eslint-release automates and simplifies the npm package release process, integrating seamlessly with ESLint. It enforces code quality standards through linting before publishing, preventing releases with errors. This tool automates version bumping (semantic versioning), tag creation, and streamlined publishing to npm, reducing manual steps and ensuring consistent release workflows. It improves code quality, reduces errors, and enhances the overall developer experience by automating repetitive tasks.
Eslint-release's release frequency peaked in 2016, particularly in January and July. Releases became sporadic after 2018, with several prolonged periods of inactivity. The most recent releases occurred in September 2024, February 2024 and November 2023. So far, there have been no releases in 2025.
Eslint-release downloads show a steep increase from March 2024. Significant growth occurred between October and November 2024. 2025 saw a boom, peaking in June, followed by declines in July and August. September 2025 downloads are incomplete.