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Beachball

Ch 256.7of 33Monorepo Management Tools
  1. 1CostsFree plan
  2. 2Package managersnpm, Yarn
2 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: microsoft.github.io
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Overview

Beachball is ranked #25 of 33 in monorepo management tools on Specifiction. There is a free plan.

Beachball plans and pricing

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Beachball Free MIT licensed · install as a devDependency or run via npx microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026

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Package managers
npm, Yarnmicrosoft.github.io

Facts

Purpose
Beachball automates semantic version bumping, changelog generation, and npm publishing for JavaScript packages.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Workflow
Its workflow uses `beachball change` to create change files, `beachball check` to validate them in pull requests, and `beachball publish` to release.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Repository support
Beachball supports single-package repositories and monorepos.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Configuration
Beachball works without extra configuration by default, and its homepage describes versioning as requiring no configuration to get started.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Change tracking
Change files record the change type and description for package updates, and reviewers can inspect them in the pull request diff.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Changelogs
Beachball generates changelog files during publishing, unless changelog generation is disabled.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Publishing
Beachball can publish packages to public or private npm registries and push version and changelog updates to the Git remote.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Integrations
The CI documentation describes GitHub Actions and Azure Pipelines workflows, alongside general guidance for other CI platforms.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Security guidance
For token based authentication, the CI guidance recommends minimum necessary permissions and storing tokens as secrets available only to release builds.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Authentication utility
The package includes an auth helper that can create and revoke repository scoped GitHub App installation tokens.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Runtime requirement
The auth helper requires Node 22.18 or later.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Installation
The installation guide shows npm and Yarn commands and says Beachball can also be run with npx.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Publishing limitation
If a publish fails after some package versions have reached the registry, the documentation says to run `beachball sync` and commit the changes.microsoft.github.io · 4 Oct 2026
Version syncing
Beachball keeps versions in the Git repository and npm registry in sync during publishing.microsoft.github.io · 11 Oct 2026
Validation
Beachball checks the Git repository and npm registry before publishing.microsoft.github.io · 11 Oct 2026
Registries
Beachball can publish packages to public or private npm registries.microsoft.github.io · 11 Oct 2026
Authentication
The CI guidance recommends limiting token permissions and restricting release secrets to release builds or branches.microsoft.github.io · 11 Oct 2026
AI support
Beachball provides a change-file skill that can be installed for compatible AI agents, including GitHub Copilot and Claude Code.microsoft.github.io · 11 Oct 2026
License
Beachball is MIT licensed.microsoft.github.io · 11 Oct 2026
Notable limitation
The documentation says Azure DevOps is not supported for npm trusted publishing, so token-based authentication is needed in that case.microsoft.github.io · 11 Oct 2026
Maker
The official site identifies Microsoft as the copyright holder; it does not state headquarters or founding year on the pages reviewed.microsoft.github.io · 11 Oct 2026

Company

Founded
2019microsoft.github.io · 28 Sept 2026

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