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GitVersion vs semantic-release

A side-by-side look at GitVersion and semantic-release. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

GitVersion

GitVersion

Development

GitVersion is a tool that generates semantic version numbers and other useful metadata from a Git repository. It can determine the next logical version number, taking into account commits, branches and tags.

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semantic-release

semantic-release

Development

semantic-release is a tool for automating the package release workflow. It uses commit messages to determine the type of release, then handles the release process automatically by updating version numbers, generating changelogs, publishing to npm, and creating Git tags.

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