smudgey / sbt-release-tags-only

A small extension to sbt-release, to support version tracking purely through Git tags

sbt-release-tags-only

A small extension to sbt-release, to support version tracking purely through Git tags, without the need for commits to a version.sbt file. Natively supports independently versioned multi-module projects.

Using it

1. Add the plugin:

   addSbtPlugin("com.github.gseitz" % "sbt-release-tags-only" % "x.x.x")

2. Define your release process, including the relevant tasks:

   releaseProcess := Seq[ReleaseStep](
     checkSnapshotDependencies,
     releaseStepCommand(ExtraReleaseCommands.initialVcsChecksCommand),
     setVersionFromTags(releaseTagPrefix.value),
     runClean,
     tagRelease,
     publishArtifacts
     pushTagsOnly
   )

3. Add sbt-release-tag-only plugin:

   addSbtPlugin("com.smudgey" % "sbt-release-tags-only" % "x.x.x")

4. Add the resolver:

   Resolver.bintrayIvyRepo("smudgey", "sbt-plugins")

Notes

• setVersionFromTags() replaces inquireVersions, setReleaseVersion
• commitReleaseVersion, commitNextVersion, and setNextVersion should no longer be used
• pushTagsOnly replaces pushChanges

Look at the code to go deeper!