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release-please

Keeps a release PR up to date from commits.

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Maintained by Google, it opens and updates a release pull request with the version and changelog calculated from commits; on merge, it creates the release.

When to use

When you want release automation, but with a PR to review before publishing.

When to avoid

If you don't use GitHub or Conventional Commits.

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