update package.json version automatically

Question

Before I do a small release and tag it, I\'d like to update the package.json to reflect the new version of the program.

Is there a way to edit the file package

Answer 1

To give a more up-to-date approach.

package.json

  "scripts": {
    "eslint": "eslint index.js",
    "pretest": "npm install",
    "test": "npm run eslint",
    "preversion": "npm run test",
    "version": "",
    "postversion": "git push && git push --tags && npm publish"
  }

Then you run it:

npm version minor --force -m "Some message to commit"

Which will:

1. ... run tests ...

2. change your package.json to a next minor version (e.g: 1.8.1 to 1.9.0)

3. push your changes

4. create a new git tag release and

5. publish your npm package.

--force is to show who is the boss! Jokes aside see https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/8620