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Version Bump & Release Workflow

A step-by-step release runbook that syncs the version across every manifest, builds, tags, publishes a GitHub release, regenerates the changelog, and notifies Discord.

Dev & CodingIntermediate★ 90,139⑂ 7,846AI score 5/10Last updated: Aug 9, 2026

What it does

  • Classifies the change as PATCH / MINOR / MAJOR before touching anything.
  • Bumps the version string in eight manifest files (package.json, .claude-plugin/marketplace.json, the various plugin.json files) and verifies coverage with git grep.
  • Runs npm run build-and-sync, commits everything (including build artifacts), tags, pushes, creates the GitHub release with gh, regenerates CHANGELOG.md, fires a Discord notification, and ends with a clean git status.
  • Explicitly hands npm publish off to the human maintainer (credentials/2FA), so the agent never publishes on its own.

Who it's for

  • Maintainers of the claude-mem repository itself.
  • Plugin/monorepo owners whose version string lives in many manifests and who keep missing one at release time (paths and script names must be adapted).
  • Teams that want their release process encoded as an executable checklist rather than prose docs.

Example uses

  1. "Ship a patch release" after merging bug fixes — the skill updates all eight files, builds, tags, pushes, and opens the GitHub release, then pauses for the human npm publish.
  2. Cutting a minor release: draft release notes first, then regenerate the changelog with npm run changelog:generate and push it.
  3. Auditing a suspicious release: run git grep -n "\"version\": \"<OLD>\"" to prove zero stale version strings remain.

· · · Install guide · · ·

Try it now, no install

Paste this into Claude to use the skill without installing anything.

Read the instructions in this file and follow them to help me:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/HEAD/plugin/skills/version-bump/SKILL.md

What I want: (describe your task here)

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↓ If it works for you, download the ZIP below and install it. Then it runs on its own — no pasting each time.

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 in Claude Code

Let Claude do it — paste this into Claude Code

Install the skill I found on AI Skill Mart.
Copy the plugin/skills/version-bump folder from the GitHub repo thedotmack/claude-mem into my ~/.claude/skills/version-bump/.
When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.

Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r claude-mem/plugin/skills/version-bump ~/.claude/skills/

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

  1. Open a terminal.
  2. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem.git
  3. Create the skills folder: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  4. Copy the skill: cp -r claude-mem/plugin/skills/version-bump ~/.claude/skills/
  5. Edit ~/.claude/skills/version-bump/SKILL.md and replace project-specific bits: the eight manifest paths, the build-and-sync / changelog:generate script names, and the ~/Scripts/claude-mem/ Discord notifier path.
  6. Make sure gh (GitHub CLI) is authenticated and you have npm publish rights.
  7. Restart Claude Code and try: "use the version bump workflow to release vX.Y.Z".
View source on GitHub ↗License: Apache-2.0