semver-assessment

Productivity

Analyze changes since the last release tag and determine the appropriate semantic version bump (patch/minor/major) based on CHANGELOG entries and commit types. Triggers on: release preparation, version planning.

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Semver Assessment

Procedure

1. Find last release tag

git describe --tags --abbrev=0

2. Analyze CHANGELOG entries

Read CHANGELOG.md and examine the ## [Unreleased] section. Classify entries:

Section	Semver impact
`### Added`	Minor (new features)
`### Changed`	Patch (unless breaking → Major)
`### Deprecated`	Minor
`### Removed`	Major (breaking)
`### Fixed`	Patch

3. Analyze commits

git log $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)..HEAD --oneline

Look for:

BREAKING CHANGE or ! in commit messages → Major
feat: → Minor
fix: → Patch

4. Determine version

Apply the highest-impact rule:

Any Major trigger → Major bump
Any Minor trigger (no Major) → Minor bump
Only Patch triggers → Patch bump

5. Report

## Version Assessment

Current version: <current_tag>
Recommended bump: <MAJOR|MINOR|PATCH>
Suggested next version: <x.y.z>

### Rationale
- <key change 1> → <impact>
- <key change 2> → <impact>