# What changed in release-it > 38 changes in release-it 19 to 21 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories: 7 breaking, 7 new APIs and options. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-18. HTML: https://unstale.sh/npm/release-it/ To see which of these apply to a repository, run `npx @unstale/cli init` in it. ## release-it 21 ### Breaking changes - The supported Node.js engine range is narrowed. (21.1.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.1.0) - GitLab server certificates are verified by default. (21.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.0.0) - Release-it v21 requires Node 22.21. (21.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.0.0) - CLI arguments are parsed strictly. (21.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.0.0) ### New APIs and options - GitLab support now includes proxy environment variables. (21.1.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.1.0) - Adds the gitlab.repoId option for configuring a GitLab repository ID. (21.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.0.0) ### Behavior and default changes - release-it logs in to npm automatically before interactive publishing. (21.1.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.1.0) - GitLab releases are pinned to the current commit. (21.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.0.0) ### Fixes and other changes - Schema $id values no longer include a fragment. (21.1.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.1.0) - Fixes version increments and coercion after the verkit migration, including coercion for verkit 0.4. (21.1.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.1.0) - Fixes the npm staging approval URL and prompt. (21.0.3) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.0.3) - Fixes a regression so --no-hooks skips all hooks. (21.0.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.0.1) - Fixes routing when a GitHub proxy is configured. (21.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.0.0) - Fixes handling of custom registry arguments for npm. (21.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.0.0) - Fixes workspace configuration resolution when publishing to npm. (21.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.0.0) - GitLab repository IDs can be numeric. (21.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.0.0) - The command exits successfully when no release version is available. (21.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.0.0) - Fixes shell caching and working tree detection. (21.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/21.0.0) ## release-it 20 ### New APIs and options - Adds support for staged npm publishing through npm.stage. (20.1.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/20.1.0) - Adds a flag to hide release previews. (20.1.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/20.1.0) ### Behavior and default changes - Prints the staged-packages approval URL after stage publish so developers can access the approval message. (20.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/20.2.0) - Uses the draft flow for immutable releases that include assets. (20.1.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/20.1.0) ### Fixes and other changes - Publishing interactively under --only-version allows passkey 2FA to work. (20.1.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/20.1.0) - The release body is an empty string instead of null. (20.1.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/20.1.0) - The types now allow false as an npm config value. (20.0.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/20.0.1) - Fixes the guard for write: false in npm.bump. (20.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/20.0.0) - Leading slashes are removed from owner. (20.0.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/20.0.0) ## release-it 19 ### Breaking changes - HTTP 403 responses are now considered a resource-alive response. (19.1.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/19.1.0) - npm config environment variable warnings are removed. (19.1.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/19.1.0) - release-it ignores .npmrc. (19.1.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/19.1.0) ### New APIs and options - Adds an option to exit gracefully. (19.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/19.2.0) - Adds an NPM plugin config option to use a different package manager for publishing, such as Bun. (19.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/19.2.0) - Adds --workspaces=false to avoid the null/matches error. (19.1.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/19.1.0) ### Behavior and default changes - The getChangelog method was improved; the notes do not specify what changed. (19.2.2) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/19.2.2) - The commit prompt is improved. (19.2.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/19.2.1) - Uses `--workspaces=false` only with npm. (19.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/19.2.0) ### Tooling - An interactive shell is supported in non-CI mode for the 2FA flow. (19.1.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/19.1.0) ### Fixes and other changes - Adds shell mode for npm commands on Windows. (19.2.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/release-it/release-it/releases/tag/19.2.0)