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GoReleaser vs semantic-release
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | GoReleaser | semantic-release |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | JavaScript |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 16k | 24k |
| Latest | v2.20.1 | v25.0.9 |
| Last push | 2026-11-12 | 2026-11-06 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 39 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
GoReleaser replaces semantic-release. Alternatives to semantic-release →
PartialBuilds, packages and publishes release artifacts and changelogs for Go projects, but takes the version from a tag.
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
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
GoReleaser
✓ signed The latest release, v2.20.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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semantic-release
✓ signed The latest release, v25.0.9, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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