semantic-release/semantic-release

Features

• Release Automation - Automates the entire release lifecycle by analyzing commit history to determine version increments and publish packages.
• Commit-Based Versioning Engines - Determines semantic version increments automatically by parsing commit message types and history.
• Package Publishing Pipelines - Automates the entire package publishing pipeline including versioning and artifact distribution.
• Semantic Versioning Systems - Automatically applies semantic versioning rules to ensure consistent and predictable version increments.
• Commit Standards - Enforces structured commit message conventions to categorize changes and drive automated release logic.
• Release Changelog Generators - Generates release notes and updates documentation by parsing commit history since the last release.
• CI/CD Orchestration - Orchestrates complex release workflows by integrating with version control to manage branches and artifact distribution.
• Package Publishing - Provides secure credentials to external registries through environment variables to authorize the publication of software artifacts.
• Package Provenance Metadata - Creates verifiable metadata for published packages to enhance supply-chain security by confirming the build origin.
• Plugin Orchestration - Orchestrates the release process by invoking modular plugins in a defined sequence.
• Release Management - Provides a plugin-based lifecycle that allows hooking into specific stages of the release process.
• Release Channel Managers - Publishes software versions to specific distribution channels based on branch-based logic.
• Continuous Integration Pipelines - Integrates automated versioning, changelog generation, and package publishing directly into continuous integration pipelines.
• CI Pipeline Integrators - Integrates release automation directly into continuous integration pipelines.
• Channel Publishers - Supports publishing to specific distribution channels to manage access for different user groups.
• Release Behavior Configurators - Configures release behavior, branch mapping, and plugin sequences through external files to standardize automation.
• Identity Federation Providers - Uses OpenID Connect to establish a trust relationship with package registries, eliminating the need for long-lived tokens.
• Software Supply Chain Security - Secures the release process through credential management, provenance attestation, and enforcement of commit standards.
• Release Branching Strategies - Automates versioning and publishing across multiple concurrent release branches by mapping branches to distinct distribution tags.
• Branch Mappings - Enables mapping of specific git branches to distinct distribution channels for controlled release tracks.
• Hook Resolution Lifecycles - Provides standardized hooks for plugins to intercept and modify the release flow.
• Release Management - Manages concurrent release streams by associating specific git branches with distinct version tracks.
• Release Automation - Automated version management and publishing.
• Automation and Linting Tools - Automated versioning and publishing based on commits.
• Publishing Tools - Fully automated package versioning and publishing workflow.
• Version Control - Automates versioning and publishing.
• Pre-release Build Channels - Creates incremental pre-release versions from dedicated branches for testing future features.
• Git Release Automators - Updates version numbers in manifests and prepares source code for distribution.
• Plugin Extensibility - Provides a highly extensible plugin architecture to support diverse registries and notification channels.
• Access Authentication - Configures secure access to remote repositories using personal access tokens or SSH keys to enable version tagging.
• Remote Repository Authentication - Configures Git access via personal access tokens or SSH keys to allow the creation of version tags.
• Credential Security - Uses protected environment variables within pipelines to securely authenticate release processes without exposing secrets.
• Environment-Scoped Secret Management - Retrieves sensitive authentication tokens from the host environment to authorize secure registry interactions.
• Workflow Extenders - Integrates custom logic into the release process by defining a sequence of plugins that execute specific tasks.
• Versioning Sequence Validators - Ensures logical version progression and prevents conflicts by validating sequences across branches.
• Authentication Plugins - Provides secure access tokens to plugins through environment variables to enable automated publishing to external registries.
• Release & Versioning - Enables patching of older project versions by isolating releases to specific maintenance branches.
• Branch-Restricted Releases - Restricts automated release processes to execute only when commits are pushed to specific protected branches.
• Pre-release Command Executors - Validates environment conditions, including authentication tokens and configuration, before initiating a release.
• Release Lifecycle Management - Extends the release process through a plugin-based architecture for custom tasks and workflow integrations.
• Authentication Security - Provides secure injection of authentication tokens into build environments to authorize package publishing.
• SSH Key Management - Configures secure access to remote repositories using SSH keys for automated tagging.

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