Conventional Commits Here is a brief overview of the important prefixes, pulled from https://github.com/google-github-actions/release-please-action#whats-a-release-pr
The most important prefixes you should have in mind are:
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fix: which represents bug fixes, and correlates to a SemVer patch.
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feat: which represents a new feature, and correlates to a SemVer minor.
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feat!:, or fix!:, refactor!:, etc., which represent a breaking change (indicated by the !) and will result in a SemVer major.
I’ve considered doing a longer article about how I use conventional commit messages in my workflow, so let me know if you’d be interested in that.
Releasing the new version is required only by creating Pull Request, Please use release branch for it. Rest of the part github.actions will do the job.