fix(package): update execa to version 3.0.0

test: specify version of gitbox image
docs: typo is link to workflow config
2019-10-14 12:56:56 -04:00 · 2019-10-10 11:57:58 -04:00 · 2019-10-10 11:57:58 -04:00 · 2019-10-04 18:59:55 -04:00 · 2019-09-26 14:48:54 -07:00 · 2019-09-26 14:48:54 -07:00
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@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ services:
  - docker

 node_js:
+  - 12
  - 10
-  - 8
+  - 8.15

 # Trigger a push build on release and greenkeeper branches + PRs build on every branches
 # Avoid double build on PRs (See https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-ci/issues/1147)
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ branches:
    - master
    - next
    - beta
-    - /^\d+(.\d+)?.x$/
+    - /^\d+\.(\d+|x)(\.x)?$/
    - /^greenkeeper.*$/

 # Retry install on fail to avoid failing a build on network/disk/external errors
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@
    <img alt="semantic-release" src="https://img.shields.io/badge/%20%20%F0%9F%93%A6%F0%9F%9A%80-semantic--release-e10079.svg">
  </a>
 </p>
-<p align="center">
-  <a href="https://waffle.io/semantic-release/semantic-release">
-    <img alt="Waffle.io" src="https://badge.waffle.io/semantic-release/semantic-release.svg?columns=all">
-  </a>
-</p>
 <p align="center">
  <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/semantic-release">
    <img alt="npm latest version" src="https://img.shields.io/npm/v/semantic-release/latest.svg">
@@ -61,7 +56,7 @@ This removes the immediate connection between human emotions and version numbers

 By default **semantic-release** uses [Angular Commit Message Conventions](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/blob/master/DEVELOPERS.md#-git-commit-guidelines). The commit message format can be changed with the [`preset` or `config` options](docs/usage/configuration.md#options) of the [@semantic-release/commit-analyzer](https://github.com/semantic-release/commit-analyzer#options) and [@semantic-release/release-notes-generator](https://github.com/semantic-release/release-notes-generator#options) plugins.

-Tools such as [commitizen](https://github.com/commitizen/cz-cli), [commitlint](https://github.com/marionebl/commitlint) or [semantic-git-commit-cli](https://github.com/JPeer264/node-semantic-git-commit-cli) can be used to help contributors and enforce valid commit messages.
+Tools such as [commitizen](https://github.com/commitizen/cz-cli), [commitlint](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/commitlint) or [semantic-git-commit-cli](https://github.com/JPeer264/node-semantic-git-commit-cli) can be used to help contributors and enforce valid commit messages.

 Here is an example of the release type that will be done based on a commit messages:

@@ -77,11 +72,12 @@ Here is an example of the release type that will be done based on a commit messa

 ### Triggering a release

-For each new commits added to the release branch (i.e. `master`) with `git push` or by merging a pull request or merging from another branch, a CI build is triggered and runs the `semantic-release` command to make a release if there are codebase changes since the last release that affect the package functionalities.
+For each new commits added to one of the release branches (for example `master`, `next`, `beta`), with `git push` or by merging a pull request or merging from another branch, a CI build is triggered and runs the `semantic-release` command to make a release if there are codebase changes since the last release that affect the package functionalities.

-If you need more control over the timing of releases you have a couple of options:
- Publish releases on a distribution channel (for example npm’s [dist-tags](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/dist-tag)). This way you can keep control over what your users end up using by default, and you can decide when to make an automatically released version available to the stable channel, and promote it.
- Develop on a `dev` branch and merge it to the release branch (i.e. `master`) once you are ready to publish. **semantic-release** will run only on pushes to the release branch.
+**semantic-release** offers various ways to control the timing, the content and the audience of published releases. See example workflows in the following recipes:
+- [Using distribution channels](docs/recipes/distribution-channels.md#publishing-on-distribution-channels)
+- [Maintenance releases](docs/recipes/maintenance-releases.md#publishing-maintenance-releases)
+- [Pre-releases](docs/recipes/pre-releases.md#publishing-pre-releases)

 ### Release steps

@@ -107,17 +103,20 @@ After running the tests, the command `semantic-release` will execute the followi
  - [CI Configuration](docs/usage/ci-configuration.md#ci-configuration)
  - [Configuration](docs/usage/configuration.md#configuration)
  - [Plugins](docs/usage/plugins.md)
+  - [Workflow configuration](docs/usage/workflow-configuration.md)
  - [Shareable configurations](docs/usage/shareable-configurations.md)
 - Extending
  - [Plugins](docs/extending/plugins-list.md)
  - [Shareable configuration](docs/extending/shareable-configurations-list.md)
 - Recipes
  - [CI configurations](docs/recipes/README.md)
+  - [Git hosted services](docs/recipes/README.md)
+  - [Release workflow](docs/recipes/README.md)
  - [Package managers and languages](docs/recipes/README.md)
 - Developer guide
  - [JavaScript API](docs/developer-guide/js-api.md)
-  - [Plugins](docs/developer-guide/plugin.md)
-  - [Shareable configuration](docs/developer-guide/shareable-configuration.md)
+  - [Plugins development](docs/developer-guide/plugin.md)
+  - [Shareable configuration development](docs/developer-guide/shareable-configuration.md)
 - Support
  - [Resources](docs/support/resources.md)
  - [Frequently Asked Questions](docs/support/FAQ.md)
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 # Summary

 ## Usage
+- [Getting started](docs/usage/getting-started.md#getting-started)
 - [Installation](docs/usage/installation.md#installation)
 - [CI Configuration](docs/usage/ci-configuration.md#ci-configuration)
 - [Configuration](docs/usage/configuration.md#configuration)
 - [Plugins](docs/usage/plugins.md)
+- [Workflow configuration](docs/usage/workflow-configuration.md)
 - [Shareable configurations](docs/usage/shareable-configurations.md)

 ## Extending
@@ -12,19 +14,18 @@
 - [Shareable configuration](docs/extending/shareable-configurations-list.md)

 ## Recipes
- [CI configurations](docs/recipes/README.md)
-	- [CircleCI 2.0 workflows](docs/recipes/circleci-workflows.md)
+- [CI configurations](docs/recipes/README.md#ci-configurations)
+	- [CircleCI 2.0](docs/recipes/circleci-workflows.md)
 	- [Travis CI](docs/recipes/travis.md)
-	- [Travis CI with build stages](docs/recipes/travis-build-stages.md)
 	- [GitLab CI](docs/recipes/gitlab-ci.md)
- [Git hosted services](docs/recipes/README.md)
+- [Git hosted services](docs/recipes/README.md#git-hosted-services)
 	- [Git authentication with SSH keys](docs/recipes/git-auth-ssh-keys.md)
- [Package managers and languages](docs/recipes/README.md)
+- [Package managers and languages](docs/recipes/README.md#package-managers-and-languages)

 ## Developer guide
 - [JavaScript API](docs/developer-guide/js-api.md)
- [Plugin](docs/developer-guide/plugin.md)
- [Shareable configuration](docs/developer-guide/shareable-configuration.md)
+- [Plugin development](docs/developer-guide/plugin.md)
+- [Shareable configuration development](docs/developer-guide/shareable-configuration.md)

 ## Support
 - [Resources](docs/support/resources.md)
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // Bad news: We have to write plain ES5 in this file
 // Good news: It's the only file of the entire project

-/* eslint-disable no-var, promise/prefer-await-to-then, prefer-destructuring */
+/* eslint-disable no-var */

 var semver = require('semver');
 var execa = require('execa');
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ See https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/blob/master/docs/suppor
  process.exit(1);
 }

-execa
-  .stdout('git', ['--version'])
-  .then(stdout => {
+execa('git', ['--version'])
+  .then(({stdout}) => {
    var gitVersion = findVersions(stdout)[0];
    if (semver.lt(gitVersion, MIN_GIT_VERSION)) {
      console.error(`[semantic-release]: Git version ${MIN_GIT_VERSION} is required. Found ${gitVersion}.`);
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const {argv, env, stderr} = require('process');
+const {argv, env, stderr} = require('process'); // eslint-disable-line node/prefer-global/process
 const util = require('util');
 const hideSensitive = require('./lib/hide-sensitive');

@@ -51,12 +51,14 @@ Usage:
      // Debug must be enabled before other requires in order to work
      require('debug').enable('semantic-release:*');
    }
+
    await require('.')(opts);
    return 0;
  } catch (error) {
    if (error.name !== 'YError') {
      stderr.write(hideSensitive(env)(util.inspect(error, {colors: true})));
    }
+
    return 1;
  }
 };
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ try {
  const result = await semanticRelease({
    // Core options
    branches: [
-      '+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x',
+      '+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x',
      'master',
      'next',
      'next-major',
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ try {
    }

    for (const release of releases) {
-      console.log(`The release was published with plugin "${pluginName}".`);
+      console.log(`The release was published with plugin "${release.pluginName}".`);
    }
  } else {
    console.log('No release published.');
@@ -1 +1,106 @@
-# Plugin developer guide
+# Plugin Developer Guide
+
+To create a plugin for `semantic-release`, you need to decide which parts of the release lifecycle are important to that plugin. For example, it is best to always have a `verify` step because you may be receiving inputs from a user and want to make sure they exist. A plugin can abide by any of the following lifecycles:
+
+- `verify`
+- `prepare`
+- `publish`
+- `success`
+- `fail`
+
+`semantic-release` will require the plugin via `node` and look through the required object for methods named like the lifecyles stated above. For example, if your plugin only had a `verify` and `success` step, the `main` file for your object would need to `export` an object with `verify` and `success` functions.
+
+In addition to the lifecycle methods, each lifecyle is passed two objects:
+
+1. `pluginConfig` - an object containing the options that a user may pass in via their `release.config.js` file (or similar)
+2. `context` - provided by `semantic-release` for access to things like `env` variables set on the running process.
+
+For each lifecycle you create, you will want to ensure it can accept `pluginConfig` and `context` as parameters.
+
+## Creating a Plugin Project
+
+It is recommended that you generate a new project with `yarn init`. This will provide you with a basic node project to get started with. From there, create an `index.js` file, and make sure it is specified as the `main` in the `package.json`. We will use this file to orchestrate the lifecycle methods later on.
+
+Next, create a `src` or `lib` folder in the root of the project. This is where we will store our logic and code for how our lifecycle methods work. Finally, create a `test` folder so you can write tests related to your logic.
+
+We recommend you setup a linting system to ensure good javascript practices are enforced. ESLint is usually the system of choice, and the configuration can be whatever you or your team fancies.
+
+## Exposing Lifecycle Methods
+
+In your `index.js` file, you can start by writing the following code
+
+```javascript
+const verifyConditions = require('./src/verify');
+
+let verified;
+
+/**
+ * Called by semantic-release during the verification step
+ * @param {*} pluginConfig The semantic-release plugin config
+ * @param {*} context The context provided by semantic-release
+ */
+async function verify(pluginConfig, context) {
+  await verifyConditions(pluginConfig, context);
+  verified = true;
+}
+
+module.exports = { verify };
+```
+
+Then, in your `src` folder, create a file called `verify.js` and add the following
+
+```javascript
+const AggregateError = require('aggregate-error');
+
+/**
+ * A method to verify that the user has given us a slack webhook url to post to
+ */
+module.exports = async (pluginConfig, context) => {
+  const { logger } = context;
+  const errors = [];
+
+  // Throw any errors we accumulated during the validation
+  if (errors.length > 0) {
+    throw new AggregateError(errors);
+  }
+};
+```
+
+As of right now, this code won't do anything. However, if you were to run this plugin via `semantic-release`, it would run when the `verify` step occurred.
+
+Following this structure, you can create different steps and checks to run through out the release process.
+
+## Supporting Options
+
+Let's say we want to verify that an `option` is passed. An `option` is a configuration object that is specific to your plugin. For example, the user may set an `option` in their release config like:
+
+```js
+{
+    prepare: {
+        path: "@semantic-release/my-special-plugin"
+        message: "My cool release message"
+    }
+}
+```
+
+This `message` option will be passed to the `pluginConfig` object mentioned earlier. We can use the validation method we created to verify this option exists so we can perform logic based on that knowledge. In our `verify` file, we can add the following:
+
+```js
+const { message } = pluginConfig;
+
+if (message.length) {
+    //...
+}
+```
+
+## Supporting Environment Variables
+
+Similar to `options`, environment variables exist to allow users to pass tokens and set special URLs. These are set on the `context` object instead of the `pluginConfig` object. Let's say we wanted to check for `GITHUB_TOKEN` in the environment because we want to post to GitHub on the user's behalf. To do this, we can add the following to our `verify` command:
+
+```js
+const { env } = context;
+
+if (env.GITHUB_TOKEN) {
+    //...
+}
+```
@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@

 ## Official plugins
 - [@semantic-release/commit-analyzer](https://github.com/semantic-release/commit-analyzer)
+  - **Note**: this is already part of semantic-release and does not have to be installed separately
  - `analyzeCommits`: Determine the type of release by analyzing commits with [conventional-changelog](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog)
 - [@semantic-release/release-notes-generator](https://github.com/semantic-release/release-notes-generator)
+  - **Note**: this is already part of semantic-release and does not have to be installed separately
  - `generateNotes`: Generate release notes for the commits added since the last release with [conventional-changelog](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog)
 - [@semantic-release/github](https://github.com/semantic-release/github)
+  - **Note**: this is already part of semantic-release and does not have to be installed separately
  - `verifyConditions`: Verify the presence and the validity of the GitHub authentication and release configuration
  - `publish`: Publish a [GitHub release](https://help.github.com/articles/about-releases)
  - `success`: Add a comment to GitHub issues and pull requests resolved in the release
  - `fail`: Open a GitHub issue when a release fails
 - [@semantic-release/npm](https://github.com/semantic-release/npm)
+  - **Note**: this is already part of semantic-release and does not have to be installed separately
  - `verifyConditions`: Verify the presence and the validity of the npm authentication and release configuration
  - `prepare`: Update the package.json version and create the npm package tarball
  - `publish`: Publish the package on the npm registry
@@ -41,6 +45,10 @@

 [Open a Pull Request](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#submitting-a-pull-request) to add your plugin to the list.

+- [semantic-release-slack-bot](https://github.com/juliuscc/semantic-release-slack-bot)
+  - `verifyConditions`: Verify that the environment variable `SLACK_WEBHOOK` has been defined.
+  - `success`: Publish a message about the success to a slack channel.
+  - `fail`: Optionally publish a message about failure to a slack channel.
 - [semantic-release-docker](https://github.com/felixfbecker/semantic-release-docker)
  - `verifyConditions`: Verify that all needed configuration is present and login to the Docker registry.
  - `publish`: Tag the image specified by `name` with the new version, push it to Docker Hub and update the latest tag
@@ -71,3 +79,15 @@
  - `verifyRelease`: Checks and warns (does not error by default) if the version numbers found on maven central and within the Git project differ by quite a bit
  - `prepare`: Changes the version number in the `pom.xml` (or all `pom.xml` files in maven projects with multiple `pom.xml` files) and optionally creates a commit with this version number and pushes it to `master`
  - `publish`: Runs `mvn deploy` to deploy to maven central and optionally will update to next snapshot version and merge changes to development branch
+- [semantic-release-ado](https://github.com/lluchmk/semantic-release-ado)
+  - `prepare`: Stores the version number as an Azure DevOps pipeline variable availabe to downstream steps on the job
+- [gradle-semantic-release](https://github.com/KengoTODA/gradle-semantic-release-plugin)
+  - `verifyConditions`: Verify that project has a Gradle wrapper script, and `build.gradle` contains a task to publish artifacts.
+  - `prepare`: Changes the version number in the `gradle.properties`
+  - `publish`: Triggers Gradle to publish artifacts.
+- [semantic-release-circleci-orb](https://github.com/matt-oakes/semantic-release-circleci-orb)
+  - `verifyConditions`: Verify the presence of the `CIRCLECI_API_TOKEN` environment variable, `orbName` option, and the `circleci` CLI.
+  - `publish`: Publish the CircleCI orb.
+- [semantic-release-github-pages](https://github.com/qiwi/semantic-release-gh-pages-plugin)
+  - `verifyConditions`: Verify the presence of the auth token set via environment variables.
+  - `publish`: Pushes commit to the documentation branch.
@@ -5,3 +5,9 @@
 - [@semantic-release/gitlab-config](https://github.com/semantic-release/gitlab-config) - semantic-release shareable configuration for GitLab

 ## Community configurations
+- [@jedmao/semantic-release-npm-github-config](https://github.com/jedmao/semantic-release-npm-github-config)
+  - Provides an informative [git](https://github.com/semantic-release/git) commit message for the release commit that does not trigger continuous integration and conforms to the [conventional commits specification](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/) (e.g., "chore(release): 1.2.3 [skip ci]\n\nnotes").
+  - Creates a tarball that gets uploaded with each [GitHub release](https://github.com/semantic-release/github).
+  - Publishes the same tarball to [npm](https://github.com/semantic-release/npm).
+  - Commits the version change in `package.json`.
+  - Creates or updates a [changelog](https://github.com/semantic-release/changelog) file.
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 ## CI configurations
 - [CircleCI 2.0 workflows](circleci-workflows.md)
 - [Travis CI](travis.md)
- [Travis CI with build stages](travis-build-stages.md)
 - [GitLab CI](gitlab-ci.md)

 ## Git hosted services
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@

 The [Authentication](../usage/ci-configuration.md#authentication) environment variables can be configured in [CircleCi Project Settings](https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/env-vars/#adding-environment-variables-in-the-app)..

-Alternatively, the default `NPM_TOKEN` and `GH_TOKEN` can be easily [setup with semantic-release-cli](../usage/ci-configuration.md#automatic-setup-with-semantic-release-cli).
+Alternatively, the default `NPM_TOKEN` and `GH_TOKEN` can be easily [setup with semantic-release-cli](../usage/getting-started.md#getting-started).

 ## Multiple Node jobs configuration

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 This recipe will walk you through a simple example that uses distribution channels to make releases available only to a subset of users, in order to collect feedbacks before distributing the release to all users.

 This example uses the **semantic-release** default configuration:
- [branches](../usage/configuration.md#branches): `['+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next', 'next-major', {name: 'beta', prerelease: true}, {name: 'alpha', prerelease: true}]`
+- [branches](../usage/configuration.md#branches): `['+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next', 'next-major', {name: 'beta', prerelease: true}, {name: 'alpha', prerelease: true}]`
 - [plugins](../usage/configuration.md#plugins): `['@semantic-release/commit-analyzer', '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator', '@semantic-release/npm', '@semantic-release/github']`

 ## Initial release
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ jobs:
          # Make sure only the current user can read the private key
          - chmod 600 /tmp/git_deploy_key
          # Create a script to return the passphrase environment variable to ssh-add
-          - echo 'echo ${SSH_PASSPHRASE}' > /tmp/askpass && chmod +x /tmp/askpass
+          - echo 'echo ${SSL_PASSPHRASE}' > /tmp/askpass && chmod +x /tmp/askpass
          # Start the authentication agent
          - eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
          # Add the key to the authentication agent
@@ -158,6 +158,6 @@ Commit the encrypted private key and the `.circleci/config.yml` file to your rep

 ```bash
 $ git add git_deploy_key.enc .circleci/config.yml
-$ git commit -m "ci(cicle): Add the encrypted private ssh key"
+$ git commit -m "ci(circle): Add the encrypted private ssh key"
 $ git push
 ```
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The [Authentication](../usage/ci-configuration.md#authentication) environment va

 GitLab CI supports [Pipelines](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/pipelines.html) allowing to test on multiple Node versions and publishing a release only when all test pass.

-**Note**: The publish pipeline must run a [Node >= 8 version](../support/FAQ.md#why-does-semantic-release-require-node-version--83).
+**Note**: The publish pipeline must run a [Node >= 8 version](../support/FAQ.md#why-does-semantic-release-require-node-version--815).

 ### `.gitlab-ci.yml` configuration for Node projects

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 This recipe will walk you through a simple example that uses Git branches and distribution channels to publish fixes and features for old versions of a package.

 This example uses the **semantic-release** default configuration:
- [branches](../usage/configuration.md#branches): `['+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next', 'next-major', {name: 'beta', prerelease: true}, {name: 'alpha', prerelease: true}]`
+- [branches](../usage/configuration.md#branches): `['+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next', 'next-major', {name: 'beta', prerelease: true}, {name: 'alpha', prerelease: true}]`
 - [plugins](../usage/configuration.md#plugins): `['@semantic-release/commit-analyzer', '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator', '@semantic-release/npm', '@semantic-release/github']`

 ## Initial release
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 This recipe will walk you through a simple example that uses pre-releases to publish beta versions while working on a future major release and then make only one release on the default distribution.

