Releases

Release-it

Interactive release CLI — automates version bumps, changelogs, Git tags, and npm publishing.

📖 Official Docs

• ID: release-it
• Category: Release

What it does

• Installs release-it and @release-it/conventional-changelog
• Creates .release-it.json configuration
• Adds release script

Generated Config

{
  "git": {
    "commitMessage": "chore: release v${version}",
    "tagName": "v${version}"
  },
  "npm": {
    "publish": false
  },
  "plugins": {
    "@release-it/conventional-changelog": {
      "preset": "angular",
      "infile": "CHANGELOG.md"
    }
  }
}

Changesets

Monorepo-friendly versioning — manages version bumps and changelogs across multiple packages.

📖 Official Docs

• ID: changesets
• Category: Release
• Recommended for: Monorepos

What it does

• Installs @changesets/cli
• Creates .changeset/config.json
• Adds changeset, version, and publish scripts

This is the preferred release tool for monorepos. When a monorepo is detected, presets automatically use Changesets instead of Release-it.

semantic-release

Fully automated CI releases — versions, changelogs, and publishing triggered entirely from CI.

📖 Official Docs

• ID: semantic-release
• Category: Release

What it does

• Installs semantic-release and plugins
• Creates .releaserc.json configuration
• Adds semantic-release script

Conventional Changelog

Standalone changelog generation — generates CHANGELOG.md from conventional commits without a full release flow.

📖 Official Docs

• ID: conventional-changelog
• Category: Release

What it does

• Installs conventional-changelog-cli
• Adds changelog script