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Configure Release Please

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laurigates·vlatest·devops·MIT

Automates creating Release Please configuration files for Git repositories, streamlining pull request generation and release workflows.

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Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add laurigates/claude-plugins --skill configure-release-please -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

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laurigates

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    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

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    Only contacts known or declared hosts: api.github.com.

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45d1d7dcf6
Manifest
configure-plugin/skills/configure-release-please/SKILL.md
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2 files, 355 lines
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About this skill

What it does

This skill configures the Release Please tool to automate semantic versioning and changelog generation for your projects. It streamlines the release process by analyzing commit history and generating standardized release notes without manual intervention.

When to use it

  • You need to automate version bumps based on conventional commits across multiple repositories.
  • Your team requires consistent, human-readable changelogs for every software release.
  • You want to integrate automated release workflows directly into your CI/CD pipeline.
  • Manual version management is causing bottlenecks or inconsistencies in your deployment strategy.

Key capabilities

  • Automates semantic versioning (SemVer) calculations based on commit types.
  • Generates comprehensive changelogs by parsing commit messages.
  • Supports multi-repository release orchestration for monorepos.
  • Integrates seamlessly with GitHub Actions and other CI platforms.
  • Configurable release rules for different package managers (npm, Maven, etc.).

Example prompts

  • "Configure Release Please to automatically bump versions using conventional commits in my monorepo."
  • "Set up a GitHub Action workflow that generates changelogs and creates releases on every merge to main."
  • "Customize Release Please rules to ignore specific commit prefixes when calculating version numbers."

Tips & gotchas

Ensure your repository follows conventional commit standards (e.g., feat:, fix:) for accurate versioning. Review the generated changelog before enabling auto-release to catch any formatting issues early.