gitbump

Automatically bump version and tag based on commit messages.

Usage as Gitea/GitHub Action

Add this to your workflow:

jobs:
  bump:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: write
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
        with:
          go-version: '1.23'
      - uses: https://gitea.com/your-user/gitbump@master

Inputs

Input	Description	Default
dry-run	Show what would be done without making changes	false
bump	Force specific bump type (major, minor, or patch)
prefix	Version prefix	v
no-push	Create tag but don't push to remote	false
major-patterns	Comma-separated list for major version bumps	bump major,breaking change
minor-patterns	Comma-separated list for minor version bumps	bump minor,feat
patch-patterns	Comma-separated list for patch version bumps	bump patch,fix
chore-patterns	Comma-separated list for commits that should be ignored	chore,bump:skip

TODO

• consider using https://github.com/go-git/go-git
• could read changelog or something to create an annotated tag