github-release-management

name	github-release-management
version	2.0.0
description	Orchestrate GitHub releases end-to-end: version bumps, changelog/release-note generation, multi-platform builds, staged deployment, and rollback. Use when cutting a release, generating a changelog, coordinating a multi-package or multi-repo release, or running an emergency hotfix.
category	github
tags	["release","deployment","versioning","automation","ci-cd","swarm","orchestration"]
author	Claude Flow Team
requires	["gh (GitHub CLI)","claude-flow","ruv-swarm (optional for enhanced coordination)","mcp-github (optional for MCP integration)"]
dependencies	["git","npm or yarn","node >= 20.0.0"]
related_skills	["github-pr-management","github-issue-tracking","github-workflow-automation","multi-repo-coordination"]

GitHub Release Management Skill

Release automation and orchestration — from changelog generation to multi-platform deployment with rollback capabilities, optionally coordinated by an AI swarm.

When To Use

• Cutting a release: version bump, tag, GitHub release, changelog/release notes.
• Coordinating a multi-package (monorepo) or multi-repo release.
• Progressive/staged deployment with monitoring and auto-rollback.
• Running an emergency hotfix off the last stable tag.

When Not To Use

• PR-level code review and quality analysis → github-code-review.
• Authoring/optimising GitHub Actions workflow YAML → github-workflow-automation.
• Cross-repository dependency sync and structure alignment → github-multi-repo (multi-repo releases are supported here).
• Issue triage, sprint planning, project boards → github-project-management.
• Non-GitHub release pipelines or cloud deployment orchestration → flow-nexus-swarm / swarm-advanced.

Quick Start

Simple release

# Plan and create a release (draft, auto-generated notes)
gh release create v2.0.0 --draft --generate-notes --title "Release v2.0.0"

# Or orchestrate with swarm
npx claude-flow github release-create \
  --version "2.0.0" --build-artifacts --deploy-targets "npm,docker,github"

Full automated release

npx claude-flow swarm init --topology hierarchical
npx claude-flow sparc pipeline "Release v2.0.0 with full validation"

Essential Commands

Create a release draft with a generated changelog

LAST_TAG=$(gh release list --limit 1 --json tagName -q '.[0].tagName')
CHANGELOG=$(gh api repos/:owner/:repo/compare/${LAST_TAG}...HEAD \
  --jq '.commits[].commit.message')
gh release create v2.0.0 \
  --draft --title "Release v2.0.0" --notes "$CHANGELOG" --target main

Version bump

npm version patch          
git push --follow-tags