BMAD-METHOD/docs/versioning-and-releases.md

How to Release a New Version

Simple steps for releasing a new version of BMAD-METHOD

# 1. Commit all changes
git add .
git commit -m "feat: add versioning and release automation"

# 2. Bump version
npm run version:minor  # 4.0.0 → 4.1.0

# 3. Push to GitHub (when ready)
git push && git push --tags
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## Available Commands

```bash
npm run version:patch   # 4.1.0 → 4.1.1 (bug fixes)
npm run version:minor   # 4.1.0 → 4.2.0 (new features)
npm run version:major   # 4.1.0 → 5.0.0 (breaking changes)

What the Version Bump Does

1. Updates package.json version
2. Creates git commit: chore: bump version to vX.Y.Z
3. Creates git tag: vX.Y.Z
4. Shows reminder to push

To Publish to NPM (Optional)

npm publish

Then users can run: npx bmad-method to get the new version.