automation

release-it

Name: release-it
Author: release-it

🚀 Automate versioning and package publishing

9,078 stars+6★ this week576 forksJavaScriptUpdated 10/7/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Automates version bumping, git commits/tags, npm publishing, and GitHub releases with a single CLI command.

When to use it

•You want to ship a new npm package version without manually editing package.json and running git commands.
•Your CI pipeline should automatically publish releases after tests pass.
•You need to create a GitHub release with changelog and assets every time you publish.

Ready-to-paste prompt

npx release-it minor --ci --git.requireCleanWorkingDir=false --npm.publish=false

Heads up: You must have a valid GitHub personal access token (with repo scope) in the GH_TOKEN environment variable and an npm auth token set up (via `npm login` or `//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=...`), otherwise publishing or GitHub release will fail.

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🔑 Needs an API key

Works after you add credentials — the setup agent will ask you for them.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/release-it && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/release-it/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/release-it/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How release-it works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Release-it is a small JavaScript project (~2.9k lines across 28 code files, plus 33 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit this month, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size

Small codebase

~2.9k lines · 28 code files · 24 min skim

Setup

One-command install

Installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional.

Runs on

Node.js

No API keys detected

JavaScript 99%Shell 1%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
lib/cli.js
Where the program starts running
3
package.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes

What's in each folder

lib/Core code — the actual logic23 files

bin/Command-line entry points1 files

docs/Documentation25 files

templates/Templates2 files

schema/Data models & types5 files

types/Data models & types3 files

config/Configuration1 files

test/Tests — proof it works52 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksMIT licenseUpdated this month