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://lab.zlymeda.dynu.net/actions/gitbump@master

For a fixed base version with an incrementing fork suffix:

- uses: https://lab.zlymeda.dynu.net/actions/gitbump@master
  with:
    bump: suffix
    suffix: meda

Inputs

Input	Description	Default
dry-run	Show what would be done without making changes	false
bump	Force specific bump type (major, minor, patch, or suffix)
suffix	Suffix label used when creating the first suffix
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