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cargo-release vs semantic-release
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | cargo-release | semantic-release |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | JavaScript |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Stars | 1.6k | 24k |
| Latest | v1.1.7 | v25.0.9 |
| Last push | 2026-11-01 | 2026-11-06 |
| Release cadence | about 35 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 3 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 0 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
cargo-release replaces semantic-release. Alternatives to semantic-release →
PartialBumps the version, tags and publishes Cargo workspaces from a command, without deriving the bump from commit messages.
cargo-release
semantic-release
- v26.0.0-beta.62026-11-06node-versions: drop support for node versions before the promotion of v26 to LTS (f20d711)pre-release
- v26.0.0-beta.52026-10-24deprecation: address DEP0169 (4598346)pre-release
- v26.0.0-beta.42026-10-24deps: upgrade to the new beta of the npm plugin (6332386)pre-release
- v26.0.0-beta.32026-10-23implement tags push in verifyAuth dry-run operation and isolate branch status check (#3447) (3e2a071), closes #3437pre-release
- v25.1.0-alpha.12026-10-06integrate @semantic-release/core engine (#4256) (1beed12)pre-release
cargo-release
unsigned The latest release, v1.1.7, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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semantic-release
✓ signed The latest release, v25.0.9, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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