Release plz by release-plz
Publish Rust crates from CI with a Release PR.
About Release plz
From the project's README at github.com/release-plz/release-plz. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Release-plz helps you release your Rust packages by automating: CHANGELOG generation (with git-cliff). Creation of GitHub/Gitea/GitLab releases. Publishing to a cargo registry ( by default). Version bumps in .
Release-plz updates your packages with a release Pull Request based on: Your git history, following Conventional commits. API breaking changes (detected by cargo-semver-checks). What's a Release PR?
Release-plz maintains Release PRs, keeping them up-to-date as you merge additional commits. When you're ready to create a release, simply merge the release PR.
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 1.4k | github.com/release-plz/release-plz |
| GitHub forks | 162 | github.com/release-plz/release-plz |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 15k | release-plz |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 4.4 years | since Dec 2021 |
| Last commit | 4 days ago | May 3, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 298 | last: 2 months ago |
| Funding links | 2 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Release plz?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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