rmeneely/Git Next Version

Determine the next version based upon last git tag and provided increment

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Scorecard Score: Scorecard 2–4scored Jul 6, 2026
Maintenance Recency: Stalelast commit Nov 8, 2022
License: MIT

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uses: rmeneely/git-next-version@137f4036fd148c7faf9d01b3b73e4345b38037f6 # v1

tags can be moved; commit SHAs can't. why a SHA?

Inputs

name	description	required	default
tag_pattern	The tag pattern to match	no	v[0-9].[0-9].[0-9]*
increment	The semantic version increment - major, minor, patch, none	no	minor
auto_increment	Determine the next version based on commit messages	no	false
auto_increment_major_version_pattern	The commit message pattern to match major version commits	no	major:\|breaking:\|incompatible:
auto_increment_minor_version_pattern	The commit message pattern to match minor version commits	no	minor:\|feature:
auto_increment_limit	The highest level of auto increment allowed - major, minor, patch	no	minor
new_prefix	Sets new prefix for the next version	no	""
remove_prefix	Removes last version prefix for the next version	no	false
new_suffix	Sets new suffix for the next version	no	""
remove_suffix	Removes last version suffix for the next version	no	false
last_version	Defines the last version instead of searching for it	no	""
next_version	Defines the next version instead of calculating it	no	""
set_next_version_tag	Create a version tag of NEXT_VERSION	no	false

Outputs

name	description
last_version	The LAST_VERSION
next_version	The NEXT_VERSION