- Use
npm version --no-git-tag-version
to update the version number usingmajor
,minor
,patch
, or the prerelease variantspremajor
,preminor
, orprepatch
. For example, to bump from v1.1.1 to the next patch version:
> npm version --no-git-tag-version patch # 1.1.1 -> 1.1.2
- Confirm the version number update appears in package.json and package-lock.json.
- Update
CHANGELOG.md
with the changes since the last release. - Commit changes, push, and open a release preparation pull request for review.
- Once the pull request is merged, fetch the updated
main
branch. - Apply a tag for the new version on the merged commit (e.g.
git tag -a v2.3.1 -m "v2.3.1"
) - Push the tag upstream (this will kick off the release pipeline in CI) e.g.
git push origin v2.3.1
- Copy change log entry for newest version into draft GitHub release created as part of CI publish steps.
- Make sure to "generate release notes" in github for full changelog notes and any new contributors
- Publish the github draft release and this will kick off publishing to GitHub and the NPM registry.