semantic-release

12 tools replace semantic-release

FerrFlowFull replacement

Universal semantic versioning for monorepos and classic repos. One binary reads your commits, bumps 16 version-file formats, writes the changelog and cuts the release.

Monorepos across 16 version-file formats from one binary.

Language
Rust
Licence
MIT
Stars
7
Latest
v7.36.1
Last push
2026-11-12
knopeFull replacement

A command line tool to handle all the tasks most developers find tedious.

Also reads changesets, not only conventional commits.

Language
Rust
Licence
MIT
Stars
207
Last push
2026-11-11
GoReleaserPartial

Release engineering, simplified

Builds, packages and publishes release artifacts and changelogs for Go projects, but takes the version from a tag.

Language
Go
Licence
MIT
Stars
16k
Latest
v2.20.1
Last push
2026-11-12
git-cliffPartial

A highly customizable Changelog Generator that follows Conventional Commit specifications ⛰️

Changelog generation only, no version bump or publish.

Language
Rust
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
12k
Latest
v2.14.2
Last push
2026-11-02
release-itPartial

🚀 Automate versioning and package publishing

Bumps, tags and publishes to npm and GitHub, interactively or in CI; versions from commits need a plugin.

Language
JavaScript
Licence
MIT
Stars
9.1k
Latest
21.1.2
Last push
2026-10-30
CommitizenPartial

Create committing rules for projects :rocket: auto bump versions :arrow_up: and auto changelog generation :open_file_folder:

Bumps the version, writes the changelog and tags from conventional commits, but does not publish packages or releases.

Language
Python
Licence
MIT
Stars
3.5k
Latest
v4.19.3
Last push
2026-10-25
cargo-releasePartial

Cargo subcommand `release`: everything about releasing a rust crate.

Bumps the version, tags and publishes Cargo workspaces from a command, without deriving the bump from commit messages.

Language
Rust
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
1.6k
Latest
v1.1.7
Last push
2026-11-01

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