package.json version not updated, despite correct plugin ordering

[jimbojw]

I have semantic-release installed and configured to run in GitHub Actions. It runs, successfully updating the CHANGELOG.md and including the dist/ distributables in the automated git commit. It also successfully pushes the artifacts up to npm.

However, it does not update the version field of the package.json file.

Recent example:

• Job: https://github.com/jimbojw/memorelay/actions/runs/4964117193/jobs/8883972534
• Commit: jimbojw/memorelay@be0f5d0

I have read semantic-release/semantic-release#1593, which reports the same problem. In that issue's discussion, people report that moving the @semantic-release/npm entry before the @semantic-release/git entry in the config fixes the issue. However, this has not worked for me.

Here is my .releaserc file content:

{
  "branches": [
    "main"
  ],
  "plugins": [
    [
      "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer"
    ],
    [
      "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator"
    ],
    [
      "@semantic-release/changelog",
      {
        "changelogFile": "CHANGELOG.md"
      }
    ],
    [
      "@semantic-release/npm"
    ],
    [
      "@semantic-release/git",
      {
        "assets": [
          "CHANGELOG.md",
          "dist/**"
        ],
        "message": "chore(release): set `package.json` to ${nextRelease.version} [skip ci]\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
      }
    ],
    [
      "@semantic-release/github"
    ]
  ]
}

What must I do to configure @semantic-release/npm to update the version field of package.json?

[jimbojw]

Update: The issue is NOT with this package (@semantic-release/npm) but rather with the configuration of @semantic-release/git.

Root cause: @semantic-release/git will only include those files specifically listed in its assets glob list. This means that even though @semantic-release/npm may be updating your package.json file, you must also list it under @semantic-release/git assets for it to be committed.

Example:

    [
      "@semantic-release/npm"
    ],
    [
      "@semantic-release/git",
      {
        "assets": [
          "CHANGELOG.md",
          "dist/**",
          "package.json",  <--- ADD THIS LINE
        ],
        "message": "chore(release): set `package.json` to ${nextRelease.version} [skip ci]\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
      }
    ],