# Install release-please with npm

generate release PRs based on the conventionalcommits.org spec. Version 17.10.4 via npm; verified 2026-07-21.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:release-please
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g release-please
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:release-please
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Package manager page:** <https://www.npmjs.com/package/release-please>
- **Version:** 17.10.4
- **Source summary:** generate release PRs based on the conventionalcommits.org spec
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/googleapis/release-please#readme>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/googleapis/release-please>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/googleapis/release-please#readme>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Issue tracker:** <https://github.com/googleapis/release-please/issues>
- **Published:** 2026-07-21T18:35:18.757Z
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-21T18:35:18.757Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- release-please (cli)
- release-please (alias)

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 17.10.4
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-21
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/googleapis/release-please
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for release-please. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** npm registry
- **Dist Tags:** Latest: 17.10.4, Latest 6: 6.9.4, Legacy 10: 13.16.3, Legacy 8: 3.2.2, Next: 12.6.1, Otp Test: 6.4.2-candidate-1
- **Version Count:** 411
- **Maintainers:** bcoe, google-wombot
- **Author:** Google Inc.
- **File Count:** 0
- **Created At:** 2019-05-09T02:47:40.343Z
- **Latest Published At:** 2026-07-21T18:35:18.757Z
- **Modified At:** 2026-07-21T18:35:18.757Z


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