Semver Tag Action

Analyzes the latest Git tag and calculates the next version by applying a semantic version bump (major, minor, patch, or custom), helping streamline release automation.

Usage

steps:
  - name: Clone repository
    uses: actions/checkout@v4

  - name: Generate Next Tag
    uses: AcmeSoftwareLLC/semver-tag@v1
    id: semver
    with:
      token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
      level: minor # Optional, default is patch
      tag: v1.0.0 # Optional, if not provided, the latest tag will be used

  - name: Print Output
    run: echo "${{ steps.semver.outputs.next_tag }}"

Input Options

Input	Description	Required	Default
token	GitHub token for authentication	Yes	N/A
level	Semantic versioning level to bump (major, minor, patch, see more)	No	patch
tag	The tag to analyze for the next version	No	latest tag in the repository

Output Options

Output	Description
next_tag	The calculated next version tag based on the provided level and latest tag
prev_tag	The previous tag before the increment