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Install svu with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix

Semantic version utility. Version 3.4.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#svu.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install svu

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install svu

MacPorts ports tree · devel/svu/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#svu

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sv/svu/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Semantic version utility

Commands and aliases

  • svu

history

Project history and usage

svu is a small command-line utility for deriving semantic versions from Git history. It is aimed at release scripts and CI workflows that want version bumps to follow SemVer and Conventional Commits without carrying a larger release-management system.

Project history

The caarlos0/svu repository was created on GitHub in December 2017 and describes the tool as a semantic version utility. Its README presents the project as a helper for release scripts and workflows, with commands that increment version components or calculate the next version from commit history.

Adoption history

The README documents installation through Homebrew, apt/yum repositories, Docker images, go install, and GitHub releases. The input package facts also list Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix packaging, which is typical for a small Go CLI that package-manager users install directly into release pipelines.

How it is used

The central command is `svu next`, which inspects `git log` and maps commit-message patterns such as fixes, features, and breaking changes to patch, minor, or major version bumps. The README also documents a repository-local `.svu.yml` file for setting flag defaults.

Why package nerds care

svu matters to package and release-tool users because it reduces semantic-version calculation to a composable Unix-style executable. It fits especially well in formula update scripts, CI jobs, and Git tag automation where maintainers want predictable version output rather than a full changelog or release platform.

Timeline

  • 2017: GitHub repository created and v0.0.1 released.
  • 2020: v1.0.0 released.
  • 2026: v3.4.1 listed as the latest GitHub release during research.

Related projects

  • svu explicitly points users to the SemVer specification and advertises Conventional Commits compatibility through its README badges and bump rules.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
.svu.yml

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
svuexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version3.4.1
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:svu
Version3.4.1
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/caarlos0/svu
Repositoryhttps://github.com/caarlos0/svu
Last updated2026-07-26T04:03:48+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

svu

nix profile install nixpkgs#svu
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Svu
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sv/svu/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
MacPorts95%

svu

sudo port install svu
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Svu
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/svu/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation