
Changesets Has a Free API You're Not Using
Changesets is the versioning and changelog tool that powers major open-source projects like Pnpm, SvelteKit, and Radix UI. If you're manually bumping versions, you're wasting time. What is Changesets? Changesets automates version management and changelog generation for monorepos and single packages. Each PR includes a changeset file describing what changed and how. The Free APIs You're Missing 1. CLI — Interactive Version Management # Add a changeset (interactive) npx changeset # What it creates: .changeset/fuzzy-lions-dance.md --- "@myorg/ui" : minor "@myorg/utils" : patch --- Added new Button variant and fixed utility type exports. Each changeset is a markdown file. Reviewable in PRs. No version conflicts. 2. Version Command — Automatic Semver Bumps npx changeset version This reads all pending changesets, calculates the correct version bump for each package (respecting dependencies), updates package.json files, generates CHANGELOG.md entries, and deletes consumed changeset files. 3.
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