ReleaseKit – Automated Versioning & Release

April 9, 2026

Version updated for https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit to version v0.12.0.

This action is used across all versions by 0 repositories.

Action Type

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Action Summary

ReleaseKit is a lightweight, modular tool for automating software release processes in JavaScript and Rust projects, optimized for CI/CD pipelines. It simplifies tasks like semantic versioning, changelog generation (with optional AI enhancements), and package publishing (npm and crates.io), leveraging Git history and conventional commits. With support for monorepos, configurable automation, and composable functionality, it streamlines versioning workflows while offering flexibility for various development and deployment setups.

What’s Changed

fix(version): create per-package tags in multi-package sync mode by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/90
fix: correct changelog data and tag matching for per-package sync releases by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/91
fix: version default regression by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/92
fix(notes): populate releaseNotes output and simplify GitHub release body fallback by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/93
fix(version): count commits from repo root in sync mode by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/94
fix(notes): suppress heading and add compare URL in per-package release notes by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/95
feat(release): add preview command to dispatcher by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/96
feat: introduce Github Action with release and preview modes by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/97
fix: update action-release workflow to use new tag format and improve version extraction logic by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/99
chore(deps-dev): bump the development-dependencies group across 1 directory with 5 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/38
chore(deps): bump the production-dependencies group across 1 directory with 7 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/79
refactor: move command factories to new modules with no isMain guard by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/100
chore: change default mode to preview in action.yml and update command order in CLI and dispatcher by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/101
feat: add support for scope labels by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/102
feat(release): improve label handling by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/103
test(release): standardise test descriptions for clarity by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/104
refactor: update label handling from ‘release’ to ‘bump’ for consistency by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/105
feat: enhance label extraction to support ‘bump’ labels by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/106
fix(version): hook up package filtering with wildcard support by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/107
refactor(ci): enhance label handling for bump and release scenarios by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/108
fix(release): implement effective target handling for scope labels by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/109
fix(release): implement effective target handling for scope labels by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/110
fix: refine prerelease handling in version calculation by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/113
refactor: improve modularity by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/114
chore(deps-dev): bump the development-dependencies group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/112
feat: workflow boilerplate reduction by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/117
refactor(action): migrate SSH key input to secrets in action.yml by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/119
chore(deps): bump liquidjs from 10.25.2 to 10.25.5 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/118
chore(deps): bump the production-dependencies group across 1 directory with 5 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/120
feat: resolve packages in gate by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/121

Full Changelog: https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/compare/v0.4.0...v0.12.0