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aptos-cli-release

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Use when cutting or preparing a new Aptos CLI release, bumping the `aptos` crate version, or editing `crates/aptos/CHANGELOG.md` for a release

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Aptos CLI release (crate aptos)

Files

FileChange
crates/aptos/Cargo.tomlSet [package] version = ... to the new semver.
crates/aptos/CHANGELOG.mdFollow Keep a Changelog and repo style: # Unreleased at top, then ## [X.Y.Z] sections newest first.

Versioning

  • Patch (9.1.0 → 9.1.1): bugfixes only.
  • Minor (9.1.0 → 9.2.0): new features or non-breaking additions.
  • Major (9.x → 10.0.0): breaking CLI or documented compatibility breaks.

Match the requested bump type to the version field and to how you group notes under the new ## [version] heading.

Changelog workflow

  1. Under # Unreleased, collect bullet notes for changes since the last tagged CLI release (or move existing unreleased bullets).
  2. When releasing, add ## [<new version>] immediately below # Unreleased and move the bullets for this release under it (newest release section stays directly under Unreleased).
  3. If nothing is pending after a release, keep one placeholder bullet under # Unreleased (for example - _No changes yet._) so the section is clearly intentional, not an oversight.

Verification

After edits, run:

cargo check -p aptos

Common mistakes

  • Bumping Cargo.toml without adding a matching ## [version] block (or leaving released notes only under Unreleased).
  • Forgetting that the CLI version lives only in crates/aptos/Cargo.toml for this workflow (not the workspace root Cargo.toml).