bump-skill-version

bump-skill-version

Updates the version: field in skills/<name>/SKILL.md per the rules in CLAUDE.md → Versioning:

• patch — bug fixes, typo corrections, doc clarifications
• minor — new features, new commands, new sections
• major — breaking changes to script CLI, manifest format, or skill structure

Usage

bash "$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/.claude/skills/bump-skill-version/scripts/bump.sh" <skill-name> <patch|minor|major>

Reports the old and new version. Refuses to run if the working tree has uncommitted changes to the target SKILL.md (so the bump becomes its own atomic edit) — pass --force to override.

When to use

• After editing any file inside skills/<skill-name>/ other than trivial whitespace.
• Before committing changes that the agent (or a human reviewer) will publish.

Notes

• Reads and rewrites the YAML frontmatter in place; preserves all other fields.
• The package-skill.sh PostToolUse hook will rebuild dist/<skill-name>.skill automatically once the SKILL.md is edited.