 This example uses the **semantic-release** default configuration:
- [branches](../usage/configuration.md#branches): `['+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next', 'next-major', {name: 'beta', prerelease: true}, {name: 'alpha', prerelease: true}]`
+- [branches](../usage/configuration.md#branches): `['+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next', 'next-major', {name: 'beta', prerelease: true}, {name: 'alpha', prerelease: true}]`
 - [plugins](../usage/configuration.md#plugins): `['@semantic-release/commit-analyzer', '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator', '@semantic-release/npm', '@semantic-release/github']`

 ## Initial release
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-# Using semantic-release with [Travis CI build stages](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/build-stages)
-
-## Environment variables
-
-The [Authentication](../usage/ci-configuration.md#authentication) environment variables can be configured in [Travis Repository Settings](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/environment-variables/#defining-variables-in-repository-Settings) or with the [travis env set CLI](https://github.com/travis-ci/travis.rb#env).
-
-Alternatively, the default `NPM_TOKEN` and `GH_TOKEN` can be easily [setup with semantic-release-cli](../usage/ci-configuration.md#automatic-setup-with-semantic-release-cli).
-
-## Multiple Node jobs configuration
-
-### `.travis.yml` configuration for multiple Node jobs
-
-This example is a minimal configuration for **semantic-release** with a build running Node 6 and 8. See [Travis - Customizing the Build](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/customizing-the-build) for additional configuration options.
-
-This example creates a `release` [build stage](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/build-stages) that [runs `semantic-release` only after all test jobs are successful](../usage/ci-configuration.md#run-semantic-release-only-after-all-tests-succeeded).
-
-It's recommended to run the `semantic-release` command in the [Travis `deploy` step](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/customizing-the-build/#The-Build-Lifecycle) so if an error occurs the build will fail and Travis will send a notification.
-
-**Note**: It's not recommended to run the `semantic-release` command in the Travis `script` step as each script in this step will be executed regardless of the outcome of the previous one. See [travis-ci/travis-ci#1066](https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-ci/issues/1066).
-
-**Advanced configuration**: Running the tests in the `script` step of the `release` stage is not necessary as the previous stage(s) already ran them. To increase speed, the `script` step of the `release` stage can be overwritten to skip the tests. Note that other commands such as build or compilation might still be required.
-
-```yaml
-language: node_js
-
-node_js:
-  - 8
-  - 6
-
-jobs:
-  include:
-    # Define the release stage that runs semantic-release
-    - stage: release
-      node_js: lts/*
-      # Advanced: optionally overwrite your default `script` step to skip the tests
-      # script: skip
-      deploy:
-        provider: script
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        script:
-          - npx semantic-release
-```
-
-### `package.json` configuration for multiple Node jobs
-
-A `package.json` is required only for [local](../usage/installation.md#local-installation) **semantic-release** installation.
-
-```json
-{
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "semantic-release": "^15.0.0"
-  }
-}
-```
-
-## Non-JavaScript projects configuration
-
-For projects that require to be tested with one or multiple version of a Non-JavaScript [language](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/languages), optionally on multiple [Operating Systems](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/multi-os).
-
-This recipe cover the Travis specifics only. See [Non JavaScript projects recipe](../support/FAQ.md#can-i-use-semantic-release-to-publish-non-javascript-packages) for more information on the **semantic-release** configuration.
-
-### `.travis.yml` configuration for non-JavaScript projects
-
-This example is a minimal configuration for **semantic-release** with a build running [Go 1.6 and 1.7](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/languages/go). See [Travis - Customizing the Build](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/customizing-the-build) for additional configuration options.
-
-This example creates a `release` [build stage](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/build-stages) that [runs `semantic-release` only after all test jobs are successful](../usage/ci-configuration.md#run-semantic-release-only-after-all-tests-succeeded).
-
-It's recommended to run the `semantic-release` command in the [Travis `deploy` step](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/customizing-the-build/#The-Build-Lifecycle) so if an error occurs the build will fail and Travis will send a notification.
-
-**Note**: It's not recommended to run the `semantic-release` command in the Travis `script` step as each script in this step will be executed regardless of the outcome of the previous one. See [travis-ci/travis-ci#1066](https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-ci/issues/1066).
-
-**Advanced configuration**: Running the tests in the `script` step of the `release` stage is not necessary as the previous stage(s) already ran them. To increase speed, the `script` step of the `release` stage can be overwritten to skip the tests. Note that other commands such as build or compilation might still be required.
-
-```yaml
-language: go
-
-go:
-  - 1.6
-  - 1.7
-
-jobs:
-  include:
-    # Define the release stage that runs semantic-release
-    - stage: release
-      # Advanced: optionally overwrite your default `script` step to skip the tests
-      # script:
-      #   - make
-      deploy:
-        provider: script
-        skip_cleanup: true
-        script:
-          # Use nvm to install and use the Node LTS version (nvm is installed on all Travis images)
-          - nvm install lts/*
-          - npx semantic-release
-```
@@ -4,62 +4,22 @@

 The [Authentication](../usage/ci-configuration.md#authentication) environment variables can be configured in [Travis Repository Settings](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/environment-variables/#defining-variables-in-repository-Settings) or with the [travis env set CLI](https://github.com/travis-ci/travis.rb#env).

-Alternatively, the default `NPM_TOKEN` and `GH_TOKEN` can be easily [setup with semantic-release-cli](../usage/ci-configuration.md#automatic-setup-with-semantic-release-cli).
+Alternatively, the default `NPM_TOKEN` and `GH_TOKEN` can be easily [setup with semantic-release-cli](../usage/getting-started.md#getting-started).

-## Single Node job configuration
+## Node.js projects configuration

-For projects that require to be tested only with a single [Node version](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/getting-started/#Selecting-a-different-programming-language) on [one Operating System](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/getting-started/#Selecting-infrastructure-(optional)).
-
-**Note**: [Node 8 is the minimal version required](../support/FAQ.md#why-does-semantic-release-require-node-version--83).
-
-### `.travis.yml` configuration for single Node job
-
-This example is a minimal configuration for semantic-release with a build running Node 8 on Linux. See [Travis - Customizing the Build](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/customizing-the-build) for additional configuration options.
-
-It's recommended to run the `semantic-release` command in the [Travis `deploy` step](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/customizing-the-build/#The-Build-Lifecycle) so if an error occurs the build will fail and Travis will send a notification.
-
-**Note**: It's not recommended to run the `semantic-release` command in the Travis `script` step as each script in this step will be executed regardless of the outcome of the previous one. See [travis-ci/travis-ci#1066](https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-ci/issues/1066).
-
-```yaml
-language: node_js
-
-node_js: 8
-
-deploy:
-  provider: script
-  skip_cleanup: true
-  script:
-    - npx semantic-release
-```
-
-### `package.json` configuration for single Node job
-
-A `package.json` is required only for [local](../usage/installation.md#local-installation) **semantic-release** installation.
-
-```json
-{
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "semantic-release": "^11.0.0"
-  }
-}
-```
-
-## Multiple Node jobs configuration
-
-For projects that require to be tested with multiple [Node versions](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/languages/javascript-with-nodejs/#Specifying-Node.js-versions) and/or on multiple [Operating Systems](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/multi-os).
-
-**Note**: At least one job must run a [Node >= 8 version](../support/FAQ.md#why-does-semantic-release-require-node-version--83).
-
-### `.travis.yml` configuration for multiple Node jobs
+### `.travis.yml` configuration for multiple Node.js jobs

 This example is a minimal configuration for **semantic-release** with a build running Node 6 and 8. See [Travis - Customizing the Build](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/customizing-the-build) for additional configuration options.

-This example uses [`travis-deploy-once`](https://github.com/semantic-release/travis-deploy-once) in order to [Run `semantic-release` only after all tests succeeded](../usage/ci-configuration.md#run-semantic-release-only-after-all-tests-succeeded). Alternatively you can use [Travis CI Build Stages recipe](travis-build-stages.md).
+This example creates a `release` [build stage](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/build-stages) that [runs `semantic-release` only after all test jobs are successful](../usage/ci-configuration.md#run-semantic-release-only-after-all-tests-succeeded).

 It's recommended to run the `semantic-release` command in the [Travis `deploy` step](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/customizing-the-build/#The-Build-Lifecycle) so if an error occurs the build will fail and Travis will send a notification.

 **Note**: It's not recommended to run the `semantic-release` command in the Travis `script` step as each script in this step will be executed regardless of the outcome of the previous one. See [travis-ci/travis-ci#1066](https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-ci/issues/1066).

+**Advanced configuration**: Running the tests in the `script` step of the `release` stage is not necessary as the previous stage(s) already ran them. To increase speed, the `script` step of the `release` stage can be overwritten to skip the tests. Note that other commands such as build or compilation might still be required.
+
 ```yaml
 language: node_js

@@ -67,15 +27,20 @@ node_js:
  - 8
  - 6

-deploy:
-  provider: script
-  skip_cleanup: true
-  script:
-    - npx travis-deploy-once "npx semantic-release"
+jobs:
+  include:
+    # Define the release stage that runs semantic-release
+    - stage: release
+      node_js: lts/*
+      # Advanced: optionally overwrite your default `script` step to skip the tests
+      # script: skip
+      deploy:
+        provider: script
+        skip_cleanup: true
+        script:
+          - npx semantic-release
 ```

-**Note**: See the `travis-deploy-once` [`pro`](https://github.com/semantic-release/travis-deploy-once#-p---pro) and [`travis-url`](https://github.com/semantic-release/travis-deploy-once#-u---travis-url) options for using with [Travis Pro](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/travis-pro) and [Travis Enterprise](https://enterprise.travis-ci.com).
-
 ### `package.json` configuration for multiple Node jobs

 A `package.json` is required only for [local](../usage/installation.md#local-installation) **semantic-release** installation.
@@ -83,13 +48,12 @@ A `package.json` is required only for [local](../usage/installation.md#local-ins
 ```json
 {
  "devDependencies": {
-    "semantic-release": "^15.0.0",
-    "travis-deploy-once": "^5.0.0"
+    "semantic-release": "^15.0.0"
  }
 }
 ```

-## Non-JavaScript projects configuration
+## Non-Node.js projects configuration

 For projects that require to be tested with one or multiple version of a Non-JavaScript [language](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/languages), optionally on multiple [Operating Systems](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/multi-os).

@@ -97,14 +61,16 @@ This recipe cover the Travis specifics only. See [Non JavaScript projects recipe

 ### `.travis.yml` configuration for non-JavaScript projects

-This example is a minimal configuration for **semantic-release** with a build running [Go 1.6 and 1.7](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/languages/go) on Linux and OSX. See [Travis - Customizing the Build](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/customizing-the-build) for additional configuration options.
+This example is a minimal configuration for **semantic-release** with a build running [Go 1.6 and 1.7](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/languages/go). See [Travis - Customizing the Build](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/customizing-the-build) for additional configuration options.

-This example uses [`travis-deploy-once`](https://github.com/semantic-release/travis-deploy-once) in order to [run `semantic-release` only after all tests succeeded](../usage/ci-configuration.md#run-semantic-release-only-after-all-tests-succeeded). Alternatively you can use [Travis CI Build Stages recipe](travis-build-stages.md).
+This example creates a `release` [build stage](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/build-stages) that [runs `semantic-release` only after all test jobs are successful](../usage/ci-configuration.md#run-semantic-release-only-after-all-tests-succeeded).

 It's recommended to run the `semantic-release` command in the [Travis `deploy` step](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/customizing-the-build/#The-Build-Lifecycle) so if an error occurs the build will fail and Travis will send a notification.

 **Note**: It's not recommended to run the `semantic-release` command in the Travis `script` step as each script in this step will be executed regardless of the outcome of the previous one. See [travis-ci/travis-ci#1066](https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-ci/issues/1066).

+**Advanced configuration**: Running the tests in the `script` step of the `release` stage is not necessary as the previous stage(s) already ran them. To increase speed, the `script` step of the `release` stage can be overwritten to skip the tests. Note that other commands such as build or compilation might still be required.
+
 ```yaml
 language: go

@@ -112,18 +78,18 @@ go:
  - 1.6
  - 1.7

-os:
-  - linux
-  - osx
-
-deploy:
-  provider: script
-  skip_cleanup: true
-  script:
-    # Use nvm to install and use the Node LTS version (nvm is installed on all Travis images)
-    - nvm install lts/*
-    # Run semantic-release only on one job, after all other are successful
-    - npx travis-deploy-once "npx semantic-release"
+jobs:
+  include:
+    # Define the release stage that runs semantic-release
+    - stage: release
+      # Advanced: optionally overwrite your default `script` step to skip the tests
+      # script:
+      #   - make
+      deploy:
+        provider: script
+        skip_cleanup: true
+        script:
+          # Use nvm to install and use the Node LTS version (nvm is installed on all Travis images)
+          - nvm install lts/*
+          - npx semantic-release
 ```
-
-**Note**: See the `travis-deploy-once` [`pro`](https://github.com/semantic-release/travis-deploy-once#-p---pro) and [`travis-url`](https://github.com/semantic-release/travis-deploy-once#-u---travis-url) options for using with [Travis Pro](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/travis-pro) and [Travis Enterprise](https://enterprise.travis-ci.com).
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@

 **semantic-release** takes care of updating the `package.json`’s version before publishing to [npm](https://www.npmjs.com).

-By default, only the published package will contains the version, which is the only place where it is *really* required, but the updated `package.json` will not be pushed to the Git repository
+By default, only the published package will contain the version, which is the only place where it is *really* required, but the updated `package.json` will not be pushed to the Git repository

 However, the [`@semantic-release/git`](https://github.com/semantic-release/git) plugin can be used to push the updated `package.json` as well as other files to the Git repository.

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Yes with the [dry-run options](../usage/configuration.md#dryrun) which prints to

 ## Can I use semantic-release with Yarn?

-If you are using a [local](../usage/installation.md#local-installation) **semantic-release** installation and run multiple CI jobs with different versions, the `yarn install` command will fail on jobs running with Node < 8 as **semantic-release** requires [Node >= 8.3](#why-does-semantic-release-require-node-version--83) and specifies it in its `package.json`s [`engines`](https://docs.npmjs.com/files/package.json#engines) key.
+If you are using a [local](../usage/installation.md#local-installation) **semantic-release** installation and run multiple CI jobs with different versions, the `yarn install` command will fail on jobs running with Node < 8 as **semantic-release** requires [Node >= 8.15](#why-does-semantic-release-require-node-version--815) and specifies it in its `package.json`s [`engines`](https://docs.npmjs.com/files/package.json#engines) key.

 The recommended solution is to use the [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com) [--ignore-engines](https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/install#toc-yarn-install-ignore-engines) option to install the project dependencies on the CI environment, so Yarn will ignore the **semantic-release**'s `engines` key:

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ $ yarn install --ignore-engines

 **Note**: Several CI services use Yarn by default if your repository contains a `yarn.lock` file. So you should override the install step to specify `yarn install --ignore-engines`.

-Alternatively you can use a [global](../usage/installation.md#global-installation) **semantic-release** installation and make sure to install and run the `semantic-release` command only in a CI jobs running with Node >= 8.3.
+Alternatively you can use a [global](../usage/installation.md#global-installation) **semantic-release** installation and make sure to install and run the `semantic-release` command only in a CI jobs running with Node >= 8.15.

 If your CI environment provides [nvm](https://github.com/creationix/nvm) you can switch to Node 8 before installing and running the `semantic-release` command:

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ If you have introduced a breaking bug in a release you have 2 options:

 In both cases **semantic-release** will publish a new release, so your package users' will get the fixed/reverted version.

-Depending on the package manager you are using, you might be able to un-publish or deprecate a release, in order to prevent users to download it by accident. For example npm allows you to [un-publish](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/unpublish) in [next 72 hours](https://www.npmjs.com/policies/unpublish) after releasing or to [deprecate](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/deprecate) a release.
+Depending on the package manager you are using, you might be able to un-publish or deprecate a release, in order to prevent users from downloading it by accident. For example npm allows you to [un-publish](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/unpublish) [within 72 hours](https://www.npmjs.com/policies/unpublish) after releasing. You may also [deprecate](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/deprecate) a release if you would rather avoid un-publishing.

 In any case **do not remove the Git tag associated with the buggy version**, otherwise **semantic-release** will later try to republish that version. Publishing a version after un-publishing is not supported by most package managers.

@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ If you need more control over the timing of releases, see [Triggering a release]

 This is not supported by **semantic-release** as it's not considered a good practice, mostly because [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org) rules applies differently to major version zero.

-In early development phase when your package is not ready for production yet we recommend to publish releases on a distribution channel (for example npm’s [dist-tags](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/dist-tag)) or to develop on a `dev` branch and merge it to `master` periodically. See [Triggering a release](../../README.md#triggering-a-release) for more details on those solutions.
+If your project is under heavy development, with frequent breaking changes, and is not production ready yet we recommend [publishing pre-releases](../recipes/pre-releases.md#publishing-pre-releases).

 See [“Introduction to SemVer” - Irina Gebauer](https://blog.greenkeeper.io/introduction-to-semver-d272990c44f2) for more details on [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org) and the recommendation to start at version `1.0.0`.

@@ -232,11 +232,11 @@ See [“Introduction to SemVer” - Irina Gebauer](https://blog.greenkeeper.io/i

 In addition the [verify conditions step](../../README.md#release-steps) verifies that all necessary conditions for proceeding with a release are met, and a new release will be performed [only if all your tests pass](../usage/ci-configuration.md#run-semantic-release-only-after-all-tests-succeeded).

-## Why does semantic-release require Node version >= 8.3?
+## Why does semantic-release require Node version >= 8.15?

-**semantic-release** is written using the latest [ECMAScript 2017](https://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm) features, without transpilation which **requires Node version 8.3 or higher**.
+**semantic-release** is written using the latest [ECMAScript 2017](https://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm) features, without transpilation which **requires Node version 8.15 or higher**.

-See [Node version requirement](../support/node-version.md#node-version-requirement) for more details and solutions.
+See [Node version requirement](./node-version.md#node-version-requirement) for more details and solutions.

 ## What is npx?

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Node version requirement

-**semantic-release** is written using the latest [ECMAScript 2017](https://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm) features, without transpilation which requires **requires Node version 8.3 or higher**.
+**semantic-release** is written using the latest [ECMAScript 2017](https://www.ecma-international.org/publications/standards/Ecma-262.htm) features, without transpilation which requires **requires Node version 8.15 or higher**.

 **semantic-release** is meant to be used in a CI environment as a development support tool, not as a production dependency. Therefore the only constraint is to run the `semantic-release` in a CI environment providing Node 8 or higher.

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ See our [Node Support Policy](node-support-policy.md) for our long-term promise

 ## Recommended solution

-### Run at least one CI job with Node >= 8.3
+### Run at least one CI job with Node >= 8.15

-The recommended approach is to run the `semantic-release` command from a CI job running on Node 8.3 or higher. This can either be a job used by your project to test on Node >= 8.3 or a dedicated job for the release steps.
+The recommended approach is to run the `semantic-release` command from a CI job running on Node 8.15 or higher. This can either be a job used by your project to test on Node >= 8.15 or a dedicated job for the release steps.

 See [CI configuration](../usage/ci-configuration.md) and [CI configuration recipes](../recipes/README.md#ci-configurations) for more details.

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ npm ERR! You do not have permission to publish "<package-name>". Are you logged

 This is most likely related to a misconfiguration of the [npm registry authentication](https://github.com/semantic-release/npm#npm-registry-authentication) or to your user [missing permission](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/team) for publishing.

-It might also happen if the package name you are trying to publish already exists (in such case npm consider you are trying to publish a new version of a package that is not yours, hence the permission error).
+It might also happen if the package name you are trying to publish already exists (in the case of npm, you may be trying to publish a new version of a package that is not yours, hence the permission error).

 To verify if your package name is available you can use [npm-name-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/npm-name-cli):
 ```bash
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 - [CI Configuration](ci-configuration.md#ci-configuration)
 - [Configuration](configuration.md#configuration)
 - [Plugins](plugins.md)
+- [Workflow configuration](workflow-configuration.md)
 - [Shareable configurations](shareable-configurations.md)
@@ -2,12 +2,22 @@

 ## Run `semantic-release` only after all tests succeeded

-The `semantic-release` command must be executed only after all the tests in the CI build pass. If the build runs multiple jobs (for example to test on multiple Operating Systems or Node versions) the CI has to be configured to guarantee that the `semantic-release` command is executed only after all jobs are successful. This can be achieved with [Travis Build Stages](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/build-stages), [CircleCI Workflows](https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/workflows), [Codeship Deployment Pipelines](https://documentation.codeship.com/basic/builds-and-configuration/deployment-pipelines), [GitLab Pipelines](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/pipelines.html#introduction-to-pipelines-and-jobs), [Codefresh Pipelines](https://codefresh.io/docs/docs/configure-ci-cd-pipeline/introduction-to-codefresh-pipelines), [Wercker Workflows](http://devcenter.wercker.com/docs/workflows), [GoCD Pipelines](https://docs.gocd.org/current/introduction/concepts_in_go.html#pipeline) or specific tools like [`travis-deploy-once`](https://github.com/semantic-release/travis-deploy-once).
+The `semantic-release` command must be executed only after all the tests in the CI build pass. If the build runs multiple jobs (for example to test on multiple Operating Systems or Node versions) the CI has to be configured to guarantee that the `semantic-release` command is executed only after all jobs are successful.
+Here is a few example of the CI services that can be used to achieve this:
+- [Travis Build Stages](https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/build-stages)
+- [CircleCI Workflows](https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/workflows)
+- [Codeship Deployment Pipelines](https://documentation.codeship.com/basic/builds-and-configuration/deployment-pipelines)
+- [GitLab Pipelines](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/pipelines.html#introduction-to-pipelines-and-jobs)
+- [Codefresh Pipelines](https://codefresh.io/docs/docs/configure-ci-cd-pipeline/introduction-to-codefresh-pipelines)
+- [Wercker Workflows](http://devcenter.wercker.com/docs/workflows)
+- [GoCD Pipelines](https://docs.gocd.org/current/introduction/concepts_in_go.html#pipeline).

 See [CI configuration recipes](../recipes/README.md#ci-configurations) for more details.

 ## Authentication

+### Push access to the remote repository
+
 **semantic-release** requires push access to the project Git repository in order to create [Git tags](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging). The Git authentication can be set with one of the following environment variables:

 | Variable                        | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
@@ -19,6 +29,8 @@ See [CI configuration recipes](../recipes/README.md#ci-configurations) for more

 Alternatively the Git authentication can be set up via [SSH keys](../recipes/git-auth-ssh-keys.md).

+### Authentication for plugins
+
 Most **semantic-release** [plugins](plugins.md) require setting up authentication in order to publish to a package manager registry. The default [@semantic-release/npm](https://github.com/semantic-release/npm#environment-variables) and [@semantic-release/github](https://github.com/semantic-release/github#environment-variables) plugins require the following environment variables:

 | Variable    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
@@ -26,8 +38,10 @@ Most **semantic-release** [plugins](plugins.md) require setting up authenticatio
 | `NPM_TOKEN` | npm token created via [npm token create](https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/working_with_tokens#how-to-create-new-tokens).<br/>**Note**: Only the `auth-only` [level of npm two-factor authentication](https://docs.npmjs.com/getting-started/using-two-factor-authentication#levels-of-authentication) is supported. |
 | `GH_TOKEN`  | GitHub authentication token.<br/>**Note**: Only the [personal token](https://help.github.com/articles/creating-a-personal-access-token-for-the-command-line) authentication is supported.                                                                                                                                 |

-See each plugin documentation for the environment variables to set up.
+See each plugin's documentation for the environment variables required.

 The authentication token/credentials have to be made available in the CI service via environment variables.

 See [CI configuration recipes](../recipes/README.md#ci-configurations) for more details on how to configure environment variables in your CI service.
+
+**Note**: The environment variables `GH_TOKEN`, `GITHUB_TOKEN`, `GL_TOKEN` and `GITLAB_TOKEN` can be used for both the Git authentication and the API authentication required by [@semantic-release/github](https://github.com/semantic-release/github) and [@semantic-release/gitlab](https://github.com/semantic-release/gitlab).
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 # Configuration

 **semantic-release** configuration consists of:
- Git repository options ([URL](#repositoryurl), [release branches](#branches) and [tag format](#tagformat))
- [plugins](#plugins) definition
- run mode ([debug](#debug), [dry run](#dryrun) and [local (no CI)](#ci))
+- Git repository ([URL](#repositoryurl) and options [release branches](#branches) and [tag format](#tagformat))
+- Plugins [declaration](#plugins) and options
+- Run mode ([debug](#debug), [dry run](#dryrun) and [local (no CI)](#ci))

-All of these options can be configured directly or by extending a [shareable configuration](shareable-configurations.md).
+All of these options can be configured through config file, CLI arguments or by extending a [shareable configuration](shareable-configurations.md).

 Additionally, metadata of Git tags generated by **semantic-release** can be customized via standard [Git environment variables](#git-environment-variables).

 ## Configuration file

-**semantic-release**’s [options](#options), mode and [plugins](plugins.md) can be set via:
+**semantic-release**’s [options](#options), mode and [plugins](plugins.md) can be set via either:
 - A `.releaserc` file, written in YAML or JSON, with optional extensions: .`yaml`/`.yml`/`.json`/`.js`
 - A `release.config.js` file that exports an object
 - A `release` key in the project's `package.json` file
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ Alternatively, some options can be set via CLI arguments.

 The following three examples are the same.

-Via `release` key in the project's `package.json` file:
-
+- Via `release` key in the project's `package.json` file:
 ```json
 {
  "release": {
@@ -29,23 +28,15 @@ Via `release` key in the project's `package.json` file:
  }
 }
 ```
-```bash
-$ semantic-release
-```
-
-Via `.releaserc` file:

+- Via `.releaserc` file:
 ```json
 {
  "branches": ["master", "next"]
 }
 ```
-```bash
-$ semantic-release
-```
-
-Via CLI argument:

+- Via CLI argument:
 ```bash
 $ semantic-release --branch next
 ```
@@ -70,7 +61,7 @@ List of modules or file paths containing a [shareable configuration](shareable-c
 ### branches

 Type: `Array`, `String`, `Object`<br>
-Default: `['+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next', 'next-major', {name: 'beta', prerelease: true}, {name: 'alpha', prerelease: true}]`<br>
+Default: `['+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next', 'next-major', {name: 'beta', prerelease: true}, {name: 'alpha', prerelease: true}]`<br>
 CLI arguments: `--branches`

 The branches on which releases should happen. By default **semantic-release** will release:
@@ -81,9 +72,11 @@ The branches on which releases should happen. By default **semantic-release** wi
 - prereleases to the `beta` distribution channel from the branch `beta` if it exists
 - prereleases to the `alpha` distribution channel from the branch `alpha` if it exists

+**Note**: If your repository does not have a release branch, then **semantic-release** will fail with an `ERELEASEBRANCHES` error message. If you are using the default configuration, you can fix this error by pushing a `master` branch.
+
 **Note**: Once **semantic-release** is configured, any user with the permission to push commits on one of those branches will be able to publish a release. It is recommended to protect those branches, for example with [GitHub protected branches](https://help.github.com/articles/about-protected-branches).

-See [Plugins configuration](plugins.md#plugins) for more details.
+See [Workflow configuration](workflow-configuration.md#workflow-configuration) for more details.

 ### repositoryUrl

@@ -156,7 +149,8 @@ Output debugging information. This can also be enabled by setting the `DEBUG` en

 ## Existing version tags

-**semantic-release** uses [Git tags](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging) to determine the commits added since the last release. If a release has been published before setting up **semantic-release** you must make sure the most recent commit included in the last published release is in the [release branches](#branches) history and is tagged with the version released, formatted according to the [tag format](#tagformat) configured (defaults to `vx.y.z`).
+**semantic-release** uses [Git tags](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Tagging) to determine the commits added since the last release.
+If a release has been published before setting up **semantic-release** you must make sure the most recent commit included in the last published release is in the [release branches](#branches) history and is tagged with the version released, formatted according to the [tag format](#tagformat) configured (defaults to `vx.y.z`).

 If the previous releases were published with [`npm publish`](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/publish) this should already be the case.

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Getting started

-In order to use **semantic-release** you must follows this steps:
- [Install](./installation.md#installation) **semantic-release** in your project
- Configure your Continuous Integration service to [run **semantic-release**](./ci-configuration.md#run-semantic-release-only-after-all-tests-succeeded)
- Configure your Git repository and package manager repository [authentication](ci-configuration.md#authentication) in your Continuous Integration service
- Configure **semantic-release** [options and plugins](./configuration.md#configuration)
+In order to use **semantic-release** you must follow these steps:
+1. [Install](./installation.md#installation) **semantic-release** in your project
+2. Configure your Continuous Integration service to [run **semantic-release**](./ci-configuration.md#run-semantic-release-only-after-all-tests-succeeded)
+3. Configure your Git repository and package manager repository [authentication](ci-configuration.md#authentication) in your Continuous Integration service
+4. Configure **semantic-release** [options and plugins](./configuration.md#configuration)

 Alternatively those steps can be easily done with the [**semantic-release** interactive CLI](https://github.com/semantic-release/cli):

@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ semantic-release-cli setup

 See the [semantic-release-cli](https://github.com/semantic-release/cli#what-it-does) documentation for more details.

-**Note**: only a limited number of options, CI services and plugins is currently supported by `semantic-release-cli`.
+**Note**: only a limited number of options, CI services and plugins are currently supported by `semantic-release-cli`.
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ For other type of projects we recommend installing **semantic-release** directly
 $ npx semantic-release
 ```

-**Note:** For a global installation, it's recommended to specify the major **semantic-release** version to install (for example with with `npx semantic-release@15`, or `npm install -g semantic-release@15`). This way your build will not automatically use the next major **semantic-release** release that could possibly break your build. You will have to upgrade manually when a new major version is released.
+**Note**: For a global installation, it's recommended to specify the major **semantic-release** version to install (for example with with `npx semantic-release@15`). This way your build will not automatically use the next major **semantic-release** release that could possibly break your build. You will have to upgrade manually when a new major version is released.

-**Note:** `npx` is a tool bundled with `npm@>=5.2.0`. It is used to conveniently install the semantic-release binary and to execute it. See [What is npx](../support/FAQ.md#what-is-npx) for more details.
+**Note**: `npx` is a tool bundled with `npm@>=5.2.0`. It is used to conveniently install the semantic-release binary and to execute it. See [What is npx](../support/FAQ.md#what-is-npx) for more details.
@@ -17,25 +17,39 @@ A plugin is a npm module that can implement one or more of the following steps:

 **Note:** If no plugin with a `analyzeCommits` step is defined `@semantic-release/commit-analyzer` will be used.

-See [available plugins](../extending/plugins-list.md).
+## Plugins installation

-## Plugins configuration
+### Default plugins

-Each plugin must be installed and configured with the [`plugins` options](./configuration.md#plugins) by specifying the list of plugins by npm module name.
+These four plugins are already part of **semantic-release** and don't have to be installed separately:
+```
+"@semantic-release/commit-analyzer"
+"@semantic-release/github"
+"@semantic-release/npm"
+"@semantic-release/release-notes-generator"
+```
+
+### Additional plugins
+
+[Additional plugins](../extending/plugins-list.md) have to be installed via npm:

 ```bash
-$ npm install @semantic-release/commit-analyzer @semantic-release/release-notes-generator @semantic-release/npm -D
+$ npm install @semantic-release/git @semantic-release/changelog -D
 ```

+## Plugins declaration and execution order
+
+Each plugin must be configured with the [`plugins` options](./configuration.md#plugins) by specifying the list of plugins by npm module name.
+
 ```json
 {
  "plugins": ["@semantic-release/commit-analyzer", "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator", "@semantic-release/npm"]
 }
 ```

-## Plugin ordering
+**Note:** If the `plugins` option is defined, it overrides the default plugin list, rather than merging with it.

-For each [release step](../../README.md#release-steps) the plugins that implement that step will be executed in the order in which the are defined.
+For each [release step](../../README.md#release-steps) the plugins that implement that step will be executed in the order in which they are defined.

 ```json
 {
@@ -55,11 +69,11 @@ With this configuration **semantic-release** will:
 - execute the `generateNotes` implementation of `@semantic-release/release-notes-generator`
 - execute the `publish` implementation of `@semantic-release/npm`

-## Plugin options
+## Plugin options configuration

-A plugin options can specified by wrapping the name and an options object in an array. Options configured this way will be passed only to that specific plugin.
+A plugin configuration can be specified by wrapping the name and an options object in an array. Options configured this way will be passed only to that specific plugin.

-Global plugin options can defined at the root of the **semantic-release** configuration object. Options configured this way will be passed to all plugins.
+Global plugin configuration can be defined at the root of the **semantic-release** configuration object. Options configured this way will be passed to all plugins.

 ```json
 {
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Shareable configurations

-A sharable configuration is an [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) package that exports a **semantic-release** configuration object. It allows for use of the same configuration across several projects.
+A shareable configuration is an [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) package that exports a **semantic-release** configuration object. It allows for use of the same configuration across several projects.

 The shareable configurations to use can be set with the [extends](configuration.md#extends) option.

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 **semantic-release** allow to manage and automate complex release workflow, based on multiple Git branches and distribution channels. This allow to:
 - Distributes certain releases to a particular group of users via distribution channels
 - Manage the availability of releases on distribution channels via branches merge
- Maintain multiple lines of releases in parrallel
+- Maintain multiple lines of releases in parallel
 - Work on large future releases outside the normal flow of one version increment per Git push

 See [Release workflow recipes](../recipes/README.md#release-workflow) for detailed examples.
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ The type of the branch is automatically determined based on naming convention an

 ## Branches properties

-| Property     | Branch type                               | Description                                                                                                                                                                           | Default                                                                                         |
-|--------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `name`       | All                                       | **Required.** The Git branch holding the commits to analyze and the code to release. See [name](#name).                                                                               | - The value itself if defined as a `String` or the matching branches name if defined as a glob. |
-| `channel`    | All                                       | The distribution channel on which to publish releases from this branch. See [channel](#channel).                                                                                      | `undefined` for the first release branch, the value of `name` for subsequent ones.              |
-| `range`      | [maintenance](#maintenance-branches) only | **Required unless `name` is formatted like `N.N.x` or `N.x` (`N` is a number).** The range of [semantic versions](https://semver.org) to support on this branch. See [range](#range). | The value of `name`.                                                                            |
-| `prerelease` | [pre-release](#pre-release-branches) only | **Required.** The pre-release detonation to append to [semantic versions](https://semver.org) released from this branch. See [prerelease](#prerelease).                               | -                                                                                               |
+| Property     | Branch type                               | Description                                                                                                                                                                             | Default                                                                                         |
+|--------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `name`       | All                                       | **Required.** The Git branch holding the commits to analyze and the code to release. See [name](#name).                                                                                 | - The value itself if defined as a `String` or the matching branches name if defined as a glob. |
+| `channel`    | All                                       | The distribution channel on which to publish releases from this branch. Set to `false` to force the default distribution channel instead of using the default. See [channel](#channel). | `undefined` for the first release branch, the value of `name` for subsequent ones.              |
+| `range`      | [maintenance](#maintenance-branches) only | **Required unless `name` is formatted like `N.N.x` or `N.x` (`N` is a number).** The range of [semantic versions](https://semver.org) to support on this branch. See [range](#range).   | The value of `name`.                                                                            |
+| `prerelease` | [pre-release](#pre-release-branches) only | **Required.** The pre-release detonation to append to [semantic versions](https://semver.org) released from this branch. See [prerelease](#prerelease).                                 | -                                                                                               |

 ### name

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ It can be defined as a [glob](https://github.com/micromatch/micromatch#matching-

 If `name` doesn't match to any branch existing in the repository, the definition will be ignored. For example the default configuration includes the definition `next` and `next-major` which will become active only when the branches `next` and/or `next-major` are created in the repository. This allow to define your workflow once with all potential branches you might use and have the effective configuration evolving as you create new branches.

-For example the configuration `['+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next']` will be expanded as:
+For example the configuration `['+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next']` will be expanded as:
 ```js
 {
  branches: [
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ async function run(context, plugins) {
  // Verify config
  await verify(context);

-  context.branches = await getBranches(context);
+  options.repositoryUrl = await getGitAuthUrl(context);
+  context.branches = await getBranches(options.repositoryUrl, context);
  context.branch = context.branches.find(({name}) => name === ciBranch);

  if (!context.branch) {
@@ -64,29 +65,27 @@ async function run(context, plugins) {
    );
    return false;
  }
+
  logger[options.dryRun ? 'warn' : 'success'](
    `Run automated release from branch ${ciBranch}${options.dryRun ? ' in dry-run mode' : ''}`
  );

-  options.repositoryUrl = await getGitAuthUrl(context);
-
  try {
    try {
      await verifyAuth(options.repositoryUrl, context.branch.name, {cwd, env});
    } catch (error) {
-      if (!(await isBranchUpToDate(context.branch.name, {cwd, env}))) {
+      if (!(await isBranchUpToDate(options.repositoryUrl, context.branch.name, {cwd, env}))) {
        logger.log(
-          `The local branch ${
-            context.branch.name
-          } is behind the remote one, therefore a new version won't be published.`
+          `The local branch ${context.branch.name} is behind the remote one, therefore a new version won't be published.`
        );
        return false;
      }
+
      throw error;
    }
  } catch (error) {
    logger.error(`The command "${error.cmd}" failed with the error message ${error.stderr}.`);
-    throw getError('EGITNOPERMISSION', {options});
+    throw getError('EGITNOPERMISSION', context);
  }

  logger.success(`Allowed to push to the Git repository`);
@@ -98,8 +97,8 @@ async function run(context, plugins) {
  context.releases = [];

  await pEachSeries(releasesToAdd, async ({lastRelease, currentRelease, nextRelease}) => {
-    if (context.branch['merge-range'] && !semver.satisfies(nextRelease.version, context.branch['merge-range'])) {
-      errors.push(getError('EINVALIDMAINTENANCEMERGE', {nextRelease, branch: context.branch}));
+    if (context.branch.mergeRange && !semver.satisfies(nextRelease.version, context.branch.mergeRange)) {
+      errors.push(getError('EINVALIDMAINTENANCEMERGE', {...context, nextRelease}));
      return;
    }

@@ -127,6 +126,14 @@ async function run(context, plugins) {

  context.lastRelease = await getLastRelease(context);

+  if (context.lastRelease.gitTag) {
+    logger.log(
+      `Found git tag ${context.lastRelease.gitTag} associated with version ${context.lastRelease.version} on branch ${context.branch.name}`
+    );
+  } else {
+    logger.log(`No git tag version found on branch ${context.branch.name}`);
+  }
+
  context.commits = await getCommits(context);

  const nextRelease = {
@@ -168,9 +175,10 @@ async function run(context, plugins) {
    logger.success(`Created tag ${nextRelease.gitTag}`);
  }

-  context.releases.push(...(await plugins.publish(context)));
+  const releases = await plugins.publish(context);
+  context.releases.push(...releases);

-  await plugins.success(context);
+  await plugins.success({...context, releases});

  logger.success(`Published release ${nextRelease.version}`);

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ const {isString, remove, omit, mapValues, template} = require('lodash');
 const micromatch = require('micromatch');
 const {getBranches} = require('../git');

-module.exports = async ({cwd}, branches) => {
-  const gitBranches = await getBranches({cwd});
+module.exports = async (repositoryUrl, {cwd}, branches) => {
+  const gitBranches = await getBranches(repositoryUrl, {cwd});

  return branches.reduce(
    (branches, branch) => [
@@ -8,16 +8,17 @@ const expand = require('./expand');
 const getTags = require('./get-tags');
 const normalize = require('./normalize');

-module.exports = async context => {
+module.exports = async (repositoryUrl, context) => {
  const {cwd, env} = context;

  const remoteBranches = await expand(
+    repositoryUrl,
    context,
    context.options.branches.map(branch => (isString(branch) || isRegExp(branch) ? {name: branch} : branch))
  );

  await pEachSeries(remoteBranches, async ({name}) => {
-    await fetch(name, {cwd, env});
+    await fetch(repositoryUrl, name, {cwd, env});
  });

  const branches = await getTags(context, remoteBranches);
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const {sortBy} = require('lodash');
+const {sortBy, isNil} = require('lodash');
 const semver = require('semver');
 const semverDiff = require('semver-diff');
 const {FIRST_RELEASE, RELEASE_TYPE} = require('../definitions/constants');
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function maintenance({maintenance, release}) {
      ...rest,
      name,
      range: range || name,
-      channel: channel || name,
+      channel: isNil(channel) ? name : channel,
    })),
    'range'
  ).map(({name, range, tags, ...rest}, idx, branches) => {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function maintenance({maintenance, release}) {
      tags,
      range: getRange(min, max),
      accept: diff ? RELEASE_TYPE.slice(0, RELEASE_TYPE.indexOf(diff)) : [],
-      'merge-range': getRange(maintenanceMin, getUpperBound(range)),
+      mergeRange: getRange(maintenanceMin, getUpperBound(range)),
    };
  });
 }
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ function release({release}) {
  if (release.length === 0) {
    return release;
  }
+
  const breakpoints = release.length > 2 ? ['minor', 'major'] : ['major'];

  // The intial bound is the last release from the base branch of `FIRST_RELEASE` (1.0.0)
@@ -80,10 +81,11 @@ function release({release}) {
      // The upper bound is the lowest version between `nextFirstVersion` and the default upper bound
      bound = lowest(nextFirstVersion, upperBound);
    }
+
    const diff = bound ? semverDiff(min, bound) : null;
    return {
      ...rest,
-      channel: idx === 0 ? channel : channel || name,
+      channel: idx === 0 ? channel : isNil(channel) ? name : channel,
      tags,
      type: 'release',
      name,
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ function prerelease({prerelease}) {
    const preid = prerelease === true ? name : prerelease;
    return {
      ...rest,
-      channel: channel || name,
+      channel: isNil(channel) ? name : channel,
      type: 'prerelease',
      name,
      prerelease: preid,
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-const url = require('url');
 const {inspect} = require('util');
 const {toLower, isString, trim} = require('lodash');
 const pkg = require('../../package.json');
 const {RELEASE_TYPE} = require('./constants');

-const homepage = url.format({...url.parse(pkg.homepage), hash: null});
+const [homepage] = pkg.homepage.split('#');
 const stringify = obj => (isString(obj) ? obj : inspect(obj, {breakLength: Infinity, depth: 2, maxArrayLength: 5}));
 const linkify = file => `${homepage}/blob/master/${file}`;
 const wordsList = words =>
@@ -29,11 +28,9 @@ Please make sure to add the \`repositoryUrl\` to the [semantic-release configura
      'docs/usage/configuration.md'
    )}).`,
  }),
-  EGITNOPERMISSION: ({options}) => ({
+  EGITNOPERMISSION: ({options: {repositoryUrl}, branch: {name}}) => ({
    message: 'The push permission to the Git repository is required.',
-    details: `**semantic-release** cannot push the version tag to the branch \`${
-      options.branch
-    }\` on remote Git repository with URL \`${options.repositoryUrl}\`.
+    details: `**semantic-release** cannot push the version tag to the branch \`${name}\` on remote Git repository with URL \`${repositoryUrl}\`.

 Please refer to the [authentication configuration documentation](${linkify(
      'docs/usage/ci-configuration.md#authentication'
@@ -41,7 +38,7 @@ Please refer to the [authentication configuration documentation](${linkify(
      'docs/usage/configuration.md#repositoryurl'
    )}) is configured with a [valid Git URL](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-The-Protocols).`,
  }),
-  EINVALIDTAGFORMAT: ({tagFormat}) => ({
+  EINVALIDTAGFORMAT: ({options: {tagFormat}}) => ({
    message: 'Invalid `tagFormat` option.',
    details: `The [tagFormat](${linkify(
      'docs/usage/configuration.md#tagformat'
@@ -49,7 +46,7 @@ Please refer to the [authentication configuration documentation](${linkify(

 Your configuration for the \`tagFormat\` option is \`${stringify(tagFormat)}\`.`,
  }),
-  ETAGNOVERSION: ({tagFormat}) => ({
+  ETAGNOVERSION: ({options: {tagFormat}}) => ({
    message: 'Invalid `tagFormat` option.',
    details: `The [tagFormat](${linkify(
      'docs/usage/configuration.md#tagformat'
@@ -186,6 +183,8 @@ Your configuration for the problematic branches is \`${stringify(branches)}\`.`,
    details: `A minimum of 1 and a maximum of 3 release branches are required in the [branches configuration](${linkify(
      'docs/usage/configuration.md#branches'
    )}).
+    
+This may occur if your repository does not have a release branch, such as \`master\`.

 Your configuration for the problematic branches is \`${stringify(branches)}\`.`,
  }),
@@ -205,40 +204,26 @@ Your configuration for the problematic branch is \`${stringify(branch)}\`.`,

 Your configuration for the problematic branches is \`${stringify(branches)}\`.`,
  }),
-  EINVALIDNEXTVERSION: ({nextRelease, branch, commits, validBranches}) => ({
-    message: `The release \`${nextRelease.version}\` on branch \`${
-      branch.name
-    }\` cannot be published as it is out of range.`,
-    details: `Based on the releases published on other branches, only versions within the range \`${
-      branch.range
-    }\` can be published from branch \`${branch.name}\`.
+  EINVALIDNEXTVERSION: ({nextRelease: {version}, branch: {name, range}, commits, validBranches}) => ({
+    message: `The release \`${version}\` on branch \`${name}\` cannot be published as it is out of range.`,
+    details: `Based on the releases published on other branches, only versions within the range \`${range}\` can be published from branch \`${name}\`.

 The following commit${commits.length > 1 ? 's are' : ' is'} responsible for the invalid release:
 ${commits.map(({commit: {short}, subject}) => `- ${subject} (${short})`).join('\n')}

 ${
-      commits.length > 1 ? 'Those commits' : 'This commit'
-    } should be moved to a valid branch with [git merge](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-merge) or [git cherry-pick](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-cherry-pick) and removed from branch \`${
-      branch.name
-    }\` with [git revert](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-revert) or [git reset](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-reset).
+  commits.length > 1 ? 'Those commits' : 'This commit'
+} should be moved to a valid branch with [git merge](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-merge) or [git cherry-pick](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-cherry-pick) and removed from branch \`${name}\` with [git revert](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-revert) or [git reset](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-reset).

 A valid branch could be ${wordsList(validBranches.map(({name}) => `\`${name}\``))}.

 See the [workflow configuration documentation](${linkify('docs/usage/workflow-configuration.md')}) for more details.`,
  }),
-  EINVALIDMAINTENANCEMERGE: ({nextRelease, branch}) => ({
-    message: `The release \`${nextRelease.version}\` on branch \`${
-      branch.name
-    }\` cannot be published as it is out of range.`,
-    details: `Only releases within the range \`${branch['merge-range']}\` can be merged into the maintenance branch \`${
-      branch.name
-    }\` and published to the \`${nextRelease.channel}\` distribution channel.
+  EINVALIDMAINTENANCEMERGE: ({nextRelease: {channel, gitTag, version}, branch: {mergeRange, name}}) => ({
+    message: `The release \`${version}\` on branch \`${name}\` cannot be published as it is out of range.`,
+    details: `Only releases within the range \`${mergeRange}\` can be merged into the maintenance branch \`${name}\` and published to the \`${channel}\` distribution channel.

-The branch \`${
-      branch.name
-    }\` head should be [reset](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-reset) to a previous commit so the commit with tag \`${
-      nextRelease.gitTag
-    }\` is removed from the branch history.
+The branch \`${name}\` head should be [reset](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-reset) to a previous commit so the commit with tag \`${gitTag}\` is removed from the branch history.

 See the [workflow configuration documentation](${linkify('docs/usage/workflow-configuration.md')}) for more details.`,
  }),
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ module.exports = {
          // Regenerate the release notes
          context.nextRelease.notes = await generateNotes(context);
        }
+
        // Call the next prepare plugin with the updated `nextRelease`
        return context;
      },
@@ -71,22 +72,21 @@ module.exports = {
    pipelineConfig: () => ({
      // Add `nextRelease` and plugin properties to published release
      transform: (release, step, {nextRelease}) => ({
-        ...nextRelease,
-        ...(release || {}),
+        ...(release === false ? {} : nextRelease),
+        ...release,
        ...step,
      }),
    }),
  },
  addChannel: {
-    default: ['@semantic-release/npm', '@semantic-release/github'],
    required: false,
    dryRun: false,
    outputValidator: output => !output || isPlainObject(output),
    pipelineConfig: () => ({
      // Add `nextRelease` and plugin properties to published release
      transform: (release, step, {nextRelease}) => ({
-        ...nextRelease,
-        ...(release || {}),
+        ...(release === false ? {} : nextRelease),
+        ...release,
        ...step,
      }),
    }),
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ module.exports = async (context, opts) => {
  if (options.ci === false) {
    options.noCi = true;
  }
+
  const pluginsPath = {};
  let extendPaths;
  ({extends: extendPaths, ...options} = options);
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ module.exports = async (context, opts) => {
  // Set default options values if not defined yet
  options = {
    branches: [
-      '+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x',
+      '+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x',
      'master',
      'next',
      'next-major',
@@ -92,6 +93,6 @@ module.exports = async (context, opts) => {
 };

 async function pkgRepoUrl(opts) {
-  const {pkg} = await readPkgUp(opts);
+  const {package: pkg} = (await readPkgUp(opts)) || {};
  return pkg && (isPlainObject(pkg.repository) ? pkg.repository.url : pkg.repository);
 }
@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
-const {parse, format} = require('url');
+const {parse, format} = require('url'); // eslint-disable-line node/no-deprecated-api
 const {isNil} = require('lodash');
 const hostedGitInfo = require('hosted-git-info');
 const {verifyAuth} = require('./git');

-const GIT_TOKENS = {
-  GIT_CREDENTIALS: undefined,
-  GH_TOKEN: undefined,
-  GITHUB_TOKEN: undefined,
-  GL_TOKEN: 'gitlab-ci-token:',
-  GITLAB_TOKEN: 'gitlab-ci-token:',
-  BB_TOKEN: 'x-token-auth:',
-  BITBUCKET_TOKEN: 'x-token-auth:',
-};
-
 /**
 * Determine the the git repository URL to use to push, either:
 * - The `repositoryUrl` as is if allowed to push
@@ -25,6 +15,18 @@ const GIT_TOKENS = {
 * @return {String} The formatted Git repository URL.
 */
 module.exports = async ({cwd, env, branch, options: {repositoryUrl}}) => {
+  const GIT_TOKENS = {
+    GIT_CREDENTIALS: undefined,
+    GH_TOKEN: undefined,
+    // GitHub Actions require the "x-access-token:" prefix for git access
+    // https://developer.github.com/apps/building-github-apps/authenticating-with-github-apps/#http-based-git-access-by-an-installation
+    GITHUB_TOKEN: isNil(env.GITHUB_ACTION) ? undefined : 'x-access-token:',
+    GL_TOKEN: 'gitlab-ci-token:',
+    GITLAB_TOKEN: 'gitlab-ci-token:',
+    BB_TOKEN: 'x-token-auth:',
+    BITBUCKET_TOKEN: 'x-token-auth:',
+  };
+
  const info = hostedGitInfo.fromUrl(repositoryUrl, {noGitPlus: true});
  const {protocol, ...parsed} = parse(repositoryUrl);

@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ module.exports = async ({cwd, env, branch, options: {repositoryUrl}}) => {
    const gitCredentials = `${GIT_TOKENS[envVar] || ''}${env[envVar] || ''}`;

    if (gitCredentials) {
-      // If credentials are set via anvironment variables, convert the URL to http/https and add basic auth, otherwise return `repositoryUrl` as is
+      // If credentials are set via environment variables, convert the URL to http/https and add basic auth, otherwise return `repositoryUrl` as is
      const [match, auth, host, path] = /^(?!.+:\/\/)(?:(.*)@)?(.*?):(.*)$/.exec(repositoryUrl) || [];
      return format({
        ...parse(match ? `ssh://${auth ? `${auth}@` : ''}${host}/${path}` : repositoryUrl),
@@ -23,17 +23,15 @@ const {makeTag} = require('./utils');
 *
 * @return {LastRelease} The last tagged release or empty object if none is found.
 */
-module.exports = ({branch: {name, tags, type}, options: {tagFormat}, logger}, {before} = {}) => {
-  const [{version, gitTag, gitHead, channel} = {}] = tags
-    .filter(tag => type === 'prerelease' || !semver.prerelease(tag.version))
+module.exports = ({branch, options: {tagFormat}}, {before} = {}) => {
+  const [{version, gitTag, gitHead, channel} = {}] = branch.tags
+    .filter(tag => (branch.type === 'prerelease' && branch.channel === tag.channel) || !semver.prerelease(tag.version))
    .filter(tag => isUndefined(before) || semver.lt(tag.version, before))
    .sort((a, b) => semver.rcompare(a.version, b.version));

  if (gitTag) {
-    logger.log(`Found git tag ${gitTag} associated with version ${version} on branch ${name}`);
    return {version, gitTag, gitHead, channel, name: makeTag(tagFormat, version)};
  }

-  logger.log(`No git tag version found on branch ${name}`);
  return {};
 };
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 const semver = require('semver');
 const {FIRST_RELEASE, FIRSTPRERELEASE} = require('./definitions/constants');

-module.exports = ({branch, nextRelease: {type}, lastRelease, logger}) => {
+module.exports = ({branch, nextRelease: {type, channel}, lastRelease, logger}) => {
  let version;
  if (lastRelease.version) {
+    const {major, minor, patch} = semver.parse(lastRelease.version);
    version =
      branch.type === 'prerelease'
-        ? semver.prerelease(lastRelease.version)
+        ? semver.prerelease(lastRelease.version) && lastRelease.channel === channel
          ? semver.inc(lastRelease.version, 'prerelease')
-          : `${semver.inc(lastRelease.version, type)}-${branch.prerelease}.${FIRSTPRERELEASE}`
+          : `${semver.inc(`${major}.${minor}.${patch}`, type)}-${branch.prerelease}.${FIRSTPRERELEASE}`
        : semver.inc(lastRelease.version, type);
    logger.log('The next release version is %s', version);
  } else {
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const {uniq} = require('lodash');
 const semver = require('semver');
 const semverDiff = require('semver-diff');
 const getLastRelease = require('./get-last-release');
-const {makeTag} = require('./utils');
+const {makeTag, getLowerBound} = require('./utils');

 /**
 * Find releases that have been merged from from a higher branch but not added on the channel of the current branch.
@@ -28,8 +28,15 @@ module.exports = context => {
      .reduce(
        (releases, higherBranch) => [
          ...releases,
-          // For all unique release version of the higher branch merged on current branch
-          ...uniq(branch.tags.filter(({channel}) => channel === higherBranch.channel))
+          // For all unique release version of the higher branch merged on current branch, excluding lower than start range version for maintenance branches
+          ...uniq(
+            branch.tags.filter(
+              ({channel, version}) =>
+                channel === higherBranch.channel &&
+                channel !== branch.channel &&
+                (branch.type !== 'maintenance' || semver.gte(version, getLowerBound(branch.mergeRange)))
+            )
+          )
            // Find ones that are not released on the building branch channel
            .filter(tag =>
              branch.tags.every(
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Object.assign(gitLogParser.fields, {hash: 'H', message: 'B', gitTags: 'd', commi
 */
 async function getTagHead(tagName, execaOpts) {
  try {
-    return await execa.stdout('git', ['rev-list', '-1', tagName], execaOpts);
+    return (await execa('git', ['rev-list', '-1', tagName], execaOpts)).stdout;
  } catch (error) {
    debug(error);
  }
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ async function getTagHead(tagName, execaOpts) {
 * @throws {Error} If the `git` command fails.
 */
 async function getTags(execaOpts) {
-  return (await execa.stdout('git', ['tag'], execaOpts))
+  return (await execa('git', ['tag'], execaOpts)).stdout
    .split('\n')
    .map(tag => tag.trim())
    .filter(Boolean);
@@ -57,13 +57,14 @@ async function getCommits(from, to, execaOpts) {
 /**
 * Get all the repository branches.
 *
+ * @param {String} repositoryUrl The remote repository URL.
 * @param {Object} [execaOpts] Options to pass to `execa`.
 *
 * @return {Array<String>} List of git branches.
 * @throws {Error} If the `git` command fails.
 */
-async function getBranches(execaOpts) {
-  return (await execa.stdout('git', ['ls-remote', '--heads', 'origin'], execaOpts))
+async function getBranches(repositoryUrl, execaOpts) {
+  return (await execa('git', ['ls-remote', '--heads', repositoryUrl], execaOpts)).stdout
    .split('\n')
    .map(branch => branch.match(/^.+refs\/heads\/(.+)$/)[1])
    .filter(Boolean);
@@ -92,13 +93,14 @@ async function isRefInHistory(ref, branch, findRebasedTags, execaOpts) {
    await execa('git', ['merge-base', '--is-ancestor', ref, branch], execaOpts);
    return true;
  } catch (error) {
-    if (error.code === 1) {
+    if (error.exitCode === 1) {
      if (findRebasedTags) {
        const [tagCommit] = await getStream.array(
          gitLogParser.parse({_: ref, n: '1'}, {cwd: execaOpts.cwd, env: {...process.env, ...execaOpts.env}})
        );
        return (await getBranchCommits(branch, execaOpts)).some(matches(pick(tagCommit, ['message', 'author'])));
      }
+
      return false;
    }

@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ async function isRefInHistory(ref, branch, findRebasedTags, execaOpts) {
 */
 async function isRefExists(ref, execaOpts) {
  try {
-    return (await execa('git', ['rev-parse', '--verify', ref], execaOpts)).code === 0;
+    return (await execa('git', ['rev-parse', '--verify', ref], execaOpts)).exitCode === 0;
  } catch (error) {
    debug(error);
  }
@@ -126,12 +128,13 @@ async function isRefExists(ref, execaOpts) {
 /**
 * Unshallow the git repository if necessary and fetch all the tags.
 *
+ * @param {String} repositoryUrl The remote repository URL.
 * @param {String} branch The repository branch to fetch.
 * @param {Object} [execaOpts] Options to pass to `execa`.
 */
-async function fetch(branch, execaOpts) {
+async function fetch(repositoryUrl, branch, execaOpts) {
  const isLocalExists =
-    (await execa('git', ['rev-parse', '--verify', branch], {...execaOpts, reject: false})).code === 0;
+    (await execa('git', ['rev-parse', '--verify', branch], {...execaOpts, reject: false})).exitCode === 0;

  try {
    await execa(
@@ -140,14 +143,18 @@ async function fetch(branch, execaOpts) {
        'fetch',
        '--unshallow',
        '--tags',
-        ...(isLocalExists ? [] : ['origin', `+refs/heads/${branch}:refs/heads/${branch}`]),
+        ...(isLocalExists ? [repositoryUrl] : [repositoryUrl, `+refs/heads/${branch}:refs/heads/${branch}`]),
      ],
      execaOpts
    );
  } catch (error) {
    await execa(
      'git',
-      ['fetch', '--tags', ...(isLocalExists ? [] : ['origin', `+refs/heads/${branch}:refs/heads/${branch}`])],
+      [
+        'fetch',
+        '--tags',
+        ...(isLocalExists ? [repositoryUrl] : [repositoryUrl, `+refs/heads/${branch}:refs/heads/${branch}`]),
+      ],
      execaOpts
    );
  }
@@ -160,8 +167,8 @@ async function fetch(branch, execaOpts) {
 *
 * @return {String} the sha of the HEAD commit.
 */
-function getGitHead(execaOpts) {
-  return execa.stdout('git', ['rev-parse', 'HEAD'], execaOpts);
+async function getGitHead(execaOpts) {
+  return (await execa('git', ['rev-parse', 'HEAD'], execaOpts)).stdout;
 }

 /**
@@ -173,7 +180,7 @@ function getGitHead(execaOpts) {
 */
 async function repoUrl(execaOpts) {
  try {
-    return await execa.stdout('git', ['config', '--get', 'remote.origin.url'], execaOpts);
+    return (await execa('git', ['config', '--get', 'remote.origin.url'], execaOpts)).stdout;
  } catch (error) {
    debug(error);
  }
@@ -188,7 +195,7 @@ async function repoUrl(execaOpts) {
 */
 async function isGitRepo(execaOpts) {
  try {
-    return (await execa('git', ['rev-parse', '--git-dir'], execaOpts)).code === 0;
+    return (await execa('git', ['rev-parse', '--git-dir'], execaOpts)).exitCode === 0;
  } catch (error) {
    debug(error);
  }
@@ -247,7 +254,7 @@ async function push(repositoryUrl, execaOpts) {
 */
 async function verifyTagName(tagName, execaOpts) {
  try {
-    return (await execa('git', ['check-ref-format', `refs/tags/${tagName}`], execaOpts)).code === 0;
+    return (await execa('git', ['check-ref-format', `refs/tags/${tagName}`], execaOpts)).exitCode === 0;
  } catch (error) {
    debug(error);
  }
@@ -263,7 +270,7 @@ async function verifyTagName(tagName, execaOpts) {
 */
 async function verifyBranchName(branch, execaOpts) {
  try {
-    return (await execa('git', ['check-ref-format', `refs/heads/${branch}`], execaOpts)).code === 0;
+    return (await execa('git', ['check-ref-format', `refs/heads/${branch}`], execaOpts)).exitCode === 0;
  } catch (error) {
    debug(error);
  }
@@ -272,13 +279,14 @@ async function verifyBranchName(branch, execaOpts) {
 /**
 * Verify the local branch is up to date with the remote one.
 *
+ * @param {String} repositoryUrl The remote repository URL.
 * @param {String} branch The repository branch for which to verify status.
 * @param {Object} [execaOpts] Options to pass to `execa`.
 *
 * @return {Boolean} `true` is the HEAD of the current local branch is the same as the HEAD of the remote branch, falsy otherwise.
 */
-async function isBranchUpToDate(branch, execaOpts) {
-  const remoteHead = await execa.stdout('git', ['ls-remote', '--heads', 'origin', branch], execaOpts);
+async function isBranchUpToDate(repositoryUrl, branch, execaOpts) {
+  const {stdout: remoteHead} = await execa('git', ['ls-remote', '--heads', repositoryUrl, branch], execaOpts);
  try {
    return await isRefInHistory(remoteHead.match(/^(\w+)?/)[1], branch, false, execaOpts);
  } catch (error) {
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@ module.exports = (context, pluginsPath) => {
            plugin ? [plugin[0], Object.assign(plugin[1], options[type])] : plugin
          );
        }
+
        if (!validateStep({required}, options[type])) {
          errors.push(getError('EPLUGINCONF', {type, required, pluginConf: options[type]}));
          return pluginsConf;
        }
+
        pluginOpts = options[type];
      }

@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ module.exports = (context, type, pluginOpt, pluginsPath) => {
        if (outputValidator && !outputValidator(result)) {
          throw getError(`E${type.toUpperCase()}OUTPUT`, {result, pluginName});
        }
+
        logger.success(`Completed step "${type}" of plugin "${pluginName}"`);
        return result;
      }
+
      logger.warn(`Skip step "${type}" of plugin "${pluginName}" in dry-run mode`);
    } catch (error) {
      logger.error(`Failed step "${type}" of plugin "${pluginName}"`);
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const AggregateError = require('aggregate-error');
 const {extractErrors} = require('../utils');

 /**
- * A Function that execute a list of function sequencially. If at least one Function ins the pipeline throw an Error or rejects, the pipeline function rejects as well.
+ * A Function that execute a list of function sequencially. If at least one Function ins the pipeline throws an Error or rejects, the pipeline function rejects as well.
 *
 * @typedef {Function} Pipeline
 * @param {Any} input Argument to pass to the first step in the pipeline.
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ module.exports = (steps, {settleAll = false, getNextInput = identity, transform
          throw error;
        }
      }
+
      // Prepare input for the next step, passing the input of the last iteration (or initial parameter for the first iteration) and the result of the current one
      return getNextInput(lastInput, result);
    },
@@ -52,5 +53,6 @@ module.exports = (steps, {settleAll = false, getNextInput = identity, transform
  if (errors.length > 0) {
    throw new AggregateError(errors);
  }
+
  return results;
 };
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const validateSteps = conf => {
    ) {
      return true;
    }
+
    conf = castArray(conf);

    if (conf.length !== 1) {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ function validateStep({required}, conf) {
  if (required) {
    return conf.length >= 1 && validateSteps(conf);
  }
+
  return conf.length === 0 || validateSteps(conf);
 }

@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ function parseConfig(plugin) {
  } else {
    path = plugin;
  }
+
  return [path, config || {}];
 }

@@ -23,19 +23,19 @@ function tagsToVersions(tags) {
 }

 function isMajorRange(range) {
-  return /^\d\.x(?:\.x)?$/i.test(range);
+  return /^\d+\.x(?:\.x)?$/i.test(range);
 }

 function isMaintenanceRange(range) {
-  return /^\d\.[\dx](?:\.x)?$/i.test(range);
+  return /^\d+\.(?:\d+|x)(?:\.x)?$/i.test(range);
 }

 function getUpperBound(range) {
-  return semver.valid(range) ? range : ((semver.validRange(range) || '').match(/<(\d\.\d\.\d)$/) || [])[1];
+  return semver.valid(range) ? range : ((semver.validRange(range) || '').match(/<(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)$/) || [])[1];
 }

 function getLowerBound(range) {
-  return ((semver.validRange(range) || '').match(/(\d\.\d\.\d)/) || [])[1];
+  return ((semver.validRange(range) || '').match(/(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)/) || [])[1];
 }

 function highest(version1, version2) {
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ function getFirstVersion(versions, lowerBranches) {
  if (lowerVersion[0]) {
    return versions.sort(semver.compare).find(version => semver.gt(version, lowerVersion[0]));
  }
+
  return getEarliestVersion(versions);
 }

@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ const AggregateError = require('aggregate-error');
 const {isGitRepo, verifyTagName} = require('./git');
 const getError = require('./get-error');

-module.exports = async ({cwd, env, options: {repositoryUrl, tagFormat, branches}}) => {
+module.exports = async context => {
+  const {
+    cwd,
+    env,
+    options: {repositoryUrl, tagFormat, branches},
+  } = context;
  const errors = [];

  if (!(await isGitRepo({cwd, env}))) {
@@ -14,14 +19,14 @@ module.exports = async ({cwd, env, options: {repositoryUrl, tagFormat, branches}

  // Verify that compiling the `tagFormat` produce a valid Git tag
  if (!(await verifyTagName(template(tagFormat)({version: '0.0.0'})))) {
-    errors.push(getError('EINVALIDTAGFORMAT', {tagFormat}));
+    errors.push(getError('EINVALIDTAGFORMAT', context));
  }

  // Verify the `tagFormat` contains the variable `version` by compiling the `tagFormat` template
  // with a space as the `version` value and verify the result contains the space.
  // The space is used as it's an invalid tag character, so it's guaranteed to no be present in the `tagFormat`.
  if ((template(tagFormat)({version: ' '}).match(/ /g) || []).length !== 1) {
-    errors.push(getError('ETAGNOVERSION', {tagFormat}));
+    errors.push(getError('ETAGNOVERSION', context));
  }

  branches.forEach(branch => {
@@ -3,75 +3,76 @@
  "description": "Automated semver compliant package publishing",
  "version": "0.0.0-development",
  "author": "Stephan Bönnemann <stephan@boennemann.me> (http://boennemann.me)",
+  "ava": {
+    "files": [
+      "test/**/*.test.js"
+    ],
+    "helpers": [
+      "test/helpers/**/*"
+    ]
+  },
  "bin": {
    "semantic-release": "bin/semantic-release.js"
  },
  "bugs": {
    "url": "https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release/issues"
  },
-  "config": {
-    "commitizen": {
-      "path": "cz-conventional-changelog"
-    }
-  },
  "contributors": [
    "Gregor Martynus (https://twitter.com/gr2m)",
    "Pierre Vanduynslager (https://twitter.com/@pvdlg_)"
  ],
  "dependencies": {
-    "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "^7.0.0-beta.2",
+    "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "7.0.0-beta.4",
    "@semantic-release/error": "^2.2.0",
-    "@semantic-release/github": "^5.3.0-beta.1",
-    "@semantic-release/npm": "^5.2.0-beta.1",
+    "@semantic-release/github": "5.6.0-beta.1",
+    "@semantic-release/npm": "6.0.0-beta.1",
    "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator": "^7.1.2",
-    "aggregate-error": "^1.0.0",
+    "aggregate-error": "^3.0.0",
    "cosmiconfig": "^5.0.1",
    "debug": "^4.0.0",
-    "env-ci": "^3.0.0",
-    "execa": "^1.0.0",
-    "figures": "^2.0.0",
+    "env-ci": "^4.0.0",
+    "execa": "^3.0.0",
+    "figures": "^3.0.0",
    "find-versions": "^3.0.0",
-    "get-stream": "^4.0.0",
+    "get-stream": "^5.0.0",
    "git-log-parser": "^1.2.0",
-    "hook-std": "^1.1.0",
-    "hosted-git-info": "^2.7.1",
-    "lodash": "^4.17.4",
-    "marked": "^0.5.0",
-    "marked-terminal": "^3.0.0",
+    "hook-std": "^2.0.0",
+    "hosted-git-info": "^3.0.0",
+    "lodash": "^4.17.15",
+    "marked": "^0.7.0",
+    "marked-terminal": "^3.2.0",
    "micromatch": "3.1.5",
    "p-each-series": "^1.0.0",
-    "p-reduce": "^1.0.0",
-    "read-pkg-up": "^4.0.0",
-    "resolve-from": "^4.0.0",
-    "semver": "^5.4.1",
+    "p-reduce": "^2.0.0",
+    "read-pkg-up": "^6.0.0",
+    "resolve-from": "^5.0.0",
+    "semver": "^6.0.0",
    "semver-diff": "^2.1.0",
    "signale": "^1.2.1",
-    "yargs": "^12.0.0"
+    "yargs": "^14.0.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
-    "ava": "^0.25.0",
-    "clear-module": "^3.0.0",
+    "ava": "^2.0.0",
+    "clear-module": "^4.0.0",
    "codecov": "^3.0.0",
-    "commitizen": "^3.0.0",
-    "cz-conventional-changelog": "^2.0.0",
    "delay": "^4.0.0",
    "dockerode": "^2.5.2",
-    "file-url": "^2.0.2",
-    "fs-extra": "^7.0.0",
+    "file-url": "^3.0.0",
+    "fs-extra": "^8.0.0",
    "got": "^9.0.0",
    "js-yaml": "^3.10.0",
    "mockserver-client": "^5.1.1",
-    "nock": "^10.0.0",
-    "nyc": "^13.1.0",
-    "p-retry": "^2.0.0",
+    "nock": "^11.1.0",
+    "nyc": "^14.0.0",
+    "p-retry": "^4.0.0",
    "proxyquire": "^2.0.0",
-    "sinon": "^7.1.1",
+    "sinon": "^7.2.7",
    "stream-buffers": "^3.0.2",
-    "tempy": "^0.2.1",
-    "xo": "^0.23.0"
+    "tempy": "^0.3.0",
+    "xo": "^0.24.0"
  },
  "engines": {
-    "node": ">=8.3"
+    "node": ">=8.15"
  },
  "files": [
    "bin",
@@ -119,7 +120,6 @@
    "url": "git+https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release.git"
  },
  "scripts": {
-    "cm": "git-cz",
    "codecov": "codecov -f coverage/coverage-final.json",
    "lint": "xo",
    "pretest": "npm run lint",
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test('Enforce ranges with branching release workflow', async t => {
  ];
  const getBranches = proxyquire('../../lib/branches', {'./get-tags': () => branches, './expand': () => []});

-  let result = (await getBranches({options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
+  let result = (await getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
  t.is(getBranch(result, '1.0.x').range, '>=1.0.0 <1.0.0', 'Cannot release on 1.0.x before a releasing on master');
  t.is(getBranch(result, '1.x').range, '>=1.1.0 <1.0.0', 'Cannot release on 1.x before a releasing on master');
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'master').range, '>=1.0.0 <1.1.0', 'Can release only patch on master');
@@ -32,43 +32,43 @@ test('Enforce ranges with branching release workflow', async t => {
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'next-major').range, '>=2.0.0', 'Can release only major on next-major');

  release(branches, 'master', '1.0.0');
-  result = (await getBranches({options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
+  result = (await getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
  t.is(getBranch(result, '1.0.x').range, '>=1.0.0 <1.0.0', 'Cannot release on 1.0.x before a releasing on master');
  t.is(getBranch(result, '1.x').range, '>=1.1.0 <1.0.0', 'Cannot release on 1.x before a releasing on master');
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'master').range, '>=1.0.0 <1.1.0', 'Can release only patch on master');

  release(branches, 'master', '1.0.1');
-  result = (await getBranches({options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
+  result = (await getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'master').range, '>=1.0.1 <1.1.0', 'Can release only patch, > than 1.0.1 on master');

  merge(branches, 'master', 'next');
  merge(branches, 'master', 'next-major');
-  result = (await getBranches({options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
+  result = (await getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'master').range, '>=1.0.1 <1.1.0', 'Can release only patch, > than 1.0.1 on master');
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'next').range, '>=1.1.0 <2.0.0', 'Can release only minor on next');
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'next-major').range, '>=2.0.0', 'Can release only major on next-major');

  release(branches, 'next', '1.1.0');
  release(branches, 'next', '1.1.1');
-  result = (await getBranches({options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
+  result = (await getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'next').range, '>=1.1.1 <2.0.0', 'Can release only patch or minor, > than 1.1.0 on next');

  release(branches, 'next-major', '2.0.0');
  release(branches, 'next-major', '2.0.1');
-  result = (await getBranches({options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
+  result = (await getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'next-major').range, '>=2.0.1', 'Can release any version, > than 2.0.1 on next-major');

  merge(branches, 'next-major', 'beta');
  release(branches, 'beta', '3.0.0-beta.1');
  merge(branches, 'beta', 'alpha');
  release(branches, 'alpha', '4.0.0-alpha.1');
-  result = (await getBranches({options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
+  result = (await getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'next-major').range, '>=2.0.1', 'Can release any version, > than 2.0.1 on next-major');

  merge(branches, 'master', '1.0.x');
  merge(branches, 'master', '1.x');
  release(branches, 'master', '1.0.1');
-  result = (await getBranches({options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
+  result = (await getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'master').range, '>=1.0.1 <1.1.0', 'Can release only patch, > than 1.0.1 on master');
  t.is(
    getBranch(result, '1.0.x').range,
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ test('Enforce ranges with branching release workflow', async t => {
  release(branches, 'master', '1.0.2');
  release(branches, 'master', '1.0.3');
  release(branches, 'master', '1.0.4');
-  result = (await getBranches({options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
+  result = (await getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'master').range, '>=1.0.4 <1.1.0', 'Can release only patch, > than 1.0.4 on master');
  t.is(
    getBranch(result, '1.0.x').range,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ test('Enforce ranges with branching release workflow', async t => {
  t.is(getBranch(result, '1.x').range, '>=1.1.0 <1.0.2', 'Cannot release on 1.x before >= 1.2.0 is released on master');

  merge(branches, 'next', 'master');
-  result = (await getBranches({options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
+  result = (await getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'master').range, '>=1.1.1 <1.2.0', 'Can release only patch, > than 1.1.1 on master');
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'next').range, '>=1.2.0 <2.0.0', 'Can release only patch or minor, > than 1.2.0 on next');
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'next-major').range, '>=2.0.1', 'Can release any version, > than 2.0.1 on next-major');
@@ -102,34 +102,34 @@ test('Enforce ranges with branching release workflow', async t => {
  t.is(getBranch(result, '1.x').range, '>=1.1.0 <1.0.2', 'Cannot release on 1.x before >= 2.0.0 is released on master');

  merge(branches, 'master', '1.0.x', '1.0.4');
-  result = (await getBranches({options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
+  result = (await getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'master').range, '>=1.1.1 <1.2.0', 'Can release only patch, > than 1.1.1 on master');
  t.is(getBranch(result, '1.0.x').range, '>=1.0.4 <1.1.0', 'Can release on 1.0.x only within range');
  t.is(getBranch(result, '1.x').range, '>=1.1.0 <1.1.0', 'Cannot release on 1.x before >= 2.0.0 is released on master');

  merge(branches, 'master', '1.x');
-  result = (await getBranches({options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
+  result = (await getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'master').range, '>=1.1.1 <1.2.0', 'Can release only patch, > than 1.1.1 on master');
  t.is(getBranch(result, '1.0.x').range, '>=1.0.4 <1.1.0', 'Can release on 1.0.x only within range');
  t.is(getBranch(result, '1.x').range, '>=1.1.1 <1.1.1', 'Cannot release on 1.x before >= 2.0.0 is released on master');

  merge(branches, 'next-major', 'next');
  merge(branches, 'next', 'master');
-  result = (await getBranches({options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
+  result = (await getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'master').range, '>=2.0.1 <2.1.0', 'Can release only patch, > than 2.0.1 on master');
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'next').range, '>=2.1.0 <3.0.0', 'Can release only minor on next');
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'next-major').range, '>=3.0.0', 'Can release only major on next-major');
  t.is(getBranch(result, '1.x').range, '>=1.1.1 <2.0.0', 'Can release on 1.x only within range');

  merge(branches, 'beta', 'master');
-  result = (await getBranches({options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
+  result = (await getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'master').range, '>=2.0.1 <2.1.0', 'Can release only patch, > than 2.0.1 on master');
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'next').range, '>=2.1.0 <3.0.0', 'Can release only minor on next');
  t.is(getBranch(result, 'next-major').range, '>=3.0.0', 'Can release only major on next-major');

  branches.push({name: '1.1.x', tags: []});
  merge(branches, '1.x', '1.1.x');
-  result = (await getBranches({options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
+  result = (await getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})).map(({name, range}) => ({name, range}));
  t.is(getBranch(result, '1.0.x').range, '>=1.0.4 <1.1.0', 'Can release on 1.0.x only within range');
  t.is(getBranch(result, '1.1.x').range, '>=1.1.1 <1.2.0', 'Can release on 1.1.x only within range');
  t.is(getBranch(result, '1.x').range, '>=1.2.0 <2.0.0', 'Can release on 1.x only within range');
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ test('Throw SemanticReleaseError for invalid configurations', async t => {
    {name: 'preview', prerelease: 'alpha', tags: []},
  ];
  const getBranches = proxyquire('../../lib/branches', {'./get-tags': () => branches, './expand': () => []});
-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(getBranches({options: {branches}})))];
+  const errors = [...(await t.throwsAsync(getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})))];

  t.is(errors[0].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
  t.is(errors[0].code, 'EMAINTENANCEBRANCH');
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ test('Throw a SemanticReleaseError if there is duplicate branches', async t => {
  const branches = [{name: 'master', tags: []}, {name: 'master', tags: []}];
  const getBranches = proxyquire('../../lib/branches', {'./get-tags': () => branches, './expand': () => []});

-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(getBranches({options: {branches}})))];
+  const errors = [...(await t.throwsAsync(getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})))];

  t.is(errors[0].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
  t.is(errors[0].code, 'EDUPLICATEBRANCHES');
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ test('Throw a SemanticReleaseError for each invalid branch name', async t => {
  const branches = [{name: '~master', tags: []}, {name: '^master', tags: []}];
  const getBranches = proxyquire('../../lib/branches', {'./get-tags': () => branches, './expand': () => []});

-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(getBranches({options: {branches}})))];
+  const errors = [...(await t.throwsAsync(getBranches('repositoryUrl', {options: {branches}})))];

  t.is(errors[0].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
  t.is(errors[0].code, 'EINVALIDBRANCHNAME');
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ test('Expand branches defined with globs', async t => {
  const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
  await gitCommits(['First'], {cwd});
  await gitPush(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd});
-  await gitCheckout('1.1.x', true, {cwd});
+  await gitCheckout('1.0.x', true, {cwd});
  await gitCommits(['Second'], {cwd});
-  await gitPush(repositoryUrl, '1.1.x', {cwd});
+  await gitPush(repositoryUrl, '1.0.x', {cwd});
  await gitCheckout('1.x.x', true, {cwd});
  await gitCommits(['Third'], {cwd});
  await gitPush(repositoryUrl, '1.x.x', {cwd});
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ test('Expand branches defined with globs', async t => {

  const branches = [
    // Should match all maintenance type branches
-    {name: '+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x'},
+    {name: '+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x'},
    {name: 'master', channel: 'latest'},
    {name: 'next'},
    {name: 'pre/{foo,bar}', channel: `\${name.replace(/^pre\\//g, '')}`, prerelease: true},
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ test('Expand branches defined with globs', async t => {
    {name: 'beta', channel: `channel-\${name}`, prerelease: true},
  ];

-  t.deepEqual(await expand({cwd}, branches), [
-    {name: '1.1.x'},
+  t.deepEqual(await expand(repositoryUrl, {cwd}, branches), [
+    {name: '1.0.x'},
    {name: '1.x.x'},
    {name: '2.x'},
    {name: 'master', channel: 'latest'},
@@ -4,19 +4,17 @@ import normalize from '../../lib/branches/normalize';
 const toTags = versions => versions.map(version => ({version}));

 test('Maintenance branches - initial state', t => {
-  const maintenance = [{name: '1.x', tags: []}, {name: '1.1.x', tags: []}, {name: '1.2.x', tags: []}];
+  const maintenance = [{name: '1.x', channel: '1.x', tags: []}, {name: '1.1.x', tags: []}, {name: '1.2.x', tags: []}];
  const release = [{name: 'master', tags: []}];
  t.deepEqual(
-    normalize
-      .maintenance({maintenance, release})
-      .map(({type, name, range, accept, channel, 'merge-range': maintenanceRange}) => ({
-        type,
-        name,
-        range,
-        accept,
-        channel,
-        'merge-range': maintenanceRange,
-      })),
+    normalize.maintenance({maintenance, release}).map(({type, name, range, accept, channel, mergeRange}) => ({
+      type,
+      name,
+      range,
+      accept,
+      channel,
+      mergeRange,
+    })),
    [
      {
        type: 'maintenance',
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ test('Maintenance branches - initial state', t => {
        range: '>=1.1.0 <1.0.0',
        accept: [],
        channel: '1.1.x',
-        'merge-range': '>=1.1.0 <1.2.0',
+        mergeRange: '>=1.1.0 <1.2.0',
      },
      {
        type: 'maintenance',
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ test('Maintenance branches - initial state', t => {
        range: '>=1.2.0 <1.0.0',
        accept: [],
        channel: '1.2.x',
-        'merge-range': '>=1.2.0 <1.3.0',
+        mergeRange: '>=1.2.0 <1.3.0',
      },
      {
        type: 'maintenance',
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ test('Maintenance branches - initial state', t => {
        range: '>=1.3.0 <1.0.0',
        accept: [],
        channel: '1.x',
-        'merge-range': '>=1.3.0 <2.0.0',
+        mergeRange: '>=1.3.0 <2.0.0',
      },
    ]
  );
@@ -63,13 +61,13 @@ test('Maintenance branches - cap range to first release present on default branc
  t.deepEqual(
    normalize
      .maintenance({maintenance, release})
-      .map(({type, name, range, accept, channel, 'merge-range': maintenanceRange}) => ({
+      .map(({type, name, range, accept, channel, mergeRange: maintenanceRange}) => ({
        type,
        name,
        range,
        accept,
        channel,
-        'merge-range': maintenanceRange,
+        mergeRange: maintenanceRange,
      })),
    [
      {
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ test('Maintenance branches - cap range to first release present on default branc
        range: '>=1.1.1 <1.2.0',
        accept: ['patch'],
        channel: 'name',
-        'merge-range': '>=1.1.0 <1.2.0',
+        mergeRange: '>=1.1.0 <1.2.0',
      },
      {
        type: 'maintenance',
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ test('Maintenance branches - cap range to first release present on default branc
        range: '>=1.2.1 <1.3.0',
        accept: ['patch'],
        channel: '1.2.x',
-        'merge-range': '>=1.2.0 <1.3.0',
+        mergeRange: '>=1.2.0 <1.3.0',
      },
      {
        type: 'maintenance',
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@ test('Maintenance branches - cap range to first release present on default branc
        range: '>=1.5.0 <1.6.0',
        accept: ['patch'],
        channel: '1.x',
-        'merge-range': '>=1.3.0 <2.0.0',
+        mergeRange: '>=1.3.0 <2.0.0',
      },
      {
        type: 'maintenance',
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ test('Maintenance branches - cap range to first release present on default branc
        range: '>=2.0.0 <1.6.0',
        accept: [],
        channel: '2.x.x',
-        'merge-range': '>=2.0.0 <3.0.0',
+        mergeRange: '>=2.0.0 <3.0.0',
      },
    ]
  );
@@ -116,16 +114,14 @@ test('Maintenance branches - cap range to default branch last release if all rel
  const release = [{name: 'master', tags: toTags(['1.0.0', '1.2.0', '1.3.0', '2.0.0'])}];

  t.deepEqual(
-    normalize
-      .maintenance({maintenance, release})
-      .map(({type, name, range, accept, channel, 'merge-range': maintenanceRange}) => ({
-        type,
-        name,
-        range,
-        accept,
-        channel,
-        'merge-range': maintenanceRange,
-      })),
+    normalize.maintenance({maintenance, release}).map(({type, name, range, accept, channel, mergeRange}) => ({
+      type,
+      name,
+      range,
+      accept,
+      channel,
+      mergeRange,
+    })),
    [
      {
        type: 'maintenance',
@@ -133,7 +129,7 @@ test('Maintenance branches - cap range to default branch last release if all rel
        range: '>=1.3.0 <2.0.0',
        accept: ['patch', 'minor'],
        channel: '1.x',
-        'merge-range': '>=1.0.0 <2.0.0',
+        mergeRange: '>=1.0.0 <2.0.0',
      },
      {
        type: 'maintenance',
@@ -141,14 +137,18 @@ test('Maintenance branches - cap range to default branch last release if all rel
        range: '>=2.0.0 <2.0.0',
        accept: [],
        channel: '2.x.x',
-        'merge-range': '>=2.0.0 <3.0.0',
+        mergeRange: '>=2.0.0 <3.0.0',
      },
    ]
  );
 });

 test('Release branches - initial state', t => {
-  const release = [{name: 'master', tags: []}, {name: 'next', tags: []}, {name: 'next-major', tags: []}];
+  const release = [
+    {name: 'master', tags: []},
+    {name: 'next', channel: 'next', tags: []},
+    {name: 'next-major', tags: []},
+  ];

  t.deepEqual(
    normalize.release({release}).map(({type, name, range, accept, channel}) => ({type, name, range, accept, channel})),
@@ -298,10 +298,29 @@ test('Release branches - limit releases on 2nd and 3rd branche based on 1st bran
 });

 test('Prerelease branches', t => {
-  const prerelease = [{name: 'beta', prerelease: true, tags: []}, {name: 'alpha', prerelease: 'preview', tags: []}];
+  const prerelease = [
+    {name: 'beta', channel: 'beta', prerelease: true, tags: []},
+    {name: 'alpha', prerelease: 'preview', tags: []},
+  ];

  t.deepEqual(normalize.prerelease({prerelease}).map(({type, name, channel}) => ({type, name, channel})), [
    {type: 'prerelease', name: 'beta', channel: 'beta'},
    {type: 'prerelease', name: 'alpha', channel: 'alpha'},
  ]);
 });
+
+test('Allow to set channel to "false" to prevent default', t => {
+  const maintenance = [{name: '1.x', channel: false, tags: []}];
+  const release = [{name: 'master', channel: false, tags: []}, {name: 'next', channel: false, tags: []}];
+  const prerelease = [{name: 'beta', channel: false, prerelease: true, tags: []}];
+  t.deepEqual(normalize.maintenance({maintenance, release}).map(({name, channel}) => ({name, channel})), [
+    {name: '1.x', channel: false},
+  ]);
+  t.deepEqual(normalize.release({release}).map(({name, channel}) => ({name, channel})), [
+    {name: 'master', channel: false},
+    {name: 'next', channel: false},
+  ]);
+  t.deepEqual(normalize.prerelease({prerelease}).map(({name, channel}) => ({name, channel})), [
+    {name: 'beta', channel: false},
+  ]);
+});
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ test('The "generateNotes" plugin output, if defined, must be a string', t => {
  t.true(plugins.generateNotes.outputValidator('string'));
 });

-test('The "publish" plugin output, if defined, must be an object', t => {
+test('The "publish" plugin output, if defined, must be an object or "false"', t => {
  t.false(plugins.publish.outputValidator(1));
  t.false(plugins.publish.outputValidator('string'));

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ test('The "publish" plugin output, if defined, must be an object', t => {
  t.true(plugins.publish.outputValidator());
  t.true(plugins.publish.outputValidator(null));
  t.true(plugins.publish.outputValidator(''));
+  t.true(plugins.publish.outputValidator(false));
 });

 test('The "addChannel" plugin output, if defined, must be an object', t => {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ test('Default values, reading repositoryUrl from package.json', async t => {

  // Verify the default options are set
  t.deepEqual(result.branches, [
-    '+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x',
+    '+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x',
    'master',
    'next',
    'next-major',
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ test('Default values, reading repositoryUrl from repo if not set in package.json

  // Verify the default options are set
  t.deepEqual(result.branches, [
-    '+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x',
+    '+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x',
    'master',
    'next',
    'next-major',
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ test('Default values, reading repositoryUrl (http url) from package.json if not

  // Verify the default options are set
  t.deepEqual(result.branches, [
-    '+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x',
+    '+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x',
    'master',
    'next',
    'next-major',
@@ -511,8 +511,8 @@ test('Throw an Error if one of the shareable config cannot be found', async t =>
  await outputJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'), {release: pkhOptions});
  await outputJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'shareable1.json'), options1);

-  const error = await t.throws(t.context.getConfig({cwd}), Error);
+  const error = await t.throwsAsync(t.context.getConfig({cwd}), Error);

-  t.is(error.message, "Cannot find module 'non-existing-path'");
+  t.regex(error.message, /Cannot find module 'non-existing-path'/);
  t.is(error.code, 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND');
 });
@@ -273,6 +273,19 @@ test('Return the "https" formatted URL if "gitCredentials" is defined with "BITB
  );
 });

+test('Return the "https" formatted URL if "GITHUB_ACTION" is set', async t => {
+  const {cwd} = await gitRepo();
+
+  t.is(
+    await getAuthUrl({
+      cwd,
+      env: {...env, GITHUB_ACTION: 'foo', GITHUB_TOKEN: 'token'},
+      options: {branch: 'master', repositoryUrl: 'git@host.null:owner/repo.git'},
+    }),
+    'https://x-access-token:token@host.null/owner/repo.git'
+  );
+});
+
 test('Handle "https" URL with group and subgroup, with "GIT_CREDENTIALS"', async t => {
  const {cwd} = await gitRepo();

@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 import test from 'ava';
-import {stub} from 'sinon';
 import getLastRelease from '../lib/get-last-release';

-test.beforeEach(t => {
-  // Stub the logger functions
-  t.context.log = stub();
-  t.context.logger = {log: t.context.log};
-});
-
 test('Get the highest non-prerelease valid tag', t => {
  const result = getLastRelease({
    branch: {
@@ -20,11 +13,34 @@ test('Get the highest non-prerelease valid tag', t => {
      type: 'release',
    },
    options: {tagFormat: `v\${version}`},
-    logger: t.context.logger,
  });

  t.deepEqual(result, {version: '2.0.0', gitTag: 'v2.0.0', name: 'v2.0.0', gitHead: '222', channel: undefined});
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0][0], 'Found git tag v2.0.0 associated with version 2.0.0 on branch master');
+});
+
+test('Get the highest prerelease valid tag, ignoring other tags from other prerelease channels', t => {
+  const result = getLastRelease({
+    branch: {
+      name: 'beta',
+      prerelease: 'beta',
+      channel: 'beta',
+      tags: [
+        {version: '1.0.0-beta.1', gitTag: 'v1.0.0-beta.1@beta', gitHead: '111', channel: 'beta'},
+        {version: '1.0.0-beta.2', gitTag: 'v1.0.0-beta.2@beta', gitHead: '222', channel: 'beta'},
+        {version: '1.0.0-alpha.1', gitTag: 'v1.0.0-alpha.1@alpha', gitHead: '333', channel: 'alpha'},
+      ],
+      type: 'prerelease',
+    },
+    options: {tagFormat: `v\${version}`},
+  });
+
+  t.deepEqual(result, {
+    version: '1.0.0-beta.2',
+    gitTag: 'v1.0.0-beta.2@beta',
+    name: 'v1.0.0-beta.2',
+    gitHead: '222',
+    channel: 'beta',
+  });
 });

 test('Return empty object if no valid tag is found', t => {
@@ -35,11 +51,9 @@ test('Return empty object if no valid tag is found', t => {
      type: 'release',
    },
    options: {tagFormat: `v\${version}`},
-    logger: t.context.logger,
  });

  t.deepEqual(result, {});
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0][0], 'No git tag version found on branch master');
 });

 test('Get the highest non-prerelease valid tag before a certain version', t => {
@@ -58,11 +72,9 @@ test('Get the highest non-prerelease valid tag before a certain version', t => {
        type: 'release',
      },
      options: {tagFormat: `v\${version}`},
-      logger: t.context.logger,
    },
    {before: '2.1.0'}
  );

  t.deepEqual(result, {version: '2.0.0', gitTag: 'v2.0.0', name: 'v2.0.0', gitHead: '333', channel: undefined});
-  t.deepEqual(t.context.log.args[0][0], 'Found git tag v2.0.0 associated with version 2.0.0 on branch master');
 });
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ test('Increase version for patch release on prerelease branch', t => {
    }),
    '1.0.0-beta.2'
  );
+
+  t.is(
+    getNextVersion({
+      branch: {name: 'alpha', type: 'prerelease', prerelease: 'alpha'},
+      nextRelease: {type: 'patch', channel: 'alpha'},
+      lastRelease: {version: '1.0.0-beta.1', channel: 'beta'},
+      logger: t.context.logger,
+    }),
+    '1.0.1-alpha.1'
+  );
 });

 test('Increase version for minor release on prerelease branch', t => {
@@ -98,6 +108,16 @@ test('Increase version for minor release on prerelease branch', t => {
    }),
    '1.0.0-beta.2'
  );
+
+  t.is(
+    getNextVersion({
+      branch: {name: 'alpha', type: 'prerelease', prerelease: 'alpha'},
+      nextRelease: {type: 'minor', channel: 'alpha'},
+      lastRelease: {version: '1.0.0-beta.1', channel: 'beta'},
+      logger: t.context.logger,
+    }),
+    '1.1.0-alpha.1'
+  );
 });

 test('Increase version for major release on prerelease branch', t => {
@@ -120,6 +140,16 @@ test('Increase version for major release on prerelease branch', t => {
    }),
    '1.0.0-beta.2'
  );
+
+  t.is(
+    getNextVersion({
+      branch: {name: 'alpha', type: 'prerelease', prerelease: 'alpha'},
+      nextRelease: {type: 'major', channel: 'alpha'},
+      lastRelease: {version: '1.0.0-beta.1', channel: 'beta'},
+      logger: t.context.logger,
+    }),
+    '2.0.0-alpha.1'
+  );
 });

 test('Return 1.0.0 if there is no previous release on prerelease branch', t => {
@@ -1,73 +1,69 @@
 import test from 'ava';
-import {stub} from 'sinon';
 import getReleasesToAdd from '../lib/get-releases-to-add';

-test.beforeEach(t => {
-  // Stub the logger functions
-  t.context.log = stub();
-  t.context.logger = {log: t.context.log};
-});
-
-test('Return versions merged from release to maintenance branch', t => {
+test('Return versions merged from release to maintenance branch, excluding lower than branch start range', t => {
  const result = getReleasesToAdd({
    branch: {
-      name: '1.x',
-      channel: '1.x',
+      name: '2.x',
+      channel: '2.x',
+      type: 'maintenance',
+      mergeRange: '>=2.0.0 <3.0.0',
      tags: [
-        {gitTag: 'v1.0.0@1.x', version: '1.0.0', channel: '1.x', gitHead: '111'},
-        {gitTag: 'v1.0.0', version: '1.0.0', gitHead: '111'},
-        {gitTag: 'v1.1.0', version: '1.1.0', gitHead: '222'},
-        {gitTag: 'v1.1.1', version: '1.1.1', gitHead: '333'},
+        {gitTag: 'v2.0.0@2.x', version: '2.0.0', channel: '2.x', gitHead: '111'},
+        {gitTag: 'v2.0.0', version: '2.0.0', gitHead: '111'},
+        {gitTag: 'v2.1.0', version: '2.1.0', gitHead: '222'},
+        {gitTag: 'v2.1.1', version: '2.1.1', gitHead: '333'},
+        {gitTag: 'v1.0.0', version: '1.0.0', gitHead: '444'},
+        {gitTag: 'v1.1.0', version: '1.1.0', gitHead: '555'},
      ],
    },
-    branches: [{name: '1.x', channel: '1.x'}, {name: 'master'}],
+    branches: [{name: '2.x', channel: '2.x'}, {name: 'master'}],
    options: {tagFormat: `v\${version}`},
-    logger: t.context.logger,
  });

  t.deepEqual(result, [
    {
-      lastRelease: {version: '1.0.0', channel: '1.x', gitTag: 'v1.0.0@1.x', name: 'v1.0.0', gitHead: '111'},
+      lastRelease: {version: '2.0.0', channel: '2.x', gitTag: 'v2.0.0@2.x', name: 'v2.0.0', gitHead: '111'},
      currentRelease: {
        type: 'minor',
-        version: '1.1.0',
+        version: '2.1.0',
        channel: undefined,
-        gitTag: 'v1.1.0',
-        name: 'v1.1.0',
+        gitTag: 'v2.1.0',
+        name: 'v2.1.0',
        gitHead: '222',
      },
      nextRelease: {
        type: 'minor',
-        version: '1.1.0',
-        channel: '1.x',
-        gitTag: 'v1.1.0@1.x',
-        name: 'v1.1.0',
+        version: '2.1.0',
+        channel: '2.x',
+        gitTag: 'v2.1.0@2.x',
+        name: 'v2.1.0',
        gitHead: '222',
      },
    },
    {
-      lastRelease: {version: '1.1.0', channel: undefined, gitTag: 'v1.1.0', name: 'v1.1.0', gitHead: '222'},
+      lastRelease: {version: '2.1.0', channel: undefined, gitTag: 'v2.1.0', name: 'v2.1.0', gitHead: '222'},
      currentRelease: {
        type: 'patch',
-        version: '1.1.1',
+        version: '2.1.1',
        channel: undefined,
-        gitTag: 'v1.1.1',
-        name: 'v1.1.1',
+        gitTag: 'v2.1.1',
+        name: 'v2.1.1',
        gitHead: '333',
      },
      nextRelease: {
        type: 'patch',
-        version: '1.1.1',
-        channel: '1.x',
-        gitTag: 'v1.1.1@1.x',
-        name: 'v1.1.1',
+        version: '2.1.1',
+        channel: '2.x',
+        gitTag: 'v2.1.1@2.x',
+        name: 'v2.1.1',
        gitHead: '333',
      },
    },
  ]);
 });

-test('Return versions merged from future branch to release branch', t => {
+test('Return versions merged between release branches', t => {
  const result = getReleasesToAdd({
    branch: {
      name: 'master',
@@ -80,7 +76,6 @@ test('Return versions merged from future branch to release branch', t => {
    },
    branches: [{name: 'master'}, {name: 'next', channel: 'next'}, {name: 'next-major', channel: 'next-major'}],
    options: {tagFormat: `v\${version}`},
-    logger: t.context.logger,
  });

  t.deepEqual(result, [
@@ -138,7 +133,6 @@ test('Return releases sorted by ascending order', t => {
    },
