Package

standard-version

replacement for `npm version` with automatic CHANGELOG generation

v9.5.0, 15 May 2022ISC-Types: NoneDocumentation tooling Angular

$ npm install standard-version

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 505.9k; -6% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 14; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 4 years ago; v9.5.0
GitHub stars: 8k; 759 forks
Open issues / PRs: 263 / 46
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

505,870 downloads last week, 2,331,085 in the last month. The 12-month change of -6% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 033 in total
Latest version: 9.5.0, 15 May 20224 years ago
First published: 8 Apr 2016
Last push to GitHub: 16 Jul 202670 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 263
Open pull requests: 46
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: 724

Major versions

v9 first release 9.0.0, 15 Aug 2020
v8 first release 8.0.0, 6 May 2020
v7 first release 7.0.0, 30 Jul 2019
v6 first release 6.0.0, 5 May 2019
v5 first release 5.0.0, 14 Feb 2019
v4 first release 4.0.0, 2 Dec 2016
v3 first release 3.0.0, 6 Oct 2016
v2 first release 2.1.1, 10 Apr 2016
v1 first release 1.1.0, 8 Apr 2016

Recent releases

Version	Published
9.5.0	15 May 2022
9.3.2	17 Oct 2021
9.3.1	14 Jul 2021
9.3.0	4 May 2021
9.2.0	6 Apr 2021
9.1.1	17 Feb 2021
9.1.0	30 Dec 2020
9.0.0	15 Aug 2020
8.0.2	14 Jul 2020
8.0.1	12 Jul 2020
8.0.0	6 May 2020
7.1.0	8 Dec 2019
7.0.1	7 Nov 2019
7.0.0	30 Jul 2019

Compatibility

Module format: -Not determined from package.json
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: >=10
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 133 kB
Dependencies (14): chalkyargssemverfiguresfind-updotgitignoredetect-indentdetect-newlinegit-semver-tagsstringify-packageconventional-changelogconventional-recommended-bumpconventional-changelog-config-specconventional-changelog-conventionalcommits

Install

npm install standard-version

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/standard-version@9.5.0/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/standard-version@9.5.0/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/standard-version@9.5.0

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
commit-and-tag-version replacement for `npm version` with automatic CHANGELOG generation	188.7k	-	10 days ago	ESM only	standard-version vs commit-and-tag-version
bump-cli The Bump CLI is used to interact with your API documentation hosted on Bump.sh by using the APIs of developers.bump.sh	371.4k	-	13 days ago	ESM only	-
openapi-format Format an OpenAPI document by ordering, formatting and filtering fields.	83.2k	-	27 days ago	CommonJS	-
generate-changelog Generate a changelog from git commits.	54k	-	-	CommonJS	-
semantic-release Automated semver compliant package publishing	2.2m	-	1 month ago	ESM only	-
@redocly/cli [@Redocly](https://redocly.com) CLI is your all-in-one API documentation utility. It builds, manages, improves, and quality-checks your API descriptions, all of which comes in handy for various phases of the API Lifecycle. Create your own rulesets to make	1.6m	-	2 days ago	-	-
@storybook/cli Storybook CLI: Develop, document, and test UI components in isolation	860.8k	-	22 days ago	ESM only	-
@tsoa/cli Build swagger-compliant REST APIs using TypeScript and Node	263.8k	-	9 months ago	CommonJS	-

Comparisons

standard-version vs commit-and-tag-version

Comparisonstandard-version vs commit-and-tag-version

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.

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