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knope vs release-plz
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | knope | release-plz |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | Rust |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 197 | 1.5k |
| Latest | knope/v0.23.0 | release-plz-v0.3.169 |
| Last push | 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 16 days between releases | about 2 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days | 9 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 →
Full replacementknopeAlso reads changesets, not only conventional commits.
Partialrelease-plzCargo workspaces only.
knope
- knope/v0.23.02026-05-24knope 0.23.0 (2026-05-24)
- config/v0.4.32026-05-24config 0.4.3 (2026-05-24)
- versioning/v0.8.02026-05-24versioning 0.8.0 (2026-05-24)
- knope/v0.22.42026-03-21knope 0.22.4 (2026-03-21)
- versioning/v0.7.12026-02-16versioning 0.7.1 (2026-02-16)
release-plz
- release-plz-v0.3.1692026-09-19avoid workspace bumps when releases are filtered out (#3091)
- release-plz-v0.3.1682026-09-17check semver for rlib and dylib libraries (#3070)
- release-plz-v0.3.1672026-09-13compare released source trees with Cargo file selection (#3056)
- release-plz-v0.3.1662026-09-13(set-version) support workspace package versions (#3047)
- release-plz-v0.3.1652026-09-10preserve git metadata when copying directories (#3045)
knope
✓ signed The latest release, knope/v0.23.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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release-plz
unsigned The latest release, release-plz-v0.3.169, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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