Automating Semantic Versioning with GitLab CI
Version numbers shouldn’t be a decision. They should be a consequence of the changes you made. Semantic versioning (semver) has clear rules: MAJOR: Breaking changes MINOR: New features, backwards compatible PATCH: Bug fixes, backwards compatible But manually deciding “is this a minor or patch?” is error-prone and inconsistent. Let’s automate it. The Core Idea: Conventional Commits The magic ingredient is conventional commits — a standardized commit message format that tells tooling what kind of change you made. ...