Version Update Workflow

When To Use

Use this skill when preparing a release or bumping the project version. Run

Skill(sanctum:git-workspace-review)

When NOT To Use

• Just documentation updates - use doc-updates
• Full PR preparation - use pr-prep

Required TodoWrite Items

1. version-update:context-collected

2. version-update:target-files

3. version-update:version-set

4. version-update:docs-updated

5. version-update:verification

Step 1: Collect Context (

context-collected

)

• Confirm which version to apply (default: bump patch).
• If the prompt provides an explicit version, note it.
• validate

  Skill(sanctum:git-workspace-review)

  has already captured the repository status.

Step 2: Identify Targets (

target-files

)

• Find ALL configuration files that store versions using recursive search:
  • Root level:

    Cargo.toml

    ,

    package.json

    ,

    pyproject.toml

  • Nested directories: Use glob to find

    */pyproject.toml

    ,

    */Cargo.toml

    ,

    */package.json

  • Example:

    plugins/memory-palace/hooks/pyproject.toml

    must be included
  • Exclude virtual environments (

    .venv

    ,

    node_modules

    ,

    target/

    ) using grep -v
• Include changelog and README references that mention the version.
• Use:

  find plugins -name "pyproject.toml" -o -name "Cargo.toml" | grep -v ".venv"

Step 3: Update Versions (

version-set

)

• Automated approach: Use

  plugins/sanctum/scripts/update_versions.py <version>

  to update all version files
  • Supports pyproject.toml, Cargo.toml, package.json
  • Automatically excludes virtual environments
  • Finds nested version files (e.g.,

    plugins/memory-palace/hooks/pyproject.toml

    )
  • Use

    --dry-run

    flag first to preview changes
• Manual approach: Update each target file with the new version
  • For semantic versions, follow

    MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH

    or the specified format
  • If the project supports multiple packages, document each update

Step 4: Update Documentation (

docs-updated

)

• Add or update changelog entries with today's date.
• Refresh README and docs references to mention the new version and any release notes.

Critical Documentation Files with Version References

These files contain version numbers and MUST be checked during version bumps:

docs/api-overview.md

CHANGELOG.md

book/src/reference/capabilities-reference.md

Scan for Additional Version References

# Find all docs mentioning the OLD version
grep -r "1\.2\.6" docs/ book/ --include="*.md" | grep -v node_modules

# Common patterns to search:
# - "v1.2.6", "1.2.6", "(v1.2.6)"
# - Version tables in markdown
# - "Added in X.Y.Z" annotations

Update Sequence

1. Update config files (pyproject.toml, plugin.json, etc.) - automated
2. Update

   CHANGELOG.md

   - add new version section
3. Update

   docs/api-overview.md

   - update version table and plugin details
4. Scan for other version references and update as needed

Step 5: Verification (

verification

)

• Run relevant builds or tests if version bumps require them (e.g.,

  cargo test

  ,

  npm test

  ).
• Show

  git status -sb

  and

  git diff

  excerpts to confirm the version bumps.

Output Instructions

• Summarize the files changed and the new version number.
• Mention follow-up steps, such as publishing or tagging, if applicable.