Release

Release Obsidian Bible Reference Plugin

Overview

Bump version across all metadata files, refresh the lockfile, commit, tag, and push. This project uses date-based versioning (YY.MM.DD).

Version Format

YY.MM.DD — e.g. 26.05.08 for 2026-05-08. Append -2, -3 for multiple same-day releases.

Preflight

Run before touching any version files. Do not proceed if either fails.

pnpm run build   # must exit 0
pnpm test        # must exit 0

Steps

1. Pull latest master

   git checkout master && git pull origin master
   

2. Update version in package.json and manifest.json to the new date version.

3. Refresh lockfile

   pnpm install
   

4. Sync manifest.json and versions.json via the version bump script:

   npm_package_version=<NEW_VERSION> node scripts/version-bump.mjs
   

   Note: version-bump.mjs only adds an entry to versions.json when minAppVersion hasn't been seen before. If skipped, add "<NEW>": "0.12.0" to versions.json manually.

5. Stage and commit

   git add package.json pnpm-lock.yaml manifest.json versions.json
   git commit -m "<NEW_VERSION>"
   

6. Tag (no v prefix — Obsidian guideline)

   git tag <NEW_VERSION>
   

7. Push commit and tag

   git push origin master
   git push origin <NEW_VERSION>
   

Checklist

• Build passes (pnpm run build)
• Tests pass (pnpm test)
• package.json version matches new version
• manifest.json version matches new version
• versions.json has entry for new version
• pnpm-lock.yaml updated (pnpm install run)
• Commit message is just the version string (matches project convention)
• Tag pushed (CI attaches main.js, manifest.json, styles.css as release assets)

Common Mistakes

• Forgetting pnpm install — lockfile drifts from package.json
• Tagging before committing the bumped files
• Pushing the commit but not the tag (git push origin master vs git push origin <TAG>)

Source: tim-hub/obsidian-bible-reference — distributed by TomeVault.