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bayardev/composer-version
=========================

Composer extension to update project version

v1.2.0(7y ago)055MITPHPPHP ~5.6|>=7.0.8

Since Apr 17Pushed 7y ago7 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/bayardev/composer-version)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/bayardev/composer-version)[ RSS](/packages/bayardev-composer-version/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3d ago

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Composer-version
================

[](#composer-version)

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A composer plugin that helps with releasing semantically versioned composer packages or projects, automatically adding git tags.

Inspired by [npm version](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/version).

Install
-------

[](#install)

You can add it as a dependency in your projects or globally on your machine

```
composer require bayardev/composer-version
# OR
composer global require bayardev/composer-version
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
composer version  | major | minor | patch

  -h, --help
        Show help and exit
  -s, --gpg-sign
        sign tag with gpg key
  -p , --prefix=
        set tag prefix (default: 'v')
        `-p false` for no prefix

```

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity8

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity70

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 95.3% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~2 days

Total

31

Last Release

2886d ago

Major Versions

0.6.0 → v1.0.02018-05-31

PHP version history (2 changes)v0.1.0PHP ^5.5.9|>=7.0.8

v1.0.4PHP ~5.6|>=7.0.8

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b27dadaae96a6a3bc2a3dc835ef1b82c2e962b078be734606112aea257332ee5?d=identicon)[massipasquesi](/maintainers/massipasquesi)

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/50c88a3cbb24d94ddce1194e70894821322399e2af13274725be6d2845e07993?d=identicon)[Rcolet](/maintainers/Rcolet)

---

Top Contributors

[![Rcolet](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/11921838?v=4)](https://github.com/Rcolet "Rcolet (102 commits)")[![massipasquesi](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1556131?v=4)](https://github.com/massipasquesi "massipasquesi (5 commits)")

---

Tags

composer-plugingit-tagssemverversion-managersemvercomposer-plugingit tagsversion-manager

###  Code Quality

TestsCodeception

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/bayardev-composer-version/health.svg)

```
[![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/bayardev-composer-version/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/bayardev-composer-version)
```

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