phoenix-release-please
This Claude Code skill automates version bumps for Phoenix packages managed by release-please. It guides users through creating a commit with a Release-As trailer that forces a specific version number for one of four packages: arize-phoenix (root), arize-phoenix-client, arize-phoenix-evals, or arize-phoenix-otel. Use this when you need to manually override the next release version, ensuring the commit includes a real file change in the appropriate package path and the Release-As trailer in the commit body rather than only the PR description.
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Arize-ai/phoenix /tmp/phoenix-release-please && cp -r /tmp/phoenix-release-please/.agents/skills/phoenix-release-please ~/.claude/skills/phoenix-release-pleaseSKILL.md
# Phoenix release-please version bump
Force release-please to propose a specific next version for a managed package by landing a
commit with a [`Release-As`][release-as] trailer.
[release-as]: https://github.com/googleapis/release-please#how-do-i-change-the-version-number
## Packages
Declared in `release-please-config.json`; current versions in `.release-please-manifest.json`.
| Path | Package |
|---|---|
| `.` | `arize-phoenix` (root has `exclude-paths`; touch a file *outside* them, e.g. `src/phoenix/`) |
| `packages/phoenix-client` | `arize-phoenix-client` |
| `packages/phoenix-evals` | `arize-phoenix-evals` |
| `packages/phoenix-otel` | `arize-phoenix-otel` |
## Procedure
1. **Verify the bump.** `jq . .release-please-manifest.json` — target must be strictly greater
than the current entry.
2. **Branch off `main`.**
3. **Make a small real edit inside the package path** (typo fix, comment cleanup). Without a
file change in that path, release-please ignores the commit. Don't edit `pyproject.toml`'s
`version` or `.release-please-manifest.json` — release-please owns those.
4. **Commit with the trailer in the body:**
```bash
git commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF'
chore: release <package> <version>
<one-line rationale>
Release-As: <version>
EOF
)"
```
5. **Open the PR** with `chore:` title and the trailer also at the end of the PR body
(defensive, in case squash settings change).
## Squash-merge gotcha
Repo settings (verify with
`gh api repos/Arize-ai/phoenix --jq '{squash_merge_commit_title, squash_merge_commit_message}'`):
`COMMIT_OR_PR_TITLE` + `COMMIT_MESSAGES`. The squash body comes from **commit messages**, not
the PR description — so `Release-As` must live in a real commit's body. A trailer that exists
only in the PR description is dropped on squash and release-please never sees it.
## Bumping `arize-phoenix` (root)
The root package's entry in `release-please-config.json` lists many `exclude-paths`
(`.github`, `docs`, `js`, `packages`, `tests`, `tutorials`, …). A change inside any of those
paths is **not** counted as a server change. Pick a file under `src/phoenix/` (or another
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