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[DevOps & Deployment](/categories/devops) 4. / 5. derpixler/git-tag-release-automator ActiveLibrary[DevOps & Deployment](/categories/devops) derpixler/git-tag-release-automator =================================== Automated Git release tagging & branch creation for major/minor/patch versions. v1.5.0(3y ago)735[3 issues](https://github.com/derpixler/git-tag-release-automator/issues)GPL-2.0Shell Since Feb 24Pushed 2y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/derpixler/git-tag-release-automator)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/derpixler/git-tag-release-automator)[ RSS](/packages/derpixler-git-tag-release-automator/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced yesterday READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (16)Used By (0) [![GitHub tag (latest SemVer)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c80c6f577cab77018c5ba637b7709cea83cd9c1f49c7b81c100b0bb8b40cf25b/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f6769746875622f7461672f6465727069786c65722f6769742d7461672d72656c656173652d6175746f6d61746f722e7376673f6c6162656c3d6c617465737425323076657273696f6e26636f6c6f723d627269676874677265656e)](https://github.com/derpixler/git-tag-release-automator/releases) [![PowerShell](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/9c20b76a0fdb408596c339ccdd9cf5b0ff5520483187e706e7d0c66f30655143/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f506f7765725368656c6c2d57696e646f77732532302537432532306d61634f532532302537432532304c696e75782d626c7565)](https://github.com/powershell/powershell)[![License: GPL v3](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/48bf9b56d44f38db53ce21294cf0b9487d0a3734ab3ba1fe4c69858ae20db2c1/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f4c6963656e73652d47504c76332d626c75652e737667)](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0) [![Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a6cc7c238d8eef458ebbb0104901d9a330e7ea604c5a621a7814b89144a7a30a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f446f776e6c6f6164732d366b2d6f72616e6765)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/a6cc7c238d8eef458ebbb0104901d9a330e7ea604c5a621a7814b89144a7a30a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f62616467652f446f776e6c6f6164732d366b2d6f72616e6765) πŸš€ Save time with the Git-Tag-Release-Automator! =============================================== [](#rocket-save-time-with-the-git-tag-release-automator) If you are a friend of [git flow](https://www.atlassian.com/de/git/tutorials/comparing-workflows/gitflow-workflow) and use tagging in your release flow, I'm sure you struggle with manually determining the latest git tag and then creating a matching release branch is a tedious task. What if there was a way to automate this process to save time, effort and errors? **This script automates:** - πŸ₯‡ Release tagging - πŸ₯‡ Matching release branch creation for major and minor releases - πŸ₯‡ prevent you for create tags with no relevant changes **The shell script:** - πŸŽ‚ Provieds an init action, - 🎊 Fetch the latest Git tag, - πŸš‘ Prompts the user to increase the major, minor, or patch version, - πŸ“½οΈ Fetch the last tag depending on the user's choice, - πŸ‘Ύ Check if there a exiting release branch like "release/v1.1.0" based on the new tag, - πŸ₯‡ Validate changes in the release branch, before a new tag will pushed, ### Install: [](#install) ``` composer require derpixler/git-tag-release-automator ``` ### Execute: [](#execute) ``` ./vendor/bin/git-tag-release-automator ``` ### Create a new tag command in action [](#create-a-new-tag-command-in-action) ``` ❯ ./vendor/bin/git-tag-release-automator Latest tag: v1.1.0 Which part of the version do you want to increase: Major (M), Minor (m) or Patch (p)? (M.m.p) Your choice: p Switched to existing release branch release/v1.1.0 Git tag v1.1.1 created and pushed successfully. ``` Some Insights ------------- [](#some-insights) ### Initial setup for new projects. [](#initial-setup-for-new-projects) ``` ❯ ./vendor/bin/git-tag-release-automator There are no existing tags. Do you want to create a tag starting with 'v'? (y/n) Your choice: y No "release/v1.0.0" found, create one? (y/n) Your choice: y Release branch "release/v1.0.0" created. Now you can merge into "release/v1.0.0" and create tags. ``` ### Create new tag but there is no matching release branch. [](#create-new-tag-but-there-is-no-matching-release-branch) ``` ❯ ./vendor/bin/git-tag-release-automator Latest tag: v1.4.1 Which part of the version do you want to increase: Major (M), minor (m) or patch (p)? Your choice: m No "release/v1.5.0" found, create one? (y/n) Your choice: y Release branch "release/v1.5.0" created. Now you can merge into "release/v1.5.0" and create tags. ``` ### Create new minor version tag. [](#create-new-minor-version-tag) ``` ❯ ./vendor/bin/git-tag-release-automator Latest tag: v1.4.1 Which part of the version do you want to increase: Major (M), minor (m) or patch (p)? Your choice: m Git tag v1.5.0 created and pushed successfully. ``` ### Create new patch version tag [](#create-new-patch-version-tag) ``` ❯ ./vendor/bin/git-tag-release-automator Latest tag: v1.5.0 Which part of the version do you want to increase: Major (M), minor (m) or patch (p)? Your choice: p Git tag v1.5.1 created and pushed successfully. ``` πŸ€™ Contact: ---------- [](#-contact) - Name: RenΓ© Reimann - Email: - LinkedIn: - GitHub: ### Health Score 24 β€” LowBetter than 31% of packages Maintenance11 Infrequent updates β€” may be unmaintained Popularity13 Limited adoption so far Community7 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity53 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits β€” single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** β€” Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** β€” Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** β€” Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** β€” Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~7 days Recently: every ~19 days Total 13 Last Release 1137d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b935c2a6adb810b552592a4333b5d04795fb1beae6a7f626753ede3b008d58bb?d=identicon)[RenΓ© Reimann](/maintainers/Ren%C3%A9%20Reimann) --- Top Contributors [![derpixler](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/809219?v=4)](https://github.com/derpixler "derpixler (11 commits)") --- Tags hacktoberfest ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/derpixler-git-tag-release-automator/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/derpixler-git-tag-release-automator/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/derpixler-git-tag-release-automator) ``` ### Alternatives [widop/google-analytics-bundle Google certificate-based authentication in server-to-server interactions with google analytics 43283.2k](/packages/widop-google-analytics-bundle)[in2code/in2publish_core Content publishing extension to connect stage and production server 40143.4k](/packages/in2code-in2publish-core)[tiamo/phpas2 PHPAS2 is a php-based implementation of the EDIINT AS2 standard 4778.9k](/packages/tiamo-phpas2)[wapmorgan/php-rpm-packager RPM packager for PHP applications. 106.6k](/packages/wapmorgan-php-rpm-packager) PHPackages Β© 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)