits standard. It calculates version bumps, generates release candidate (RC) tags, creates categorized changelogs, and synchronizes staging and production branches. This action simplifies release management by automating version updates and ensuring consistent version control for projects.

Release notes

Automated Semantic Versioning for GitHub Actions

Conventional Commits-driven versioning with zero dependencies. Pure bash, works on GitHub.com and GitHub Enterprise Server.

Features

• Auto-detects version file format (JSON, TOML, YAML, plain text)
• RC pre-releases on staging, final releases on production
• Categorized changelogs (Breaking/Features/Fixes/Maintenance)
• Floating tags (v1, v1.5) for Actions consumed via @v1
• Single-branch and two-branch workflows
• GHES compatible

Quick Start

- uses: lucaspretti/auto-version-action@v1
  with:
    version-file: VERSION
    github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

See README for full documentation.

• lucaspretti
• GitHub Actions