bump-my-version
Version bump your Python project
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Yes. Bump My Version is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and solves a common release-engineering problem with low install friction. It is suitable for projects of any size that need automated, consistent version management. The permissive MIT license and broad Python version support (3.9+) make it a safe dependency. Install it if your project cuts releases and you want to eliminate manual version-number edits.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later.
- Git repository recommended for commit and tag operations.
- Low friction install with a pure-Python wheel.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — MIT License permits commercial and private use, modification, and redistribution with minimal restrictions—standard permissive terms suitable for most projects.
last release 2026-08-06 (8 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-10 · 623 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 955,796 downloads/mo, #4,646 on PyPI
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pip install bump-my-version
bump-my-version sample-config --no-prompt --destination .bumpversion.toml
bump-my-version show current_version
bump-my-version bump patch- Whether httpx2 is a typo for httpx and what HTTP operations the package performs
- Scope and frequency of breaking changes in the maintained fork relative to the original bumpversion project
What it is and what it does
Bump My Version is a maintained refactor of the bumpversion project, designed to automate version number management throughout a project's development lifecycle. It parses version strings according to configurable patterns, increments version components (major, minor, patch, or custom parts), and replaces version strings across project files. It supports semantic versioning, calendar versioning, and arbitrary custom schemes via regex-based parsing and serialization rules.
The tool integrates with source control by committing version changes and creating release tags. It reads configuration from pyproject.toml or .bumpversion.toml files and provides a CLI built on click and rich for interactive and scripted use. Common workflows include bumping versions before releases, automating pre-release numbering, and querying the next version number in build pipelines.
Use it for
- Automate version bumping in CI/CD pipelines before building and publishing releases
- Manage pre-release versions (dev, rc, final) with automatic numbering based on commit distance
- Update version strings consistently across multiple project files (setup.py, __init__.py, docs, etc.)
- Generate release tags and commit messages automatically when cutting a new version
- Query the next version number in build scripts without modifying the project state
- Support custom versioning schemes beyond semantic versioning (e.g., calendar-based or internal numbering)
Worth the install?
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Yes.
Bump My Version is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and solves a common release-engineering problem with low install friction. It is suitable for projects of any size that need automated, consistent version management. The permissive MIT license and broad Python version support (3.9+) make it a safe dependency. Install it if your project cuts releases and you want to eliminate manual version-number edits.
Install
bump-my-version on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with a pure-Python wheel. Active maintenance (last commit 2026-08-10) and recent release (2026-08-06). Nine runtime dependencies are all well-established CLI and data-validation libraries (click, pydantic, rich, tomlkit), suggesting a stable, maintainable codebase.
Requires Python 3.9 or later. Git repository recommended for commit and tag operations.
License in practice
MIT License permits commercial and private use, modification, and redistribution with minimal restrictions—standard permissive terms suitable for most projects.
Quickstart
pip install bump-my-version
bump-my-version sample-config --no-prompt --destination .bumpversion.toml
bump-my-version show current_version
bump-my-version bump patchVerify before relying
- Whether httpx2 is a typo for httpx and what HTTP operations the package performs
- Scope and frequency of breaking changes in the maintained fork relative to the original bumpversion project
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 9 packagesclickhttpx2pydantic-settingspydanticquestionaryrichrich-clicktomlkitwcmatch |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 8 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 955,796 / month, #4,646 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableEnvironment :: ConsoleIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPyTopic :: Software Development :: Build ToolsTopic :: Software Development :: Version ControlTopic :: System :: Software Distribution |
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