`semantic-release` does its thing, but we humans are confused. Possible options: - [as mentioned in the FAQ](https://semantic-release.gitbook.io/semantic-release/support/faq#why-is-the-package.jsons-version-not-updated-in-my-repository), set `package.json.version` to `0.0.0-semantically-released` - use this plugin to sync versions: https://github.com/semantic-release/git I'd vouch for the first option (`0.0.0-semantically-released`), but YMMW, leaving it up to @jwulf and @bojtospeter