uplift

Semantic versioning the easy way. Automatic tagging and version bumping of files in your repositories based on your commit messages. Powered by Conventional Commits. Easy to include in your CI.

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Install

Binary downloads of uplift can be found on the Releases page. Unpack the uplift binary and add it to your PATH.

Homebrew

To use Homebrew:

brew tap gembaadvantage/tap
brew install uplift

GoFish

To use Fish:

gofish install uplift

Scoop

To use Scoop:

scoop install uplift

Script

To install using a shell script:

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gembaadvantage/uplift/master/scripts/install > install
chmod 700 install
./install

Quick Start

Uplift can carry out different semantic versioning operations on your repository. All operations support the following global flags:

--dry-run provide a preview of changes only. Nothing is changed
--debug log extra output to the console in debug mode
--no-push no changes will be committed and pushed back to your git remote
--silent silence all log output from uplift
--prerelease append a prerelease suffix to the next calculated semantic version

Uplift supports the use of a v prefix and includes it with subsequent bumps.

Prerelease Support

Prerelease suffixes such as beta.1+5cc9b6e can be provided to uplift on an adhoc basis. Prerelease support isn't offered through configuration and must be provided explicitly using the --prerelease flag:

uplift tag --prerelease beta.1+5cc9b6e

Uplift commands that support the --prerelease flag are: tag, bump and release.

Tagging

Based on the latest commit, the repository will be tagged with the next semantic version.

$ uplift tag

  • latest commit
      • retrieved latest commit   author=joe.bloggs email=joe.bloggs@example.com message=feat: new feature
   • current version
      • identified version        current=0.1.2
   • next version
      • identified next version   commit=feat: new feature current=0.1.2 next=0.2.0
   • next commit
      • changes will be committed with email=joe.bloggs@example.com message=ci(uplift): uplifted for version 0.2.0 name=joe.bloggs
   • git tag
      • identified next tag       tag=0.2.0
      • tagged repository with standard tag

Next Tag Only

Identify the next tag without tagging a repository by using the --next flag:

$ uplift tag --next --silent
0.2.0

File Bumping

When configured, the version within any file in a git repository can be bumped to the next semantic version. The version is identified by inspecting the latest commit.

$ uplift bump

  • latest commit
      • retrieved latest commit   author=joe.bloggs email=joe.bloggs@example.com message=feat: new feature
   • current version
      • identified version        current=1.0.0
   • next version
      • identified next version   commit=feat: new feature current=1.0.0 next=1.1.0
   • next commit
      • changes will be committed with email=joe.bloggs@example.com message=ci(uplift): uplifted for version 1.1.0 name=joe.bloggs
   • bump
      • file bumped               current=1.0.0 file=chart/test/Chart.yaml next=1.1.0
      • successfully staged file  file=chart/test/Chart.yaml
   • git push
      • commit outstanding changes
      • push commit to remote

Changelog

A changelog can be generated for the latest tagged semantic release and written to a CHANGELOG.md file. File will be created if one doesn't exist. Format is based on Keep a Changelog.

$ uplift changelog

   • latest commit
      • retrieved latest commit   author=joe.bloggs email=joe.bloggs@example.com message=fix: a bug fix
   • next commit
      • changes will be committed with email=paul.t@gembaadvantage.com message=ci(uplift): uplifted for version 1.0.1 name=paul.t
   • changelog
      • determine changes for release tag=1.0.1
      • changeset identified      commits=3 date=2021-11-19 tag=1.0.1
   • git push
      • commit outstanding changes
      • push commit to remote

Diff Only

Output the changelog diff without modifying an existing CHANGELOG.md by using the --diff-only flag:

$ uplift changelog --diff-only --silent
## [1.2.0] - 2021-11-23

1c85055 feat: a brand new feature

Exclude Commits

Commits can be excluded during changelog creation by providing the --exclude flag and specifying a list of prefixes:

uplift changelog --exclude chore,ci,docs

Release

A full semantic release will be carried out. Combining both the bump and tag operations, in that order.

uplift release

Check Release

Check if uplift will carry out a release without running the release workflow:

uplift release --check

Configuration

Uplift can be configured through the existence of an optional .uplift.yml configuration file in the root of your repository. Other supported variations are: .uplift.yaml, uplift.yml and uplift.yaml.

# An initial version that will be used for the first tag in your repository.
# Tags with a 'v' prefix are supported. You cannot change format after the first tag
# Defaults to 0.1.0
firstVersion: v1.0.0

# Use annotated tags instead of lightweight tags when tagging a version bump. An
# annotated tag is treated like a regular commit and contains both author details
# and a commit message. Uses the same commit message and author details provided
# Defaults to false
annotatedTags: true

# Changes the  default commit message used when committing any staged changes
# Defaults to ci(uplift): uplifted for version $VERSION
commitMessage: "chore: a custom commit message"

# Changes the commit author used when committing any staged changes
commitAuthor:
  # Name of the author
  # Defaults to the author name within the last commit
  name: "joe.bloggs"

  # Email of the author
  # Defaults to the author email within the last commit
  email: "joe.bloggs@gmail.com"

# A list of files whose version numbers should be bumped and kept in sync with the
# latest calculated repository tag.
# Defaults to an empty list
bumps:
  - # The path of the file relative to where uplift is executed
    file: ./chart/my-chart/Chart.yaml

    # A regex for matching a version within the file
    regex: "version: $VERSION"

    # If the matched version in the file should be replaced with a semantic version.
    # This will strip any 'v' prefix if needed
    # Defaults to false
    semver: true

    # The number of times any matched version should be replaced
    # Defaults to 0, which replaces all matches
    count: 1

# Customise how the changelog is generated
# Defaults to generating a changelog without any customisations
changelog:
  # A list of commits to exclude during the creation of a changelog. Provide a list
  # of conventional commit prefixes to filter on
  # Defaults to an empty list
  exclude:
    - chore(deps)
    - docs
    - ci

$VERSION

$VERSION is a placeholder and will match any semantic version, including a version with an optional v prefix.

Transient Tags

Uplift automatically ignores any transient tag when identifying the latest version. This allows multiple tagging conventions to be safely used on your repository. A transient tag, is any tag that is not in the 1.0.0 or v1.0.0 version format.

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