# Install svu with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix Semantic version utility. Version 3.4.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-01. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:svu ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install svu ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install svu ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/svu/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#svu ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sv/svu/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:svu - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.4.1 - **Source summary:** Semantic version utility - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-01T18:22:26Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - svu (cli) - svu (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.4.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-01 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/caarlos0/svu - Upstream latest detected: v3.4.1 (current) ## Project history and usage svu is a small command-line utility for deriving semantic versions from Git history. It is aimed at release scripts and CI workflows that want version bumps to follow SemVer and Conventional Commits without carrying a larger release-management system. ### Project history The caarlos0/svu repository was created on GitHub in December 2017 and describes the tool as a semantic version utility. Its README presents the project as a helper for release scripts and workflows, with commands that increment version components or calculate the next version from commit history. ### Adoption history The README documents installation through Homebrew, apt/yum repositories, Docker images, go install, and GitHub releases. The input package facts also list Homebrew, MacPorts, and Nix packaging, which is typical for a small Go CLI that package-manager users install directly into release pipelines. ### How it is used The central command is `svu next`, which inspects `git log` and maps commit-message patterns such as fixes, features, and breaking changes to patch, minor, or major version bumps. The README also documents a repository-local `.svu.yml` file for setting flag defaults. ### Why package nerds care svu matters to package and release-tool users because it reduces semantic-version calculation to a composable Unix-style executable. It fits especially well in formula update scripts, CI jobs, and Git tag automation where maintainers want predictable version output rather than a full changelog or release platform. ### Timeline - 2017: GitHub repository created and v0.0.1 released. - 2020: v1.0.0 released. - 2026: v3.4.1 listed as the latest GitHub release during research. ### Related projects - svu explicitly points users to the SemVer specification and advertises Conventional Commits compatibility through its README badges and bump rules. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: .svu.yml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** svu - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - svu: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sv/svu/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - MacPorts - svu: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/svu/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dunamai](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dunamai/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, versioning. - [release-it](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/release-it/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, release-automation, versioning. - [semtag](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/semtag/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, git, versioning. - [bump-my-version](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bump-my-version/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, release-automation, versioning. - [bumpp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bumpp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, release-automation, versioning. - [cargo-release](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-release/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, release-automation, versioning. - [changelogen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/changelogen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, release-automation, versioning. - [changie](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/changie/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, release-automation, versioning. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/svu.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/svu.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph