What are the best alternatives to prepare-release?

The closest matches in the catalog are deepchat-release by ThinkInAIXYZ, release-skills by JimLiu, release-notes by phuryn. They were picked because their names, descriptions, tags and SKILL.md sections overlap most with prepare-release’s, and they come from other repositories.

Which prepare-release alternative is most popular?

release-notes by phuryn has the most GitHub stars of the alternatives listed here (25,392). Stars belong to the whole repository, so compare how many skills each repository contains too.

Are these alternatives free?

Yes. All of them are free to install from GitHub, and 3 of the 3 alternatives declare a recognized open-source license.

prepare-release alternatives

3 skills from other authors that do a similar job to prepare-release by CherryHQ. The most recently updated is deepchat-release (Aug 18, 2026).

Side-by-side comparison

Skill	Stars	License	Agents	Last update	Category	Install
prepare-release by CherryHQ · this skill	52,047	AGPL-3.0-only	Claude Code, Codex	Sep 21, 2026	Productivity	`git clone`
deepchat-release by ThinkInAIXYZ	6,228	Apache-2.0	Codex	Aug 18, 2026	Productivity	`git clone`
release-skills by JimLiu	25,129	MIT	Claude Code, Codex	Jul 4, 2026	Backend	`Plugin marketplace`
release-notes by phuryn	25,392	MIT	Claude Code	Jul 3, 2026	Productivity	`Plugin marketplace`

Alternatives are matched on overlapping names, descriptions, tags and SKILL.md sections, weighted by how rare each term is across the catalog. Data refreshed weekly from GitHub.

The alternatives

deepchat-release

by ThinkInAIXYZ

Productivity

Prepare and publish DeepChat releases in this repository. Use when Codex needs to bump the app version, update CHANGELOG.md, keep release notes bilingual from v1.0.1 onward with English bullets first and Chinese bullets second, run release checks, create or update versioned release branches such as release/v1.0.1, continue a half-finished release, fast-forward main with the documented release flow, create or push version tags, or clean up release branches after publishing.

Codex

6.2k Apache-2.0 Updated Aug 18, 2026

release-skills

by JimLiu

Backend

Universal release workflow. Auto-detects version files and changelogs. Supports Node.js, Python, Rust, Claude Plugin, GitHub Releases, annotated tags, historical release backfill, and generic projects. Use when user says "release", "发布", "new version", "bump version", "push", "推送", "release notes", "GitHub Release", or "回填 Release".

Claude CodeCodex

25k MIT Updated Jul 4, 2026

release-notes

by phuryn

Productivity

Generate user-facing release notes from tickets, PRDs, or changelogs. Creates clear, engaging summaries organized by category (new features, improvements, fixes). Use when writing release notes, creating changelogs, announcing product updates, or summarizing what shipped.

Claude Code

25k MIT Updated Jul 3, 2026

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to prepare-release?: The closest matches in the catalog are deepchat-release by ThinkInAIXYZ, release-skills by JimLiu, release-notes by phuryn. They were picked because their names, descriptions, tags and SKILL.md sections overlap most with prepare-release’s, and they come from other repositories.
Which prepare-release alternative is most popular?: release-notes by phuryn has the most GitHub stars of the alternatives listed here (25,392). Stars belong to the whole repository, so compare how many skills each repository contains too.
Are these alternatives free?: Yes. All of them are free to install from GitHub, and 3 of the 3 alternatives declare a recognized open-source license.