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Plugin: updater-npm

Updates the version field in a package.json file. Use it to keep Node.js packages aligned with the version selected by SemRel.

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semrel plugin install @semrel/updater-npm

semrel plugin install downloads the binary to .semrel/plugins/ and updates .semrel.lock. Commit .semrel.lock to pin the version for your team.

Pre-built, signed multi-platform images (linux/amd64, linux/arm64) are published on every release:

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docker pull ghcr.io/semrels/updater-npm:latest

Verify the image signature with cosign:

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cosign verify ghcr.io/semrels/updater-npm:latest \
--certificate-identity-regexp 'https://github.com/SemRels/updater-npm/.github/workflows/release.yml.*' \
--certificate-oidc-issuer https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com
version: 1
plugins:
- uses: @semrel/updater-npm
args:
file: package.json
NameRequiredDefaultDescription
SEMREL_PLUGIN_FILEnopackage.jsonPackage manifest to update.
  • SEMREL_NEXT_VERSION
  • SEMREL_CURRENT_VERSION
  • SEMREL_TAG_NAME
  • SEMREL_DRY_RUN

For a 1.4.0 release, the updater can change "version": "1.3.2" to "version": "1.4.0" in package.json.