NPM Version Management Skill

Manage semantic versions for npm packages with automatic changelog and git integration.

Arguments

major            Bump major version (x.0.0)
minor            Bump minor version (0.x.0)
patch            Bump patch version (0.0.x)

Options

--no-tag         Skip git tag creation
--no-commit      Skip commit creation (only update files)

Workflow

1. Analyze current version from package.json
2. Determine version bump type
3. Update package.json version field
4. Update CHANGELOG.md if exists
5. Create version commit
6. Create git tag (optional)

Output Format

Success

[NPM Version] package-name

Previous: 1.2.3
Current:  1.2.4

Changes:
  - package.json updated
  - Commit: "chore: bump version to 1.2.4"
  - Tag: v1.2.4

Failure

[NPM Version] Failed

Error: {error_message}
Hint: Ensure clean git working directory

Examples

# Bump patch version (1.2.3 -> 1.2.4)
npm-version patch

# Bump minor version (1.2.3 -> 1.3.0)
npm-version minor

# Bump major version (1.2.3 -> 2.0.0)
npm-version major

# Update version without creating git tag
npm-version patch --no-tag

Release Branch Integration

When working with auto-tag.yml (automatic tag creation on release PR merge):

1. .npmrc has git-tag-version=false — prevents local tag creation during npm version
2. auto-tag.yml creates the tag on the merge commit when a release/* PR is merged to develop
3. Do NOT manually push tags — let the CI workflow handle tag creation

Release Workflow

1. Create release branch: release/vX.Y.Z
2. Run version bump (npm version / manual edit)  ← no local tag created
3. Build dist, commit, push
4. Create PR → merge to develop
5. auto-tag.yml creates vX.Y.Z tag on merge commit  ← correct tag target
6. release.yml triggers on tag → GitHub Release + npm publish

Troubleshooting

If a tag already exists on remote (from a previous failed attempt):

git push origin :refs/tags/vX.Y.Z   # delete remote tag
# Then re-merge or let auto-tag.yml handle it