ReleaseKit – Automated Versioning & Release

April 30, 2026

Version updated for https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit to version v0.19.0.

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Action Summary

ReleaseKit is a lightweight tool designed to automate versioning, changelog generation, and package publishing for JavaScript and Rust projects, using conventional commit standards. It simplifies CI/CD workflows by offering composable tools that handle semantic versioning, AI-enhanced release notes, and publishing to registries like npm and crates.io, while supporting monorepos and configurable release strategies. Key capabilities include PR-based release previews, flexible templating, and JSON output for seamless integration into automated pipelines.

What’s Changed

chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 4 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/4
chore(deps): bump github/codeql-action from 3 to 4 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/3
chore(deps): bump actions/checkout from 4 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/12
chore(deps): bump actions/download-artifact from 4 to 8 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/11
chore(deps): bump actions/upload-artifact from 4 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/10
chore(deps): bump amannn/action-semantic-pull-request from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/2
chore(notes): update zod and other package versions by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/17
fix: codeQL alert no. 9 - Useless regular-expression character escape by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/19
feat: scope & prompt configurations for LLM tasks by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/22
chore(deps): bump liquidjs from 10.24.0 to 10.25.0 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/25
chore(deps-dev): bump the development-dependencies group with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/23
chore(deps): bump the production-dependencies group across 1 directory with 4 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/27
feat: token support by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/26
test: package testing and CI updates by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/36
chore(deps): bump dorny/paths-filter from 3 to 4 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/33
feat: rework CLI structure, add dispatcher by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/52
feat: add release pipeline automation configuration by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/51
feat(release): add --branch option to specify push branch by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/46
feat(release): add release preview functionality by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/43
chore: update release workflow to use releasekit from npm by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/42
fix(release): implement shared entry deduplication in release previews by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/53
feat: push-triggered release workflow by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/50
chore: skip dependabot devdep commits by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/55
chore(deps): bump smol-toml from 1.6.0 to 1.6.1 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/54
feat(publish): add title extraction from tags for GitHub releases by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/57
refactor(release): update note formatting in release previews by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/67
fix(ci): add PUBLISH and RELEASE conditions to CI detection logic by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/68
feat: display release notes in release workflow summary by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/66
feat(ci): add sync option to release workflows by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/64
feat(publish): add publishSucceeded flag to output and update pipeline logic by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/63
feat(templates): add version header & separators to release notes template by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/69
feat(ci): add label checking step to release-on-push workflow by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/70
feat(release): add npm_auth input for authentication method in workflows by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/65
chore(deps): bump handlebars from 4.7.8 to 4.7.9 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/71
feat(version): sanitize package names in formatTag function by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/72
feat(version): sanitize package names in formatTag function by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/73
refactor(notes): improve error handling for API key validation by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/75
chore(deps): bump actions/deploy-pages from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/78
chore(deps): bump actions/upload-pages-artifact from 3 to 4 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/77
refactor: rework configuration by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/76
chore(schema): add missing ci property by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/81
docs: improve documentation by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/80
feat: init command by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/83
fix: address autorelease publish failures by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/85
chore: remove npmrc munging by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/87
fix(publish): only create GitHub release when tag was pushed by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/88
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
feat: add stable option to release & version commands for prerelease graduation by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/125
feat(action): add stable input option for prerelease graduation by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/126
feat(ci): add lockfile validation step to CI workflow by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/127
fix: apply bump for first release when no previous tag exists by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/128
fix: enhance first release handling in version calculation by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/130
fix(version): refine first release condition to respect stableOnly flag by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/131
fix(version): improve first release handling to ensure correct version bumping by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/132
fix(version): simplify first release handling to return current version directly by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/133
refactor: remove defaultScope handling and enforce target specification by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/134
fix(version): implement dynamic tag stripping based on template configuration by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/135
fix(publish): ensure reliable publishing from package directory by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/136
chore: add publish debug by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/137
fix(core): add conditional debug logging based on DEBUG environment var by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/138
feat: add skip-checkout option to ReleaseKit action by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/139
fix(release): allow manual release without target when no PRs are found by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/140
feat: enhance error handling and verbose output in action script by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/141
fix(action): exclude userPnpmStore from NODE_PATH to prevent E2BIG errors by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/142
feat(action): add support for fetching and syncing remote changes with optional skip-checkout by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/143
fix(action): disable Git hooks during sync process by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/144
feat: update bump option to include ‘prerelease’ type by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/145
feat(publish): add support for publishing with uncommitted changes by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/146
feat(version): improve support for pure Rust packages by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/148
feat: add stable graduation output and logic for release stability by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/152
chore(deps): bump pnpm/action-setup from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/122
chore(deps): bump actions/upload-pages-artifact from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/149
chore(deps-dev): bump the development-dependencies group across 1 directory with 4 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/150
test(e2e): add new fixtures and tests for scoped releases and prerelease handling by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/153
fix(release): update PR fetching logic to find merged PRs since last release by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/154
feat: per-package push in non-sync mode by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/155
feat: add standing PR functionality by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/156
feat(release): add standing PR commit status checks by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/158
feat: add runStandingPRMerge functionality and update command by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/157
feat(release): batch accumulation controls for standing PR strategy by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/161
feat: release notes editing in standing PR by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/160
chore(deps): bump liquidjs from 10.25.5 to 10.25.7 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/162
chore: add claude code github workflows by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/165
feat(release): implement per-PR evaluation and notification for release gate by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/163
chore(deps-dev): bump @typescript-eslint/parser from 8.58.2 to 8.59.0 in the development-dependencies group by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/164
fix: pure rust publishing without a package.json by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/171
feat: add githubRelease.skipPackages to suppress GitHub releases by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/172
fix: correct manual release version calculation when using scope-based package targeting by @goosewobbler in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/173

New Contributors

@dependabot[bot] made their first contribution in https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/pull/4

Full Changelog: https://github.com/goosewobbler/releasekit/commits/v0.19.0