bump-version

Bump Version & Release

Cut a new release: bump version, commit, push, tag, and create a GitHub release.

Arguments

$ARGUMENTS is the bump type: major, minor, or patch (default: patch).

Process

Step 1: Pre-flight checks

1. Ensure working directory is clean — no uncommitted changes. If there are uncommitted changes, stop and ask the user whether to commit them first or abort.
2. Ensure current branch is main.
3. Ensure local main is up to date with remote (git fetch origin && git rev-list HEAD..origin/main --count should be 0).

Step 2: Determine new version

1. Find the current version in main.go:

   grep -n 'NewMCPServer' main.go
   

   The version string is the second argument to server.NewMCPServer(...), e.g. "1.1.0".

2. Parse as MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH and bump according to $ARGUMENTS:

   • major → increment MAJOR, reset MINOR and PATCH to 0
   • minor → increment MINOR, reset PATCH to 0
   • patch (default) → increment PATCH

3. Show the user: Bumping v{old} → v{new}. Proceed? Wait for confirmation.

Step 3: Apply version bump

1. Edit the version string in main.go.
2. Run /usr/local/go/bin/go build ./... to verify.

Step 4: Generate release notes

1. Find the previous version tag:

   git describe --tags --abbrev=0
   

2. Collect commits since that tag:

   git log {previous_tag}..HEAD --oneline
   

3. Group changes into categories by reading commit messages and the actual diffs:

   • New features — new tools, new parameters, new capabilities
   • Bug fixes — corrections to existing behavior
   • Improvements — refactors, performance, DX improvements
   • Other — docs, CI, chores

   Write concise, user-facing descriptions (not raw commit messages). Skip internal commits (plan docs, design docs, worktree cleanup).

4. Show the draft release notes to the user for approval.

Step 5: Commit, tag, push, release

After user approves the release notes:

git add main.go
git commit -m "Bump version to v{new}"
git push origin main
git tag v{new}
git push origin v{new}
gh release create v{new} --title "v{new}" --notes "{release_notes}"