update-plugin-version

name	update-plugin-version
description	Bump plugin version via composer set:version

Update Plugin Version

Bump version consistently across required PublishPress Future files.

Recommended Method

composer set:version X.Y.Z

Updates all required files automatically. Script: dev-workspace/scripts/plugin-bump-version.php

Version Format

Semantic Versioning: MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH[-PRERELEASE]

• MAJOR: Breaking (e.g. 4.0.0)
• MINOR: Features, backward compatible (e.g. 4.1.0)
• PATCH: Fixes, backward compatible (e.g. 4.1.1)
• Pre-release (optional): alpha, beta, rc (e.g. 4.1.0-beta.1)
• No v prefix; regex: ^\d+\.\d+\.\d+(-(alpha|beta|rc)\.[0-9]+)?$

Files to Update

Script touches:

1. post-expirator.php (line ~8) — * Version: X.Y.Z
2. post-expirator.php (line ~60) — define('PUBLISHPRESS_FUTURE_VERSION', 'X.Y.Z');
3. readme.txt (line ~10) — stable only — Stable tag: X.Y.Z. Pre-release: NOT written to readme.txt

Example

composer set:version 4.10.0

Important Notes

• Prefer composer set:version — automated, fewer mistakes
• Stable updates readme; pre-release does not
• Version identical in all updated files
• Do not change other file content
• CHANGELOG.md separate (not this skill)
• After bump: CHANGELOG release notes, git tag, composer build