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Universal Release Workflow (release-skills)

Auto-detects your project's version file and changelogs, then bumps, documents, tags and publishes a release end to end.

Dev & CodingIntermediate★ 26,121⑂ 2,886AI score 9/10Last updated: Sep 10, 2026

What it does

  • Detects version files across stacks: package.json, pyproject.toml, Cargo.toml, marketplace.json, VERSION/version.txt.
  • Analyzes commits since the last tag using conventional commit types, flags BREAKING CHANGE, and recommends major/minor/patch.
  • Finds every changelog (CHANGELOG*.md, HISTORY*.md, CHANGES*.md), infers its language from the filename suffix, and writes native-language entries with built-in section title translations.
  • Credits outside contributors with (by @username) by cross-checking merged PR authors against the repo owner.
  • Groups changes per skill/module, creates separate conventional commits, a release commit, an annotated tag from a notes file, and a GitHub Release via gh.
  • Supports --dry-run previews, .releaserc.yml overrides, prepare/publish artifact hooks, and --backfill-releases for historical tags.

Who it's for

  • Open-source maintainers keeping multi-language changelogs in sync.
  • Developers releasing mixed repos (Node.js, Python, Rust, Claude plugins, generic).
  • Teams that keep forgetting tags, release notes, or GitHub Releases when releasing by hand.

Examples

  1. /release-skills --dry-run — see the proposed version, grouped commits, and per-language changelog preview before anything is written.
  2. Say "ship a new version" — feat commits are found, version goes 1.2.3 → 1.3.0, annotated tag v1.3.0 is created and a GitHub Release is published.
  3. /release-skills --backfill-releases — create missing GitHub Releases for old tags using matching CHANGELOG sections, skipping lightweight-tag rewrites without confirmation.

· · · Install guide · · ·

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Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Install the skill I found on Claude Skill Mart.
Copy the .claude/skills/release-skills folder from the GitHub repo JimLiu/baoyu-skills into my ~/.claude/skills/release-skills/.
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Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/JimLiu/baoyu-skills.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r baoyu-skills/.claude/skills/release-skills ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open a terminal and clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/JimLiu/baoyu-skills.git
  2. Create the skills directory: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  3. Copy the skill in: cp -r baoyu-skills/.claude/skills/release-skills ~/.claude/skills/
  4. For GitHub Releases, install the GitHub CLI and authenticate: gh auth login
  5. Restart Claude Code, go to your project, and run /release-skills --dry-run to preview.
  6. If the preview looks right, run /release-skills (optionally --minor / --major) to perform the real release.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT