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release-it

Generic CLI tool to automate versioning and package publishing-related tasks.

v21.1.0, 18 Sept 2026MITESM + CommonJSTypes: BundledCLI tools and terminal utilities
$ npm install release-it
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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
699.6k
+20% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
22
Direct, from package.json
Last release
6 days ago
v21.1.0
GitHub stars
9.1k
574 forks
Open issues / PRs
2 / 3
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
113

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
0250k500k750k1mSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 911.9k (14 Apr 2026)Low 395.6k (23 Dec 2025)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

699,585 downloads last week, 3,196,322 in the last month. The 12-month change of +20% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months
17347 in total
Latest version
21.1.0, 18 Sept 20266 days ago
First published
15 Jan 2014
Last push to GitHub
17 Sept 20267 days before the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
2
Open pull requests
3
Commits, last 52 weeks
113
Dependents on npm
441

Major versions

  1. v21 first release 21.0.0, 25 Jul 2026
  2. v20 first release 20.0.0, 15 Apr 2026
  3. v19 first release 19.0.0, 18 Apr 2025
  4. v18 first release 18.0.0, 6 Jan 2025
  5. v17 first release 17.0.0, 11 Nov 2023
  6. v16 first release 16.0.0, 5 Jul 2023
  7. v15 first release 15.0.0, 30 Apr 2022
  8. v14 first release 14.0.0, 3 Sept 2020
  9. v13 first release 13.0.0, 7 Mar 2020
  10. v12 first release 12.0.0, 3 May 2019
  11. v11 first release 11.0.0, 1 May 2019
  12. v10 first release 10.0.0, 17 Jan 2019
  13. v9 first release 9.0.0, 13 Dec 2018
  14. v8 first release 8.0.0, 17 Nov 2018
  15. v7 first release 7.0.0, 7 Feb 2018
  16. v6 first release 6.0.0, 19 Jan 2018
  17. v5 first release 5.0.0, 21 Nov 2017
  18. v4 first release 4.0.0, 29 Oct 2017
  19. v3 first release 3.0.0, 26 Sept 2017
  20. v2 first release 2.0.0, 4 Sept 2015
  21. v1 first release 1.0.0, 20 Aug 2015
  22. v0 first release 0.0.1, 15 Jan 2014

Recent releases

VersionPublished
21.1.018 Sept 2026
21.0.314 Sept 2026
21.0.29 Aug 2026
21.0.131 Jul 2026
21.0.025 Jul 2026
20.2.126 Jun 2026
20.2.030 May 2026
20.1.030 May 2026
20.0.124 Apr 2026
20.0.015 Apr 2026
19.2.420 Jan 2026
19.2.36 Jan 2026
19.2.226 Dec 2025
19.2.124 Dec 2025

Compatibility

Module format
ESM + CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
Bundled
Node.js engine range
^22.22.2 || ^24.15.0 || >=26.0.0
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
374 kB
Dependencies (22)
c12etaoradefuopenundiciverkitci-infoos-nameurl-joinmime-typestinyglobbyasync-retryproxy-agentissue-parserlodash.merge@octokit/restgit-url-parsewildcard-match@phun-ky/typeof@inquirer/promptsnew-github-release-url

Install

npm install release-it

CDN

  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/release-it@21.1.0/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/release-it@21.1.0/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/release-it@21.1.0

Alternatives

PackageWeekly downloadsGzipLast releaseModuleComparison
np121.5k-15 days agoESM only-
@semantic-release/exec643.6k-1 year agoESM only-
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.