semantic-release
Automates versioning and package publishing based on semantic commit conventions.
Dev workflow and config npm MIT
Used in agent projects
60
0.5% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#30 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
3M
npm, last 7 days, semantic-release
GitHub stars
24.1K
last push Oct 9, 2026
How semantic-release is used
semantic-release is a dependency in 60 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.5%), #30 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use @semantic-release/git (68.3%), @semantic-release/changelog (66.7%), Vitest (50.0%).
Often used with semantic-release
| @semantic-release/git | 68.3% of semantic-release projects · 201.8× more than average |
|---|---|
| @semantic-release/changelog | 66.7% of semantic-release projects · 206.5× more than average |
| Vitest | 50.0% of semantic-release projects · 4.1× more than average |
| Husky | 48.3% of semantic-release projects · 7.7× more than average |
| @semantic-release/github | 46.7% of semantic-release projects · 211.6× more than average |
| Prettier | 53.3% of semantic-release projects · 3.1× more than average |
| Semantic Release Commit Analyzer | 35.0% of semantic-release projects · 211.6× more than average |
| Semantic Release Exec | 33.3% of semantic-release projects · 201.5× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 1.0% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.9% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.7% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 2.7% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.4% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list semantic-release as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install semantic-release |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (48), Next.js (8), Python (2), .NET (1) |
| Example projects | Maintainerr/Maintainerr, JMBeresford/retrom, Doist/todoist-mcp, blueprintui/blueprintui, Doist/todoist-cli |
Alternatives to semantic-release
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dotenv npm Load environment variables from .env files into process.env. |
2,001 (15.8%) | 189M | 20.5K | BSD-2-Clause |
| python-dotenv pypi Load environment variables from .env files in Python applications. |
828 (6.5%) | 156M | 8,898 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Husky npm Modern Git hooks manager for running tasks on git events. |
797 (6.3%) | 36.2M | 35.3K | MIT |
| lint-staged npm Run linters on git staged files to catch issues before commit. |
591 (4.7%) | 29.5M | 14.7K | MIT |
| concurrently npm Run multiple npm scripts concurrently for efficient development workflows. |
572 (4.5%) | 22.2M | 7,856 | MIT |
| cross-env npm Set environment variables across Windows, Mac and Linux in npm scripts. |
265 (2.1%) | 25.8M | 6,521 | MIT |
| Pydantic Settings pypi Settings management and configuration from environment variables using Pydantic. |
251 (2.0%) | 96.8M | 1,475 | — |
| Rich pypi Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in terminal output. |
243 (1.9%) | 117M | 57.5K | MIT |