Changesets

Spec sheet

Purpose

Changesets manages package versions and changelog generation for monorepos and single-package repositories.Read 4 Oct 2026 · changesets.dev

Automation

Changesets provides a GitHub Bot to prompt for changesets on pull requests and a GitHub Action to automate versioning and publishing in CI.Read 4 Oct 2026 · changesets.dev

Change workflow

Contributors record release intent in Markdown changeset files with package names, semantic version bump types, and a summary.Read 4 Oct 2026 · changesets.dev

GitHub changelogs

The optional @changesets/changelog-github package links changelog entries to GitHub commits, pull requests, and authors.Read 4 Oct 2026 · changesets.dev

Monorepo support

The site lists pnpm, yarn, and npm workspaces as supported.Read 4 Oct 2026 · changesets.dev

Non-npm projects

Changesets can manage private applications and non-npm packages such as NuGet packages, Ruby gems, and Docker images when package.json is present.Read 4 Oct 2026 · changesets.dev

Not every change needs one

The FAQ says changes that do not require a release do not need a changeset.Read 4 Oct 2026 · changesets.dev

Publishing

The CLI can update package versions and changelogs, then publish packages to npm.Read 4 Oct 2026 · changesets.dev

Publishing security

The publishing guide advises protecting access tokens and recommends trusted publishing for CI where possible.Read 4 Oct 2026 · changesets.dev

Runtime requirements

The guide requires Node.js ^22.11, ^24, or >=26 and lists pnpm >=10.0.0, npm >=10.9.0, and yarn >=4.5.2 as supported package managers.Read 4 Oct 2026 · changesets.dev

Security guidance

The automation guide warns against executing untrusted fork code in pull_request_target workflows and recommends narrowly scoped permissions.Read 4 Oct 2026 · changesets.dev

Support and funding

The site describes Changesets as free and open source and links to GitHub sponsorship.Read 4 Oct 2026 · changesets.dev

Versioning

The version command combines changesets, applies the highest specified bump for each package, updates dependencies where needed, and writes changelogs.Read 4 Oct 2026 · changesets.dev

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Monorepo Management Tools#21 of 337.6