Generate and validate conventional commits and semver release bumps with Commitizen

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slug: "generate-and-validate-conventional-commits-and-semver-release-bumps-with-commitizen"
description: "Standardize commit messages, validate commit history, and calculate semver-aware release bumps without hand-rolled repo rules."
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source: "https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen"
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  github_stars: 3382
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# Generate and validate conventional commits and semver release bumps with Commitizen

Standardize commit messages, validate commit history, and calculate semver-aware release bumps without hand-rolled repo rules.

## Prerequisites

Git, Python 3.9+, and the Commitizen CLI in a repository with a defined commit convention.

## Installation

No source-backed install or usage instructions could be extracted automatically. Review the upstream project before running this skill in a sensitive workflow.

- Source: https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen

## Documentation

- https://commitizen-tools.github.io/commitizen/

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/generate-and-validate-conventional-commits-and-semver-release-bumps-with-commitizen/)