Automatic versioning
Relicta reads your history and calculates the correct semantic version, including prereleases and build metadata.
AI-powered release management
Ship clean releases without the release-day scramble
Relicta reads your commits, calculates the right semantic version, writes polished notes, and publishes across your channels. One CLI for the entire release workflow.
Designed for modern teams that care about release quality.
For stakeholders
Less release risk, more confidence
Relicta shortens release prep, reduces hotfixes, and keeps an audit trail so leadership and compliance teams stay aligned.
Business outcomes
- Predictable release cadence with fewer fire drills
- Consistent changelogs for customers and internal teams
- Lower engineer toil; more time for features
Trust & safety
- Audit-friendly approval step with recorded decisions
- Uses your AI keys; nothing stored server-side
- Open source (MIT); transparent build artifacts
Why teams choose Relicta
Automate the boring parts, keep humans in control
Relicta combines conventional commits, AI summaries, and an approval flow so you can ship confidently every time.
Core workflow
- Semantic versioning from conventional commits
- AI-generated notes with tone control
- Approval gate before publishing
- Dry runs to preview changes safely
Integrations
- 20 official plugins: GitHub, GitLab, npm, PyPI, Docker, Homebrew, and more
- Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Azure, Ollama
- GitHub Action for zero-install CI
- Extensible via gRPC plugin SDK
AI-grade release notes
Generate polished notes with your preferred AI provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Azure, Ollama) and keep them consistent.
Pluggable publishing
Ship to 20+ targets: GitHub, GitLab, npm, PyPI, Docker, Homebrew, Slack, Teams, and more. Build custom plugins with the gRPC SDK.
Approval workflow
Plan, review, and approve before publishing. Dry runs let you see every change without touching your repo.
Change Governance Protocol
Built-in risk assessment for AI-assisted workflows. Automatic risk scoring based on blast radius, actor trust, and security impact.
CI-first
Use the GitHub Action for zero-install pipelines or run the binary directly. Checksums included for every release.
Ecosystem
Works with your stack
20 official plugins for every major platform. Zero configuration, open source, installable via CLI.
+ 16 more plugins
relicta plugin install github npm docker slackDemo the flow
Everything from planning to publishing in one CLI
One command or step-by-step control. The output stays predictable and copy-paste ready.
One Command (Recommended)
$ relicta release
→ Planning...
✓ Analyzed 12 commits since v2.5.0
✓ Next version: 2.6.0 (minor)
→ Bumping version...
✓ Created tag v2.6.0
→ Generating notes...
✓ AI-powered release notes ready
✓ CHANGELOG.md updated
→ Approving...
✓ Risk score: 18% (low)
✓ Release approved
→ Publishing...
✓ Tag pushed to origin
✓ GitHub release created
✓ Slack notification sent
✨ Released v2.6.0For CI/CD: relicta release --yes
Step-by-Step
$ relicta plan
✓ Detects next version from commits
✓ Shows diff, change types, release type
$ relicta bump
✓ Applies version, creates git tag
$ relicta notes --ai
✓ Generates release notes + changelog
✓ Uses your preferred AI provider
$ relicta approve
✓ Locks the plan with auditability
$ relicta publish
✓ Tags repo, runs plugins, posts releaseGitHub Action
name: Release
on:
push:
branches: [main]
jobs:
release:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: relicta-tech/relicta-action@v2
with:
github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}Zero-install CI: downloads binary, verifies checksums, runs the full workflow.
See the full CI/CD tutorial in our documentation.
Production-ready output
Polished releases, every time
From planning to publishing, Relicta keeps your releases consistent and auditable.
Get started fast
Install the CLI
Pick your path: Homebrew, direct download, or Go install. From install to first release in under 2 minutes.
Homebrew
brew install relicta-tech/tap/relictaDirect download
curl -L https://github.com/relicta-tech/\
relicta/releases/latest/download/relicta_\
Darwin_aarch64.tar.gz | tar xz
sudo mv relicta_Darwin_aarch64/relicta /usr/local/bin/Go install
go install github.com/relicta-tech/relicta/cmd/relicta@latestReady to ship your next release?
Install Relicta and keep your releases consistent, auditable, and stress-free.