    branches: [{name: 'master'}, {name: 'next', channel: 'next'}, {name: 'next-major', channel: 'next-major'}],
    options: {tagFormat: `v\${version}`},
-    logger: t.context.logger,
  });

  t.deepEqual(result, [
@@ -183,12 +177,11 @@ test('Return releases sorted by ascending order', t => {
  ]);
 });

-test('no lastRelease', t => {
+test('No lastRelease', t => {
  const result = getReleasesToAdd({
    branch: {name: 'master', tags: [{gitTag: 'v1.0.0@next', version: '1.0.0', channel: 'next', gitHead: '111'}]},
    branches: [{name: 'master'}, {name: 'next', channel: 'next'}],
    options: {tagFormat: `v\${version}`},
-    logger: t.context.logger,
  });

  t.deepEqual(result, [
@@ -231,7 +224,6 @@ test('Ignore pre-release versions', t => {
      {name: 'alpha', type: 'prerelease', channel: 'alpha'},
    ],
    options: {tagFormat: `v\${version}`},
-    logger: t.context.logger,
  });

  t.deepEqual(result, [
@@ -256,3 +248,66 @@ test('Ignore pre-release versions', t => {
    },
  ]);
 });
+
+test('Exclude versions merged from release to maintenance branch if they have the same "channel"', t => {
+  const result = getReleasesToAdd({
+    branch: {
+      name: '2.x',
+      channel: 'latest',
+      type: 'maintenance',
+      mergeRange: '>=2.0.0 <3.0.0',
+      tags: [
+        {gitTag: 'v2.0.0', version: '2.0.0', gitHead: '111'},
+        {gitTag: 'v2.0.0', version: '2.0.0', gitHead: '111'},
+        {gitTag: 'v2.1.0', version: '2.1.0', gitHead: '222'},
+        {gitTag: 'v2.1.1', version: '2.1.1', gitHead: '333'},
+        {gitTag: 'v1.0.0', version: '1.0.0', gitHead: '444'},
+        {gitTag: 'v1.1.0', version: '1.1.0', gitHead: '555'},
+      ],
+    },
+    branches: [{name: '2.x', channel: 'latest'}, {name: 'master', channel: 'latest'}],
+    options: {tagFormat: `v\${version}`},
+  });
+
+  t.deepEqual(result, []);
+});
+
+test('Exclude versions merged between release branches if they have the same "channel"', t => {
+  const result = getReleasesToAdd({
+    branch: {
+      name: 'master',
+      channel: 'latest',
+      tags: [
+        {gitTag: 'v1.0.0', channel: 'latest', version: '1.0.0', gitHead: '111'},
+        {gitTag: 'v1.1.0', channel: 'latest', version: '1.1.0', gitHead: '222'},
+        {gitTag: 'v2.0.0', channel: 'latest', version: '2.0.0', gitHead: '333'},
+      ],
+    },
+    branches: [
+      {name: 'master', channel: 'latest'},
+      {name: 'next', channel: 'latest'},
+      {name: 'next-major', channel: 'latest'},
+    ],
+    options: {tagFormat: `v\${version}`},
+  });
+
+  t.deepEqual(result, []);
+});
+
+test('Exclude versions merged between release branches if they all have "channel" set to "false"', t => {
+  const result = getReleasesToAdd({
+    branch: {
+      name: 'master',
+      channel: false,
+      tags: [
+        {gitTag: 'v1.0.0', version: '1.0.0', gitHead: '111'},
+        {gitTag: 'v1.1.0', version: '1.1.0', gitHead: '222'},
+        {gitTag: 'v2.0.0', version: '2.0.0', gitHead: '333'},
+      ],
+    },
+    branches: [{name: 'master', channel: false}, {name: 'next', channel: false}, {name: 'next-major', channel: false}],
+    options: {tagFormat: `v\${version}`},
+  });
+
+  t.deepEqual(result, []);
+});
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ test('Throw error if the last commit sha cannot be found', async t => {
  // Create a git repository, set the current working directory at the root of the repo
  const {cwd} = await gitRepo();

-  await t.throws(getGitHead({cwd}), Error);
+  await t.throwsAsync(getGitHead({cwd}), Error);
 });

 test('Unshallow and fetch repository', async t => {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ test('Unshallow and fetch repository', async t => {
  // Verify the shallow clone contains only one commit
  t.is((await gitGetCommits(undefined, {cwd})).length, 1);

-  await fetch('master', {cwd});
+  await fetch(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd});

  // Verify the shallow clone contains all the commits
  t.is((await gitGetCommits(undefined, {cwd})).length, 2);
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ test('Do not throw error when unshallow a complete repository', async t => {
  await gitCommits(['Second'], {cwd});
  await gitPush(repositoryUrl, 'second-branch', {cwd});

-  await t.notThrows(fetch('master', {cwd}));
-  await t.notThrows(fetch('second-branch', {cwd}));
+  await t.notThrowsAsync(fetch(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd}));
+  await t.notThrowsAsync(fetch(repositoryUrl, 'second-branch', {cwd}));
 });

 test('Fetch all tags on a detached head repository', async t => {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ test('Fetch all tags on a detached head repository', async t => {
  await gitPush(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd});
  cwd = await gitDetachedHead(repositoryUrl, commit.hash);

-  await fetch('master', {cwd});
+  await fetch(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd});

  t.deepEqual((await getTags({cwd})).sort(), ['v1.0.0', 'v1.0.1', 'v1.1.0'].sort());
 });
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ test('Verify if the commit `sha` is in the direct history of the current branch'
  t.true(await isRefInHistory(commits[0].hash, 'master', false, {cwd}));
  t.falsy(await isRefInHistory(otherCommits[0].hash, 'master', false, {cwd}));
  t.falsy(await isRefInHistory(otherCommits[0].hash, 'missing-branch', false, {cwd}));
-  await t.throws(isRefInHistory('non-existant-sha', 'master', false, {cwd}));
+  await t.throwsAsync(isRefInHistory('non-existant-sha', 'master', false, {cwd}));
 });

 test('Verify if a branch exists', async t => {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ test('Get all branches', async t => {
  await gitCommits(['Third'], {cwd});
  await gitPush(repositoryUrl, 'third-branch', {cwd});

-  t.deepEqual((await getBranches({cwd})).sort(), ['master', 'second-branch', 'third-branch'].sort());
+  t.deepEqual((await getBranches(repositoryUrl, {cwd})).sort(), ['master', 'second-branch', 'third-branch'].sort());
 });

 test('Get the commit sha for a given tag or falsy if the tag does not exists', async t => {
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ test('Return falsy for invalid tag names', async t => {
 test('Throws error if obtaining the tags fails', async t => {
  const cwd = tempy.directory();

-  await t.throws(getTags({cwd}));
+  await t.throwsAsync(getTags({cwd}));
 });

 test('Return "true" if repository is up to date', async t => {
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ test('Return "true" if repository is up to date', async t => {
  await gitCommits(['First'], {cwd});
  await gitPush(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd});

-  t.true(await isBranchUpToDate('master', {cwd}));
+  t.true(await isBranchUpToDate(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd}));
 });

 test('Return falsy if repository is not up to date', async t => {
@@ -260,13 +260,13 @@ test('Return falsy if repository is not up to date', async t => {
  await gitCommits(['Second'], {cwd});
  await gitPush(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd});

-  t.true(await isBranchUpToDate('master', {cwd}));
+  t.true(await isBranchUpToDate(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd}));

  const tmpRepo = await gitShallowClone(repositoryUrl);
  await gitCommits(['Third'], {cwd: tmpRepo});
  await gitPush('origin', 'master', {cwd: tmpRepo});

-  t.falsy(await isBranchUpToDate('master', {cwd}));
+  t.falsy(await isBranchUpToDate(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd}));
 });

 test('Return "true" if local repository is ahead', async t => {
@@ -275,5 +275,5 @@ test('Return "true" if local repository is ahead', async t => {
  await gitPush(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd});
  await gitCommits(['Second'], {cwd});

-  t.true(await isBranchUpToDate('master', {cwd}));
+  t.true(await isBranchUpToDate(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd}));
 });
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ export async function initBareRepo(repositoryUrl, branch = 'master') {
 * @returns {Array<Commit>} The created commits, in reverse order (to match `git log` order).
 */
 export async function gitCommits(messages, execaOpts) {
-  await pEachSeries(messages, message =>
-    execa.stdout('git', ['commit', '-m', message, '--allow-empty', '--no-gpg-sign'], execaOpts)
+  await pEachSeries(
+    messages,
+    async message => (await execa('git', ['commit', '-m', message, '--allow-empty', '--no-gpg-sign'], execaOpts)).stdout
  );
  return (await gitGetCommits(undefined, execaOpts)).slice(0, messages.length);
 }
@@ -112,8 +113,8 @@ export async function gitCheckout(branch, create = true, execaOpts) {
 *
 * @return {String} The sha of the head commit in the current git repository.
 */
-export function gitHead(execaOpts) {
-  return execa.stdout('git', ['rev-parse', 'HEAD'], execaOpts);
+export async function gitHead(execaOpts) {
+  return (await execa('git', ['rev-parse', 'HEAD'], execaOpts)).stdout;
 }

 /**
@@ -181,8 +182,8 @@ export async function gitAddConfig(name, value, execaOpts) {
 *
 * @return {String} The sha of the commit associated with `tagName` on the local repository.
 */
-export function gitTagHead(tagName, execaOpts) {
-  return execa.stdout('git', ['rev-list', '-1', tagName], execaOpts);
+export async function gitTagHead(tagName, execaOpts) {
+  return (await execa('git', ['rev-list', '-1', tagName], execaOpts)).stdout;
 }

 /**
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ export function gitTagHead(tagName, execaOpts) {
 * @return {String} The sha of the commit associated with `tagName` on the remote repository.
 */
 export async function gitRemoteTagHead(repositoryUrl, tagName, execaOpts) {
-  return (await execa.stdout('git', ['ls-remote', '--tags', repositoryUrl, tagName], execaOpts))
+  return (await execa('git', ['ls-remote', '--tags', repositoryUrl, tagName], execaOpts)).stdout
    .split('\n')
    .filter(tag => Boolean(tag))
    .map(tag => tag.match(/^(\S+)/)[1])[0];
@@ -209,8 +210,8 @@ export async function gitRemoteTagHead(repositoryUrl, tagName, execaOpts) {
 *
 * @return {String} The tag associatedwith the sha in parameter or `null`.
 */
-export function gitCommitTag(gitHead, execaOpts) {
-  return execa.stdout('git', ['describe', '--tags', '--exact-match', gitHead], execaOpts);
+export async function gitCommitTag(gitHead, execaOpts) {
+  return (await execa('git', ['describe', '--tags', '--exact-match', gitHead], execaOpts)).stdout;
 }

 /**
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import getStream from 'get-stream';
 import pRetry from 'p-retry';
 import {initBareRepo, gitShallowClone} from './git-utils';

-const IMAGE = 'pvdlg/docker-gitbox';
+const IMAGE = 'pvdlg/docker-gitbox:latest';
 const SERVER_PORT = 80;
 const HOST_PORT = 2080;
 const SERVER_HOST = 'localhost';
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import execa from 'execa';

 export async function npmView(packageName, env) {
-  return JSON.parse(await execa.stdout('npm', ['view', packageName, '--json'], {env}));
+  return JSON.parse((await execa('npm', ['view', packageName, '--json'], {env})).stdout);
 }
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ test('Plugins are called with expected values', async t => {
  const prepare = stub().resolves();
  const publish = stub().resolves(release2);
  const success = stub().resolves();
-  const env = {...process.env};
+  const env = {};
  const config = {
    branches: [{name: 'master'}, {name: 'next'}],
    repositoryUrl,
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ test('Plugins are called with expected values', async t => {
      channel: undefined,
      gitTag: 'v1.0.0',
      notes: `${notes1}\n\n${notes2}\n\n${notes3}`,
-      pluginName: '[Function: proxy]',
+      pluginName: '[Function: functionStub]',
    },
-    {...nextRelease, ...release2, notes: `${notes1}\n\n${notes2}\n\n${notes3}`, pluginName: '[Function: proxy]'},
+    {...nextRelease, ...release2, notes: `${notes1}\n\n${notes2}\n\n${notes3}`, pluginName: '[Function: functionStub]'},
    {...nextRelease, notes: `${notes1}\n\n${notes2}\n\n${notes3}`, pluginName: pluginNoop},
  ];

@@ -342,18 +342,18 @@ test('Plugins are called with expected values', async t => {

  t.deepEqual(success.args[1][0], config);
  t.deepEqual(success.args[1][1].options, options);
-  t.deepEqual(success.args[0][1].branch, branch);
-  t.deepEqual(success.args[0][1].branches, branches);
+  t.deepEqual(success.args[1][1].branch, branch);
+  t.deepEqual(success.args[1][1].branches, branches);
  t.deepEqual(success.args[1][1].logger, t.context.logger);
  t.deepEqual(success.args[1][1].lastRelease, lastRelease);
  t.deepEqual(success.args[1][1].commits[0].hash, commits[0].hash);
  t.deepEqual(success.args[1][1].commits[0].message, commits[0].message);
  t.deepEqual(success.args[1][1].nextRelease, {...nextRelease, notes: `${notes1}\n\n${notes2}\n\n${notes3}`});
-  t.deepEqual(success.args[1][1].releases, releases);
+  t.deepEqual(success.args[1][1].releases, [releases[1], releases[2]]);

  t.deepEqual(result, {
    lastRelease,
-    commits: [{...commits[0], gitTags: '(HEAD -> master, origin/master, origin/HEAD, next)'}],
+    commits: [{...commits[0], gitTags: '(HEAD -> master, next)'}],
    nextRelease: {...nextRelease, notes: `${notes1}\n\n${notes2}\n\n${notes3}`},
    releases,
  });
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ test('Publish a pre-release version', async t => {
    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'beta', isPr: false}),
  });
-  let {releases} = await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}});
+  let {releases} = await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}});

  t.is(releases.length, 1);
  t.is(releases[0].version, '1.1.0-beta.1');
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ test('Publish a pre-release version', async t => {
  await gitCommits(['fix: a fix'], {cwd});
  ({releases} = await semanticRelease(options, {
    cwd,
+    env: {},
    stdout: {write: () => {}},
    stderr: {write: () => {}},
  }));
@@ -694,10 +695,10 @@ async function addChannelMacro(t, mergeFunction) {
  const result = await semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}});

  t.deepEqual(result.releases, [
-    {...nextRelease1, ...release1, notes, pluginName: '[Function: proxy]'},
-    {...nextRelease1, notes, pluginName: '[Function: proxy]'},
-    {...nextRelease2, ...release1, notes, pluginName: '[Function: proxy]'},
-    {...nextRelease2, notes, pluginName: '[Function: proxy]'},
+    {...nextRelease1, ...release1, notes, pluginName: '[Function: functionStub]'},
+    {...nextRelease1, notes, pluginName: '[Function: functionStub]'},
+    {...nextRelease2, ...release1, notes, pluginName: '[Function: functionStub]'},
+    {...nextRelease2, notes, pluginName: '[Function: functionStub]'},
  ]);

  // Verify the tag has been created on the local and remote repo and reference
@@ -763,16 +764,20 @@ test('Call all "success" plugins even if one errors out', async t => {
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });

-  await t.throws(
+  await t.throwsAsync(
    semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
  );

  t.is(success1.callCount, 1);
  t.deepEqual(success1.args[0][0], config);
-  t.deepEqual(success1.args[0][1].releases, [{...nextRelease, ...release, notes, pluginName: '[Function: proxy]'}]);
+  t.deepEqual(success1.args[0][1].releases, [
+    {...nextRelease, ...release, notes, pluginName: '[Function: functionStub]'},
+  ]);

  t.is(success2.callCount, 1);
-  t.deepEqual(success2.args[0][1].releases, [{...nextRelease, ...release, notes, pluginName: '[Function: proxy]'}]);
+  t.deepEqual(success2.args[0][1].releases, [
+    {...nextRelease, ...release, notes, pluginName: '[Function: functionStub]'},
+  ]);
 });

 test('Log all "verifyConditions" errors', async t => {
@@ -799,7 +804,7 @@ test('Log all "verifyConditions" errors', async t => {
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
  const errors = [
-    ...(await t.throws(
+    ...(await t.throwsAsync(
      semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
    )),
  ];
@@ -844,7 +849,7 @@ test('Log all "verifyRelease" errors', async t => {
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
  const errors = [
-    ...(await t.throws(
+    ...(await t.throwsAsync(
      semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
    )),
  ];
@@ -949,7 +954,7 @@ test('Dry-run skips fail', async t => {
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
  const errors = [
-    ...(await t.throws(
+    ...(await t.throwsAsync(
      semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
    )),
  ];
@@ -1139,30 +1144,23 @@ test('Allow local releases with "noCi" option', async t => {
  t.is(success.callCount, 1);
 });

-test('Accept "undefined" value returned by the "generateNotes" plugins', async t => {
-  // Create a git repository, set the current working directory at the root of the repo
+test('Accept "undefined" value returned by "generateNotes" and "false" by "publish" and "addChannel"', async t => {
  const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
-  // Add commits to the master branch
-  let commits = await gitCommits(['First'], {cwd});
-  // Create the tag corresponding to version 1.0.0
+  await gitCommits(['First'], {cwd});
  await gitTagVersion('v1.0.0', undefined, {cwd});
-  // Add new commits to the master branch
-  commits = (await gitCommits(['Second'], {cwd})).concat(commits);
+  await gitTagVersion('v1.0.0@next', undefined, {cwd});
+  await gitTagVersion('v1.1.0@next', undefined, {cwd});
  await gitPush(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd});
+  await gitCheckout('next', true, {cwd});
+  await gitPush('origin', 'next', {cwd});
+  await gitCheckout('master', false, {cwd});

-  const lastRelease = {
-    name: 'v1.0.0',
-    version: '1.0.0',
-    gitHead: commits[commits.length - 1].hash,
-    gitTag: 'v1.0.0',
-    channel: undefined,
-  };
  const nextRelease = {
-    name: 'v2.0.0',
-    type: 'major',
-    version: '2.0.0',
+    name: 'v1.2.0',
+    type: 'minor',
+    version: '1.2.0',
    gitHead: await getGitHead({cwd}),
-    gitTag: 'v2.0.0',
+    gitTag: 'v1.2.0',
    channel: undefined,
  };
  const analyzeCommits = stub().resolves(nextRelease.type);
@@ -1170,19 +1168,21 @@ test('Accept "undefined" value returned by the "generateNotes" plugins', async t
  const generateNotes1 = stub().resolves();
  const notes2 = 'Release notes 2';
  const generateNotes2 = stub().resolves(notes2);
-  const publish = stub().resolves();
+  const publish = stub().resolves(false);
+  const addChannel = stub().resolves(false);
+  const success = stub().resolves();

  const options = {
-    branches: ['master'],
+    branches: ['master', 'next'],
    repositoryUrl,
    verifyConditions: stub().resolves(),
    analyzeCommits,
    verifyRelease,
    generateNotes: [generateNotes1, generateNotes2],
-    addChannel: stub().resolves(),
+    addChannel,
    prepare: stub().resolves(),
    publish,
-    success: stub().resolves(),
+    success,
    fail: stub().resolves(),
  };

@@ -1200,20 +1200,15 @@ test('Accept "undefined" value returned by the "generateNotes" plugins', async t
  );

  t.is(analyzeCommits.callCount, 1);
-  t.deepEqual(analyzeCommits.args[0][1].lastRelease, lastRelease);
-
  t.is(verifyRelease.callCount, 1);
-  t.deepEqual(verifyRelease.args[0][1].lastRelease, lastRelease);
-
-  t.is(generateNotes1.callCount, 1);
-  t.deepEqual(generateNotes1.args[0][1].lastRelease, lastRelease);
-
-  t.is(generateNotes2.callCount, 1);
-  t.deepEqual(generateNotes2.args[0][1].lastRelease, lastRelease);
-
+  t.is(generateNotes1.callCount, 2);
+  t.is(generateNotes2.callCount, 2);
+  t.is(addChannel.callCount, 1);
  t.is(publish.callCount, 1);
-  t.deepEqual(publish.args[0][1].lastRelease, lastRelease);
-  t.is(publish.args[0][1].nextRelease.notes, notes2);
+  t.is(success.callCount, 2);
+  t.deepEqual(publish.args[0][1].nextRelease, {...nextRelease, notes: notes2});
+  t.deepEqual(success.args[0][1].releases, [{pluginName: '[Function: functionStub]'}]);
+  t.deepEqual(success.args[1][1].releases, [{pluginName: '[Function: functionStub]'}]);
 });

 test('Returns false if triggered by a PR', async t => {
@@ -1278,7 +1273,7 @@ test('Throws "EINVALIDNEXTVERSION" if next release is out of range of the curren
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: '1.x', isPr: false}),
  });

-  const error = await t.throws(
+  const error = await t.throwsAsync(
    semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}})
  );

@@ -1329,7 +1324,7 @@ test('Throws "EINVALIDNEXTVERSION" if next release is out of range of the curren
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });

-  const error = await t.throws(
+  const error = await t.throwsAsync(
    semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}})
  );

@@ -1398,7 +1393,9 @@ test('Throws "EINVALIDMAINTENANCEMERGE" if merge an out of range release in a ma
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: '1.1.x', isPr: false}),
  });
  const errors = [
-    ...(await t.throws(semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}}))),
+    ...(await t.throwsAsync(
+      semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: {write: () => {}}, stderr: {write: () => {}}})
+    )),
  ];

  t.is(addChannel.callCount, 1);
@@ -1407,7 +1404,7 @@ test('Throws "EINVALIDMAINTENANCEMERGE" if merge an out of range release in a ma
  t.is(publish.callCount, 0);

  t.is(success.callCount, 1);
-  t.deepEqual(success.args[0][1].releases, [{...nextRelease, notes, pluginName: '[Function: proxy]'}]);
+  t.deepEqual(success.args[0][1].releases, [{...nextRelease, notes, pluginName: '[Function: functionStub]'}]);

  t.is(fail.callCount, 1);
  t.deepEqual(fail.args[0][1].errors, errors);
@@ -1597,7 +1594,7 @@ test('Log both plugins errors and errors thrown by "fail" plugin', async t => {
