GoReleaser vs release-plz

GoReleaser vs release-plz
Fact	GoReleaser	release-plz
Language	Go	Rust
Licence	MIT	Apache-2.0
Stars	16k	1.5k
Latest	v2.20.1	release-plz-v0.4.3
Last push	2026-11-12	2026-11-12
Release cadence	too few releases	about 2 days between releases
Active contributors	39 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	7 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.
Partialrelease-plzCargo workspaces only.

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

release-plz-v0.4.32026-11-02update Cargo.lock dependencies
release-plz-v0.4.22026-10-27(release) only reject an explicit publish = true for unpublishable packages (#3280)
release-plz-v0.4.12026-10-24(release) use the token of each package's registry (#3279)
release-plz-v0.4.02026-10-23simplify the conversion of the changelog config to git-cliff (#3258)
release-plz-v0.3.1742026-10-21query registry packages concurrently (#3240)

✓ signed The latest release, v2.20.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.

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unsigned The latest release, release-plz-v0.4.3, carries no signature GitHub could verify.

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