chore(CI): migrate from standard-version to release-please#1567
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Replace commit-and-tag-version/conventional-changelog-cli with release-please for automated version bumps, changelog generation, and GitHub Release creation via a Release PR workflow on main. - Add release-please-config.json and .release-please-manifest.json - Add .github/workflows/release-please.yml (triggers on push to main) - Strip auto-release.yml to dev-dependency auto-update only - Remove commit-and-tag-version devDep, release script, and config - Keep auto-release-rc.yml unchanged for RC releases on develop
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The auto-release workflow's primary purpose is to compare the version in package.json to existing tags and create a tag + changelog when the version is new. PR #1567 removed this core functionality in favor of release-please-action, which adds an unnecessary external dependency. The original approach using npx conventional-changelog-cli works fine and doesn't require any project devDependencies (npx downloads it on-the-fly in CI). The commit-and-tag-version devDep removal from #1567 is intentionally kept since the auto-release workflow never used it — it only resolves the handlebars vulnerability from #1562. Reverts: auto-release.yml changes from #1567 Removes: release-please.yml, release-please-config.json, .release-please-manifest.json
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Summary
commit-and-tag-version/conventional-changelog-cliwith release-please for automated version bumps, changelog generation, and GitHub Release creationrelease-please-config.json,.release-please-manifest.json, and.github/workflows/release-please.yml(triggers on push tomain, opens a Release PR, creates tag + GitHub Release on merge)auto-release.ymlto only the dev-dependency auto-update job (tag/changelog creation is now handled by release-please)commit-and-tag-versiondevDependency,releasescript, andcommit-and-tag-versionconfig block frompackage.jsonauto-release-rc.ymlunchanged for RC releases ondeveloppackage-lock.json(69 fewer packages), and resolves thehandlebarsvulnerability chain that prompted #1562How it works
Configuration
include-v-in-tag: falseto match existing bare-version tag format (e.g.,1.7.25notv1.7.25)bump-minor-pre-major: truesofeat:commits bump minor, not majorBREAKING CHANGEfooter (aligns with the datamodel version policy)Test plan
build.yamlstill triggers on tags and attaches binaries to the releaseauto-release-rc.ymlstill works for RC releases on developNote
Medium Risk
Medium risk because it replaces the project’s tagging/changelog/release automation and could change release cadence or artifact publishing triggers if misconfigured.
Overview
Switches release automation from the custom tag/changelog workflow to
release-please, addingrelease-please-config.json,.release-please-manifest.json, and a newRelease PleaseGitHub Action that runs on pushes tomainto manage version bumps, changelogs, tags, and GitHub releases.Simplifies
auto-release.ymlby removing the tag/changelog creation logic and keeping only the post-release job that checks outdevelopand auto-updates devDependencies (updatingpackage.json/package-lock.jsonand pushing a signed commit). Removescommit-and-tag-versionusage/config frompackage.jsonand updatespackage-lock.jsonaccordingly.Reviewed by Cursor Bugbot for commit 8ef011c. Bugbot is set up for automated code reviews on this repo. Configure here.