The best semantic-release alternatives
3 tools that do a similar job to semantic-release, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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semantic-releaseAutomatically works out the next version number, writes release notes, and publishes your package.
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Changesets
Open source · MIT · ★ 12.6k
A tool that tracks package changes, bumps versions, and writes changelogs, mainly for monorepos.
Best for: Teams maintaining a monorepo with several interdependent packages; Maintainers who want release notes generated from contributor-written change descriptions
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GoReleaser
Open source · MIT · ★ 16.1k
Automates building, packaging and publishing software releases, mainly for Go projects.
Best for: Go developers who want to publish command-line tools or binaries for several operating systems; Maintainers who run releases through GitHub Actions or another CI/CD system
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Commitizen
Open source · MIT · ★ 17.5k
A command-line tool that prompts you for structured fields when writing git commit messages.
Best for: Teams that want every commit message to follow the same format; Contributors who are unfamiliar with a project's commit message rules
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to semantic-release. We don't take payment for placement.