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Changesets

Self-hosted

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.2

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely0 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Changesets is ranked #20 of 33 in monorepo management tools on Freedom251. It runs on Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

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Free and open source Free No paid tiers listed changesets.dev · 4 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Package managers: pnpm, npm, yarn

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The record

Purpose: Changesets manages package versions and changelog generation for monorepos and single-package repositories.
Change workflow: Contributors record release intent in Markdown changeset files with package names, semantic version bump types, and a summary.
Versioning: The version command combines changesets, applies the highest specified bump for each package, updates dependencies where needed, and writes changelogs.
Publishing: The CLI can update package versions and changelogs, then publish packages to npm.
Automation: Changesets provides a GitHub Bot to prompt for changesets on pull requests and a GitHub Action to automate versioning and publishing in CI.
Monorepo support: The site lists pnpm, yarn, and npm workspaces as supported.
Runtime requirements: The guide requires Node.js ^22.11, ^24, or >=26 and lists pnpm >=10.0.0, npm >=10.9.0, and yarn >=4.5.2 as supported package managers.
Non-npm projects: Changesets can manage private applications and non-npm packages such as NuGet packages, Ruby gems, and Docker images when package.json is present.
GitHub changelogs: The optional @changesets/changelog-github package links changelog entries to GitHub commits, pull requests, and authors.
Security guidance: The automation guide warns against executing untrusted fork code in pull_request_target workflows and recommends narrowly scoped permissions.
Publishing security: The publishing guide advises protecting access tokens and recommends trusted publishing for CI where possible.
Not every change needs one: The FAQ says changes that do not require a release do not need a changeset.
Support and funding: The site describes Changesets as free and open source and links to GitHub sponsorship.
Price from: Free

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changesets.dev/guide/getting-started· checked 4 Oct 2026
changesets.dev/guide/why· checked 4 Oct 2026
changesets.dev/guide/versioning-and-publishing· checked 4 Oct 2026
changesets.dev· checked 4 Oct 2026
changesets.dev/guide/beyond-npm· checked 4 Oct 2026
changesets.dev/packages/changelog-github· checked 4 Oct 2026
changesets.dev/guide/automating· checked 4 Oct 2026
changesets.dev/faq· checked 4 Oct 2026