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Comparing version 15.10.0 to 15.10.1

package.json

 {
   "name": "release-it",
-  "version": "15.10.0",
+  "version": "15.10.1",
   "description": "Generic CLI tool to automate versioning and package publishing related tasks.",
@@ -5,0 +5,0 @@ "keywords": [

README.md

@@ -23,15 +23,2 @@ # Release It! 🚀
 
-## Announcement
-
-The latest major version is v15, supporting Node.js 14 and up (as Node.js v12 is EOL). Use release-it v14 for
-environments running Node.js v10 and v12. Also see [CHANGELOG.md](./CHANGELOG.md).
-
-## Links
-
-- See [CHANGELOG.md](./CHANGELOG.md) for major/breaking updates, and
-  [releases](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases) for a detailed version history.
-- To **contribute**, please read [CONTRIBUTING.md](./.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) first.
-- Please [open an issue](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/issues/new) if anything is missing or unclear in this
-  documentation.
-
 ## Installation
@@ -60,3 +47,3 @@
   "devDependencies": {
-    "release-it": "*"
+    "release-it": "^15.10.0"
   }
@@ -66,57 +53,36 @@ }
 
-Now you can run `npm run release` from the command line (put release-it arguments behind the `-- `):
+## Usage
 
+Run release-it from the root of the project using either `npm run` or `npx`:
+
 ```bash
 npm run release
-npm run release -- minor --ci
-```
-
-### Global Installation
-
-#### Using npx or npm
-
-Use npx to run release-it directly from anywhere:
-
-```bash
 npx release-it
 ```
 
-Or use npm to install and run release-it globally:
+You will be prompted to select the new version, and more prompts will follow based on your configuration.
 
-```bash
-npm install -g release-it
-```
+## Yarn
 
-#### Using Homebrew
+Using Yarn? Please see the [npm section on Yarn](./docs/npm.md#yarn).
 
-```bash
-brew install release-it
-```
+## Global Installation
 
-## Usage
+Per-project installation as shown above is recommended, but global installs are supported as well:
 
-Release a new version:
+- From npm: `npm install -g release-it`
+- From Homebrew: `brew install release-it`
 
-```bash
-release-it
-```
+## GitHub Actions
 
-You will be prompted to select the new version, and more prompts will follow based on your configuration.
+Want to use release-it with GitHub Actions to fully automate the whole process? Enjoy this great walk-through:
+[How to use GitHub Actions & Release-It to Easily Release Your Code](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pBcuT7j_A0) (by
+[David from Kodaps](https://twitter.com/KodapsAcademy)).
 
-Run release-it from the root of the project to prevent potential issues.
+→ See [Continuous Integration environments](./docs/ci.md) for more details.
 
-## Dry Runs
-
-Use `--dry-run` to show the interactivity and the commands it _would_ execute.
-
-→ See [Dry Runs](./docs/dry-runs.md) for more details.
-
-To print the next version without releasing anything, add the `--release-version` flag.
-
-To print the changelog without releasing anything, add the `--changelog` flag.
-
 ## Configuration
 
 Out of the box, release-it has sane defaults, and [plenty of options](./config/release-it.json) to configure it. Most
-projects use a `.release-it.json` in the project root, or a `release-it` property in `package.json`.
+projects use a `.release-it.json` file in the project root, or a `release-it` property in `package.json`.
 
@@ -204,3 +170,4 @@ → See [Configuration](./docs/configuration.md) for more details.
 overridden. To further customize the release notes for the GitHub or GitLab release, there's `github.releaseNotes` or
-`gitlab.releaseNotes`. Make sure any of these commands output the changelog to `stdout`. Plugins are available for:
+`gitlab.releaseNotes`. Make sure any of these commands output the changelog to `stdout`. Note that release-it by default
+is agnostic to commit message conventions. Plugins are available for:
 
@@ -303,2 +270,20 @@ - GitHub and GitLab Releases
 
+## Dry Runs
+
+Use `--dry-run` to show the interactivity and the commands it _would_ execute.
+
+→ See [Dry Runs](./docs/dry-runs.md) for more details.
+
+To print the next version without releasing anything, add the `--release-version` flag.
+
+To print the changelog without releasing anything, add the `--changelog` flag.
+
+## Troubleshooting & debugging
+
+- With `release-it --verbose` (or `-V`), release-it prints the output of every user-defined [hook](#hooks).
+- With `release-it -VV`, release-it also prints the output of every internal command.
+- Use `NODE_DEBUG=release-it:* release-it [...]` to print configuration and more error details.
+
+Use `verbose: 2` in a configuration file to have the equivalent of `-VV` on the command line.
+
 ## Plugins
@@ -325,18 +310,2 @@
 
-## Distribution repository
-
-Deprecated. Please see [distribution repository](./docs/recipes/distribution-repo.md) for more details.
-
-## Metrics
-
-In release-it v15, anonymous metrics have been removed from the codebase and no data is sent or stored anywhere.
-
-## Troubleshooting & debugging
-
-- With `release-it --verbose` (or `-V`), release-it prints the output of every user-defined [hook](#hooks).
-- With `release-it -VV`, release-it also prints the output of every internal command.
-- Use `NODE_DEBUG=release-it:* release-it [...]` to print configuration and more error details.
-
-Use `verbose: 2` in a configuration file to have the equivalent of `-VV` on the command line.
-
 ## Use release-it programmatically
@@ -370,4 +339,17 @@
 
+## Legacy Node.js
+
+The latest major version is v15, supporting Node.js 14 and up (as Node.js v12 is EOL). Use release-it v14 for
+environments running Node.js v10 and v12. Also see [CHANGELOG.md](./CHANGELOG.md).
+
+## Links
+
+- See [CHANGELOG.md](./CHANGELOG.md) for major/breaking updates, and
+  [releases](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases) for a detailed version history.
+- To **contribute**, please read [CONTRIBUTING.md](./.github/CONTRIBUTING.md) first.
+- Please [open an issue](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/issues/new) if anything is missing or unclear in this
+  documentation.
+
 ## License
 
 [MIT](./LICENSE)

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