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });

-  await t.throws(
+  await t.throwsAsync(
    semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
  );

@@ -1622,7 +1619,7 @@ test('Call "fail" only if a plugin returns a SemanticReleaseError', async t => {
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });

-  await t.throws(
+  await t.throwsAsync(
    semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
  );

@@ -1639,7 +1636,7 @@ test('Throw SemanticReleaseError if repositoryUrl is not set and cannot be found
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
  const errors = [
-    ...(await t.throws(
+    ...(await t.throwsAsync(
      semanticRelease({}, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()})
    )),
  ];
@@ -1678,7 +1675,7 @@ test('Throw an Error if plugin returns an unexpected value', async t => {
    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  const error = await t.throws(
+  const error = await t.throwsAsync(
    semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env: {}, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()}),
    Error
  );
@@ -1708,7 +1705,7 @@ test('Hide sensitive information passed to "fail" plugin', async t => {
    './lib/get-logger': () => t.context.logger,
    'env-ci': () => ({isCi: true, branch: 'master', isPr: false}),
  });
-  await t.throws(
+  await t.throwsAsync(
    semanticRelease(options, {cwd, env, stdout: new WritableStreamBuffer(), stderr: new WritableStreamBuffer()}),
    Error
  );
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ test('Release patch, minor and major versions', async t => {
  t.log('Commit a chore');
  await gitCommits(['chore: Init repository'], {cwd});
  t.log('$ semantic-release');
-  let {stdout, code} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd});
+  let {stdout, exitCode} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd});
  t.regex(stdout, /There are no relevant changes, so no new version is released/);
-  t.is(code, 0);
+  t.is(exitCode, 0);

  /* Initial release */
  let version = '1.0.0';
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ test('Release patch, minor and major versions', async t => {
  t.log('Commit a feature');
  await gitCommits(['feat: Initial commit'], {cwd});
  t.log('$ semantic-release');
-  ({stdout, code} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd}));
+  ({stdout, exitCode} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd}));
  t.regex(stdout, new RegExp(`Published GitHub release: release-url/${version}`));
  t.regex(stdout, new RegExp(`Publishing version ${version} to npm registry`));
-  t.is(code, 0);
+  t.is(exitCode, 0);

  // Verify package.json and npm-shrinkwrap.json have been updated
  t.is((await readJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'))).version, version);
@@ -147,10 +147,10 @@ test('Release patch, minor and major versions', async t => {
  t.log('Commit a fix');
  await gitCommits(['fix: bar'], {cwd});
  t.log('$ semantic-release');
-  ({stdout, code} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd}));
+  ({stdout, exitCode} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd}));
  t.regex(stdout, new RegExp(`Published GitHub release: release-url/${version}`));
  t.regex(stdout, new RegExp(`Publishing version ${version} to npm registry`));
-  t.is(code, 0);
+  t.is(exitCode, 0);

  // Verify package.json and npm-shrinkwrap.json have been updated
  t.is((await readJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'))).version, version);
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@ test('Release patch, minor and major versions', async t => {
  t.log('Commit a feature');
  await gitCommits(['feat: baz'], {cwd});
  t.log('$ semantic-release');
-  ({stdout, code} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd}));
+  ({stdout, exitCode} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd}));
  t.regex(stdout, new RegExp(`Published GitHub release: release-url/${version}`));
  t.regex(stdout, new RegExp(`Publishing version ${version} to npm registry`));
-  t.is(code, 0);
+  t.is(exitCode, 0);

  // Verify package.json and npm-shrinkwrap.json have been updated
  t.is((await readJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'))).version, version);
@@ -231,10 +231,10 @@ test('Release patch, minor and major versions', async t => {
  await gitPush('origin', 'next', {cwd});
  await gitCommits(['feat: foo\n\n BREAKING CHANGE: bar'], {cwd});
  t.log('$ semantic-release');
-  ({stdout, code} = await execa(cli, [], {env: {...env, TRAVIS_BRANCH: 'next'}, cwd}));
+  ({stdout, exitCode} = await execa(cli, [], {env: {...env, TRAVIS_BRANCH: 'next'}, cwd}));
  t.regex(stdout, new RegExp(`Published GitHub release: release-url/${version}`));
  t.regex(stdout, new RegExp(`Publishing version ${version} to npm registry`));
-  t.is(code, 0);
+  t.is(exitCode, 0);

  // Verify package.json and npm-shrinkwrap.json have been updated
  t.is((await readJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'))).version, version);
@@ -280,10 +280,10 @@ test('Release patch, minor and major versions', async t => {
  await merge('next', {cwd});
  await gitPush('origin', 'master', {cwd});
  t.log('$ semantic-release');
-  ({stdout, code} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd}));
+  ({stdout, exitCode} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd}));
  t.regex(stdout, new RegExp(`Updated GitHub release: release-url/${version}`));
  t.regex(stdout, new RegExp(`Adding version ${version} to npm registry on dist-tag latest`));
-  t.is(code, 0);
+  t.is(exitCode, 0);

  // Wait for 3s as the change of dist-tag takes time to be reflected in the registry
  await delay(3000);
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ test('Exit with 1 if a plugin is not found', async t => {
    release: {analyzeCommits: 'non-existing-path', success: false, fail: false},
  });

-  const {code, stderr} = await t.throws(execa(cli, [], {env, cwd}));
-  t.is(code, 1);
+  const {exitCode, stderr} = await t.throwsAsync(execa(cli, [], {env, cwd}));
+  t.is(exitCode, 1);
  t.regex(stderr, /Cannot find module/);
 });

@@ -335,8 +335,8 @@ test('Exit with 1 if a shareable config is not found', async t => {
    release: {extends: 'non-existing-path', success: false, fail: false},
  });

-  const {code, stderr} = await t.throws(execa(cli, [], {env, cwd}));
-  t.is(code, 1);
+  const {exitCode, stderr} = await t.throwsAsync(execa(cli, [], {env, cwd}));
+  t.is(exitCode, 1);
  t.regex(stderr, /Cannot find module/);
 });

@@ -356,8 +356,8 @@ test('Exit with 1 if a shareable config reference a not found plugin', async t =
  });
  await writeJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'shareable.json'), shareable);

-  const {code, stderr} = await t.throws(execa(cli, [], {env, cwd}));
-  t.is(code, 1);
+  const {exitCode, stderr} = await t.throwsAsync(execa(cli, [], {env, cwd}));
+  t.is(exitCode, 1);
  t.regex(stderr, /Cannot find module/);
 });

@@ -386,11 +386,11 @@ test('Dry-run', async t => {
  t.log('Commit a feature');
  await gitCommits(['feat: Initial commit'], {cwd});
  t.log('$ semantic-release -d');
-  const {stdout, code} = await execa(cli, ['-d'], {env, cwd});
+  const {stdout, exitCode} = await execa(cli, ['-d'], {env, cwd});
  t.regex(stdout, new RegExp(`There is no previous release, the next release version is ${version}`));
  t.regex(stdout, new RegExp(`Release note for version ${version}`));
  t.regex(stdout, /Initial commit/);
-  t.is(code, 0);
+  t.is(exitCode, 0);

  // Verify package.json and has not been modified
  t.is((await readJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'))).version, '0.0.0-dev');
@@ -434,10 +434,10 @@ test('Allow local releases with "noCi" option', async t => {
  t.log('Commit a feature');
  await gitCommits(['feat: Initial commit'], {cwd});
  t.log('$ semantic-release --no-ci');
-  const {stdout, code} = await execa(cli, ['--no-ci'], {env: envNoCi, cwd});
+  const {stdout, exitCode} = await execa(cli, ['--no-ci'], {env: envNoCi, cwd});
  t.regex(stdout, new RegExp(`Published GitHub release: release-url/${version}`));
  t.regex(stdout, new RegExp(`Publishing version ${version} to npm registry`));
-  t.is(code, 0);
+  t.is(exitCode, 0);

  // Verify package.json and has been updated
  t.is((await readJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'))).version, version);
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ test('Pass options via CLI arguments', async t => {
  t.log('Commit a feature');
  await gitCommits(['feat: Initial commit'], {cwd});
  t.log('$ semantic-release');
-  const {stdout, code} = await execa(
+  const {stdout, exitCode} = await execa(
    cli,
    [
      '--verify-conditions',
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ test('Pass options via CLI arguments', async t => {
    {env, cwd}
  );
  t.regex(stdout, new RegExp(`Publishing version ${version} to npm registry`));
-  t.is(code, 0);
+  t.is(exitCode, 0);

  // Verify package.json and has been updated
  t.is((await readJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'))).version, version);
@@ -581,14 +581,14 @@ test('Log unexpected errors from plugins and exit with 1', async t => {
  t.log('Commit a feature');
  await gitCommits(['feat: Initial commit'], {cwd});
  t.log('$ semantic-release');
-  const {stderr, code} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd, reject: false});
+  const {stderr, exitCode} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd, reject: false});
  // Verify the type and message are logged
  t.regex(stderr, /Error: a/);
  // Verify the the stacktrace is logged
  t.regex(stderr, new RegExp(pluginError));
  // Verify the Error properties are logged
  t.regex(stderr, /errorProperty: 'errorProperty'/);
-  t.is(code, 1);
+  t.is(exitCode, 1);
 });

 test('Log errors inheriting SemanticReleaseError and exit with 1', async t => {
@@ -608,10 +608,10 @@ test('Log errors inheriting SemanticReleaseError and exit with 1', async t => {
  t.log('Commit a feature');
  await gitCommits(['feat: Initial commit'], {cwd});
  t.log('$ semantic-release');
-  const {stderr, code} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd, reject: false});
+  const {stderr, exitCode} = await execa(cli, [], {env, cwd, reject: false});
  // Verify the type and message are logged
  t.regex(stderr, /EINHERITED Inherited error/);
-  t.is(code, 1);
+  t.is(exitCode, 1);
 });

 test('Exit with 1 if missing permission to push to the remote repository', async t => {
@@ -626,14 +626,14 @@ test('Exit with 1 if missing permission to push to the remote repository', async
  await gitCommits(['feat: Initial commit'], {cwd});
  await gitPush('origin', 'master', {cwd});
  t.log('$ semantic-release');
-  const {stderr, code} = await execa(
+  const {stderr, exitCode} = await execa(
    cli,
    ['--repository-url', 'http://user:wrong_pass@localhost:2080/git/unauthorized.git'],
    {env: {...env, GH_TOKEN: 'user:wrong_pass'}, cwd, reject: false}
  );
  // Verify the type and message are logged
  t.regex(stderr, /EGITNOPERMISSION/);
-  t.is(code, 1);
+  t.is(exitCode, 1);
 });

 test('Hide sensitive environment variable values from the logs', async t => {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ test('Wrap plugin in a function that add the "pluginName" to the error"', async
    './plugin-error': './test/fixtures',
  });

-  const error = await t.throws(plugin({options: {}}));
+  const error = await t.throwsAsync(plugin({options: {}}));

  t.is(error.pluginName, './plugin-error');
 });
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test('Wrap plugin in a function that add the "pluginName" to multiple errors"',
    './plugin-errors': './test/fixtures',
  });

-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(plugin({options: {}})))];
+  const errors = [...(await t.throwsAsync(plugin({options: {}})))];
  for (const error of errors) {
    t.is(error.pluginName, './plugin-errors');
  }
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ test('Wrap "analyzeCommits" plugin in a function that validate the output of the
    {}
  );

-  const error = await t.throws(plugin({options: {}}));
+  const error = await t.throwsAsync(plugin({options: {}}));

  t.is(error.code, 'EANALYZECOMMITSOUTPUT');
  t.is(error.name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ test('Wrap "generateNotes" plugin in a function that validate the output of the
    {}
  );

-  const error = await t.throws(plugin({options: {}}));
+  const error = await t.throwsAsync(plugin({options: {}}));

  t.is(error.code, 'EGENERATENOTESOUTPUT');
  t.is(error.name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ test('Wrap "publish" plugin in a function that validate the output of the plugin
    {}
  );

-  const error = await t.throws(plugin({options: {}}));
+  const error = await t.throwsAsync(plugin({options: {}}));

  t.is(error.code, 'EPUBLISHOUTPUT');
  t.is(error.name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ test('Wrap "addChannel" plugin in a function that validate the output of the plu
    {}
  );

-  const error = await t.throws(plugin({options: {}}));
+  const error = await t.throwsAsync(plugin({options: {}}));

  t.is(error.code, 'EADDCHANNELOUTPUT');
  t.is(error.name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
@@ -273,6 +273,6 @@ test('Throws an error if the plugin is not found', t => {
    Error
  );

-  t.is(error.message, "Cannot find module 'non-existing-path'");
+  t.regex(error.message, /Cannot find module 'non-existing-path'/);
  t.is(error.code, 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND');
 });
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ test('Stop execution and throw error if a step rejects', async t => {
  const step2 = stub().rejects(new Error('test error'));
  const step3 = stub().resolves(3);

-  const error = await t.throws(pipeline([step1, step2, step3])(0), Error);
+  const error = await t.throwsAsync(pipeline([step1, step2, step3])(0), Error);
  t.is(error.message, 'test error');
  t.true(step1.calledWith(0));
  t.true(step2.calledWith(0));
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ test('Throw all errors from the first step throwing an AggregateError', async t
  const step2 = stub().rejects(new AggregateError([error1, error2]));
  const step3 = stub().resolves(3);

-  const errors = await t.throws(pipeline([step1, step2, step3])(0));
+  const errors = await t.throwsAsync(pipeline([step1, step2, step3])(0));

  t.deepEqual([...errors], [error1, error2]);
  t.true(step1.calledWith(0));
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ test('Execute all even if a Promise rejects', async t => {
  const step2 = stub().rejects(error1);
  const step3 = stub().rejects(error2);

-  const errors = await t.throws(pipeline([step1, step2, step3], {settleAll: true})(0));
+  const errors = await t.throwsAsync(pipeline([step1, step2, step3], {settleAll: true})(0));

  t.deepEqual([...errors], [error1, error2]);
  t.true(step1.calledWith(0));
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ test('Throw all errors from all steps throwing an AggregateError', async t => {
  const step1 = stub().rejects(new AggregateError([error1, error2]));
  const step2 = stub().rejects(new AggregateError([error3, error4]));

-  const errors = await t.throws(pipeline([step1, step2], {settleAll: true})(0));
+  const errors = await t.throwsAsync(pipeline([step1, step2], {settleAll: true})(0));

  t.deepEqual([...errors], [error1, error2, error3, error4]);
  t.true(step1.calledWith(0));
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ test('Execute each function in series passing a transformed input even if a step
  const step4 = stub().resolves(4);
  const getNextInput = (prevResult, result) => prevResult + result;

-  const errors = await t.throws(pipeline([step1, step2, step3, step4], {settleAll: true, getNextInput})(0));
+  const errors = await t.throwsAsync(pipeline([step1, step2, step3, step4], {settleAll: true, getNextInput})(0));

  t.deepEqual([...errors], [error2, error3]);
  t.true(step1.calledWith(0));
@@ -33,42 +33,67 @@ test('tagsToVersions', t => {

 test('isMajorRange', t => {
  t.false(isMajorRange('1.1.x'));
+  t.false(isMajorRange('1.11.x'));
+  t.false(isMajorRange('11.1.x'));
+  t.false(isMajorRange('11.11.x'));
  t.false(isMajorRange('1.1.X'));
  t.false(isMajorRange('1.1.0'));

  t.true(isMajorRange('1.x.x'));
+  t.true(isMajorRange('11.x.x'));
  t.true(isMajorRange('1.X.X'));
  t.true(isMajorRange('1.x'));
+  t.true(isMajorRange('11.x'));
  t.true(isMajorRange('1.X'));
 });

 test('isMaintenanceRange', t => {
  t.true(isMaintenanceRange('1.1.x'));
+  t.true(isMaintenanceRange('11.1.x'));
+  t.true(isMaintenanceRange('11.11.x'));
+  t.true(isMaintenanceRange('1.11.x'));
  t.true(isMaintenanceRange('1.x.x'));
+  t.true(isMaintenanceRange('11.x.x'));
  t.true(isMaintenanceRange('1.x'));
+  t.true(isMaintenanceRange('11.x'));
  t.true(isMaintenanceRange('1.1.X'));
  t.true(isMaintenanceRange('1.X.X'));
  t.true(isMaintenanceRange('1.X'));

  t.false(isMaintenanceRange('1.1.0'));
+  t.false(isMaintenanceRange('11.1.0'));
+  t.false(isMaintenanceRange('1.11.0'));
+  t.false(isMaintenanceRange('11.11.0'));
  t.false(isMaintenanceRange('~1.0.0'));
  t.false(isMaintenanceRange('^1.0.0'));
 });

 test('getUpperBound', t => {
  t.is(getUpperBound('1.x.x'), '2.0.0');
+  t.is(getUpperBound('1.X.X'), '2.0.0');
+  t.is(getUpperBound('10.x.x'), '11.0.0');
  t.is(getUpperBound('1.x'), '2.0.0');
+  t.is(getUpperBound('10.x'), '11.0.0');
  t.is(getUpperBound('1.0.x'), '1.1.0');
+  t.is(getUpperBound('10.0.x'), '10.1.0');
+  t.is(getUpperBound('10.10.x'), '10.11.0');
  t.is(getUpperBound('1.0.0'), '1.0.0');
+  t.is(getUpperBound('10.0.0'), '10.0.0');

  t.is(getUpperBound('foo'), undefined);
 });

 test('getLowerBound', t => {
  t.is(getLowerBound('1.x.x'), '1.0.0');
+  t.is(getLowerBound('1.X.X'), '1.0.0');
+  t.is(getLowerBound('10.x.x'), '10.0.0');
  t.is(getLowerBound('1.x'), '1.0.0');
+  t.is(getLowerBound('10.x'), '10.0.0');
  t.is(getLowerBound('1.0.x'), '1.0.0');
+  t.is(getLowerBound('10.0.x'), '10.0.0');
+  t.is(getLowerBound('1.10.x'), '1.10.0');
  t.is(getLowerBound('1.0.0'), '1.0.0');
+  t.is(getLowerBound('10.0.0'), '10.0.0');

  t.is(getLowerBound('foo'), undefined);
 });
@@ -148,6 +173,8 @@ test('getRange', t => {

 test('makeTag', t => {
  t.is(makeTag(`v\${version}`, '1.0.0'), 'v1.0.0');
+  t.is(makeTag(`v\${version}`, '1.0.0', false), 'v1.0.0');
+  t.is(makeTag(`v\${version}`, '1.0.0', null), 'v1.0.0');
  t.is(makeTag(`v\${version}`, '1.0.0', 'next'), 'v1.0.0@next');
  t.is(makeTag(`v\${version}@test`, '1.0.0', 'next'), 'v1.0.0@next@test');
 });
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ test('Throw a AggregateError', async t => {
  const {cwd} = await gitRepo();
  const options = {branches: [{name: 'master'}, {name: ''}]};

-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(verify({cwd, options})))];
+  const errors = [...(await t.throwsAsync(verify({cwd, options})))];

  t.is(errors[0].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
  t.is(errors[0].code, 'ENOREPOURL');
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ test('Throw a SemanticReleaseError if does not run on a git repository', async t
  const cwd = tempy.directory();
  const options = {branches: []};

-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(verify({cwd, options})))];
+  const errors = [...(await t.throwsAsync(verify({cwd, options})))];

  t.is(errors[0].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
  t.is(errors[0].code, 'ENOGITREPO');
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ test('Throw a SemanticReleaseError if the "tagFormat" is not valid', async t =>
  const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
  const options = {repositoryUrl, tagFormat: `?\${version}`, branches: []};

-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(verify({cwd, options})))];
+  const errors = [...(await t.throwsAsync(verify({cwd, options})))];

  t.is(errors[0].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
  t.is(errors[0].code, 'EINVALIDTAGFORMAT');
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ test('Throw a SemanticReleaseError if the "tagFormat" does not contains the "ver
  const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
  const options = {repositoryUrl, tagFormat: 'test', branches: []};

-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(verify({cwd, options})))];
+  const errors = [...(await t.throwsAsync(verify({cwd, options})))];

  t.is(errors[0].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
  t.is(errors[0].code, 'ETAGNOVERSION');
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ test('Throw a SemanticReleaseError if the "tagFormat" contains multiple "version
  const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
  const options = {repositoryUrl, tagFormat: `\${version}v\${version}`, branches: []};

-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(verify({cwd, options})))];
+  const errors = [...(await t.throwsAsync(verify({cwd, options})))];

  t.is(errors[0].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
  t.is(errors[0].code, 'ETAGNOVERSION');
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ test('Throw a SemanticReleaseError for each invalid branch', async t => {
    branches: [{name: ''}, {name: '  '}, {name: 1}, {}, {name: ''}, 1, 'master'],
  };

-  const errors = [...(await t.throws(verify({cwd, options})))];
+  const errors = [...(await t.throwsAsync(verify({cwd, options})))];

  t.is(errors[0].name, 'SemanticReleaseError');
  t.is(errors[0].code, 'EINVALIDBRANCH');
@@ -113,5 +113,5 @@ test('Return "true" if all verification pass', async t => {
  const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
  const options = {repositoryUrl, tagFormat: `v\${version}`, branches: [{name: 'master'}]};

-  await t.notThrows(verify({cwd, options}));
+  await t.notThrowsAsync(verify({cwd, options}));
 });