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GoReleaser vs knope
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | GoReleaser | knope |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Rust |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 16k | 207 |
| Latest | v2.20.1 | knope/v0.23.2 |
| Last push | 2026-11-12 | 2026-11-11 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 2 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 39 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 2 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace semantic-release. Alternatives to semantic-release →
PartialGoReleaserBuilds, packages and publishes release artifacts and changelogs for Go projects, but takes the version from a tag.
Full replacementknopeAlso reads changesets, not only conventional commits.
GoReleaser
- v2.21.0-1bf59683-nightly2026-11-1284f5ed6689a1a2b4112f1085d96cf6a6ddb11a5e: sec: redact Git publication and SBOM credentials (#7303)pre-release
- v2.21.0-b6d7c4e4-nightly2026-11-1284f5ed6689a1a2b4112f1085d96cf6a6ddb11a5e: sec: redact Git publication and SBOM credentials (#7303)pre-release
- v2.20.12026-11-11Read the official announcement: Announcing GoReleaser v2.20.
- v2.21.0-119f88f6-nightly2026-11-110b1b1fff41ab7113cdb6858ac45a1cf7f9bebc92: sec(git): redact URL credentials from diagnostics (#7294)pre-release
- v2.21.0-a8f1c1ec-nightly2026-11-100b1b1fff41ab7113cdb6858ac45a1cf7f9bebc92: sec(git): redact URL credentials from diagnostics (#7294)pre-release
knope
- knope/v0.23.22026-10-22knope 0.23.2 (2026-10-22)
- config/v0.4.42026-10-19config 0.4.4 (2026-10-19)
- knope/v0.23.12026-10-19knope 0.23.1 (2026-10-19)
- versioning/v0.8.12026-10-19versioning 0.8.1 (2026-10-19)
- knope/v0.23.02026-05-24knope 0.23.0 (2026-05-24)
GoReleaser
✓ signed The latest release, v2.20.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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knope
✓ signed The latest release, knope/v0.23.2, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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