| name | Version Management |
| description | Semantic versioning helpers and release scripts. Use when managing versions, bumping version numbers, creating releases, generating changelogs, or when user mentions versioning, semantic versioning, release management, version bumps, or semver. |
| allowed-tools | Read, Write, Edit, Bash |
Version Management
This skill provides semantic versioning helpers, version bump scripts, changelog generation, and release management tools.
What This Skill Provides
1. Version Bump Scripts
bump-version.sh- Increment version (major/minor/patch)get-version.sh- Extract current version from project filesset-version.sh- Update version across all files
2. Changelog Generation
generate-changelog.sh- Create changelog from git commits- Conventional commit parsing
- Categorized changes (feat, fix, docs, etc.)
3. Release Scripts
create-release.sh- Tag and prepare releasevalidate-release.sh- Check release readiness- Git tag creation with annotations
4. Version File Templates
- package.json version field
- pyproject.toml version field
- Cargo.toml version field
- VERSION file template
Instructions
Bumping Version
When user wants to increment version:
- Detect current version from project files
- Parse semantic version (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH)
- Increment appropriate component:
- major: Breaking changes (1.0.0 → 2.0.0)
- minor: New features (1.0.0 → 1.1.0)
- patch: Bug fixes (1.0.0 → 1.0.1)
- Update all version files
Execute:
!{bash plugins/01-core/skills/version-management/scripts/bump-version.sh major} !{bash plugins/01-core/skills/version-management/scripts/bump-version.sh minor} !{bash plugins/01-core/skills/version-management/scripts/bump-version.sh patch}
Generating Changelog
When user wants changelog:
- Get commits since last tag
- Parse conventional commit messages
- Categorize by type (feat, fix, docs, etc.)
- Format as markdown with links
Execute:
!{bash plugins/01-core/skills/version-management/scripts/generate-changelog.sh}
Creating Release
When user wants to create release:
- Validate no uncommitted changes
- Bump version
- Update changelog
- Create git commit
- Create git tag
- Display next steps (push, publish)
Semantic Versioning Rules
MAJOR (X.0.0):
- Breaking changes
- Incompatible API changes
- Major refactoring
MINOR (x.Y.0):
- New features
- Backward-compatible additions
- Deprecations
PATCH (x.y.Z):
- Bug fixes
- Performance improvements
- Documentation updates
Success Criteria
- ✅ Version follows semver format
- ✅ All version files updated consistently
- ✅ Changelog generated from commits
- ✅ Git tag created with version
- ✅ Release is reproducible
Plugin: 01-core Skill Type: Helper + Generator Auto-invocation: Yes (via description matching)