Semantic versioning release process template

Components in this architecture diagram

• Ready to release
• Collect commits since last tag
• Any breaking change?
• Bump MAJOR version
• Any new feature?
• Bump MINOR version
• Only bug fixes?
• Bump PATCH version
• No release needed
• Write migration guide
• Update version in package.json
• Generate CHANGELOG from conventional commits
• Pre-release first?
• Publish rc or beta tag
• Pre-release feedback ok?
• Create git tag vX.Y.Z
• Publish to npm, PyPI or Maven Central
• Create GitHub release notes
• Release announced

How to use this architecture diagram template

1. Click Open in the editor. The architecture diagram opens on a new page in FlowDiagram — nothing is uploaded and there is no sign-up.
2. Rename, add or delete shapes and drag them where you want; connectors stay attached as things move.
3. Drop in vendor logos from the library — 1,160 of them, including every AWS, Azure and Google Cloud service icon — or restyle it with the colour and theme controls.
4. Prefer text? Edit the Mermaid source below and paste it in through ☰ → Import diagram (see the Mermaid editor); it imports as an editable diagram.
5. Export to PNG, SVG or PDF, or press Ctrl+L for a link that carries the whole diagram.

Mermaid source

The whole template is the text below. Paste it into FlowDiagram, keep it in Git next to the code it describes, or hand it to an AI assistant to extend.

flowchart TD
  A((Ready to release)) --> B[Collect commits since last tag]
  B --> C{Any breaking change?}
  C -->|Yes| D[Bump MAJOR version]
  C -->|No| E{Any new feature?}
  E -->|Yes| F[Bump MINOR version]
  E -->|No| G{Only bug fixes?}
  G -->|Yes| H[Bump PATCH version]
  G -->|No| I((No release needed))
  D --> J[Write migration guide]
  J --> K[Update version in package.json]
  F --> K
  H --> K
  K --> L[Generate CHANGELOG from conventional commits]
  L --> M{Pre-release first?}
  M -->|Yes| N[Publish rc or beta tag]
  N --> O{Pre-release feedback ok?}
  O -->|No| B
  O -->|Yes| P[Create git tag vX.Y.Z]
  M -->|No| P
  P --> Q[Publish to npm, PyPI or Maven Central]
  Q --> R[Create GitHub release notes]
  R --> S((Release announced))

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