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version-updates

Bump versions, update changelogs, and coordinate version changes across files for releases

skill-install — Terminal

Install via CLI (Recommended)

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/athola/nm-sanctum-version-updates
Or

Night Market Skill — ported from claude-night-market/sanctum. For the full experience with agents, hooks, and commands, install the Claude Code plugin.

Version Update Workflow

When To Use

Use this skill when preparing a release or bumping the project version. Run Skill(sanctum:git-workspace-review) first to capture current changes.

When NOT To Use

  • Just documentation updates - use doc-updates
  • Full PR preparation - use pr-prep

Required TodoWrite Items

  1. version-update:context-collected
  2. version-update:target-files
  3. version-update:version-set
  4. version-update:docs-updated
  5. version-update:verification

Step 1: Collect Context (context-collected)

  • Confirm which version to apply (default: bump patch).
  • If the prompt provides an explicit version, note it.
  • validate Skill(sanctum:git-workspace-review) has already captured the repository status.

Step 2: Identify Targets (target-files)

  • Find ALL configuration files that store versions using recursive search:
    • Root level: Cargo.toml, package.json, pyproject.toml
    • Nested directories: Use glob to find */pyproject.toml, */Cargo.toml, */package.json
    • Example: plugins/memory-palace/hooks/pyproject.toml must be included
    • Exclude virtual environments (.venv, node_modules, target/) using grep -v
  • Include changelog and README references that mention the version.
  • Use: find plugins -name "pyproject.toml" -o -name "Cargo.toml" | grep -v ".venv"

Step 3: Update Versions (version-set)

  • Automated approach: Use plugins/sanctum/scripts/update_versions.py <version> to update all version files
    • Supports pyproject.toml, Cargo.toml, package.json
    • Automatically excludes virtual environments
    • Finds nested version files (e.g., plugins/memory-palace/hooks/pyproject.toml)
    • Use --dry-run flag first to preview changes
  • Manual approach: Update each target file with the new version
    • For semantic versions, follow MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH or the specified format
    • If the project supports multiple packages, document each update

Step 4: Update Documentation (docs-updated)

  • Add or update changelog entries with today's date.
  • Refresh README and docs references to mention the new version and any release notes.

Critical Documentation Files with Version References

These files contain version numbers and MUST be checked during version bumps:

FileContent
docs/api-overview.mdPlugin inventory table with all plugin versions
CHANGELOG.mdVersion history and release notes
book/src/reference/capabilities-reference.mdMay reference version-specific features
Plugin READMEsMay mention plugin versions

Scan for Additional Version References

# Find all docs mentioning the OLD version
grep -r "1\.2\.6" docs/ book/ --include="*.md" | grep -v node_modules

Metadata

Author@athola
Stars4473
Views1
Updated2026-05-01
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Add to Configuration

Paste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.

{
  "plugins": {
    "official-athola-nm-sanctum-version-updates": {
      "enabled": true,
      "auto_update": true
    }
  }
}
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