README.md in thor-scmversion-0.2.0 vs README.md in thor-scmversion-0.2.1

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@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ $ thor list version ------- - thor version:bump TYPE # Bump version number (type is major, minor or patch) + thor version:bump TYPE # Bump version number (type is major, minor, patch or auto) thor version:current # Show current SCM tagged version ### Remove your VERSION file from source control Since your CI server will be managing your VERSION file, you don't @@ -81,9 +81,18 @@ When you make significant changes, you can bump the major or minor number yourself with `thor version:bump minor`. This will create a tag with a .0 patch level, so the next build made by the server will be .1 patch level. + +### Auto bumping + +If you include #major or #minor in the subject of commits, and run +`thor version:bump auto` it will see if any major or minor level changes +are included since the last tag, and use the appropriate version. This works +especially well with a CI server, allowing you to never have to directly +manage versions at all. + ## Contributing 1. Fork it 2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)