dot-release

name	dot-release
description	Cut a versioned release for fmind/dotfiles using the Go dot CLI release command (alias r). Use when shipping a new tagged version of dotfiles.
metadata	{"author":"Médéric HURIER (Fmind)","source":"github.com/fmind/dotfiles/tree/main/skills/dot-release","created":"2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z","updated":"2026-07-08T00:00:00.000Z"}

Dotfiles Release

Run dot release (alias dot r) to turn Conventional Commits since the last tag into a versioned release. The command handles everything: compute next semver via git-cliff, update version.go and CHANGELOG.md, format, lint, test, commit, tag, push, and publish a GitHub release.

Preconditions

• Clean working tree on main, synced with origin (stash or commit first).
• gh authenticated, git-cliff and mise installed.
• Commit history follows Conventional Commits.

Usage

# Agent / non-interactive (skips confirmation prompt)
mise run r -- -y

Gotchas

• Lint or test failures during mise run check abort the release before any commit is made.

See Also

• release — Generic release process template.
• conventional-commit — Commit grammar for changelog bumping.