From cf6a6f07b27bdcbb92b59ab6696990dc01254b95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kevin Longmuir <kevin@herodevs.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 10:54:02 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] chore: release 2.0.0-beta.8

---
 CONTRIBUTING.md   | 18 +++++++++---------
 README.md         |  4 ++--
 package-lock.json |  4 ++--
 package.json      |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 13d1827d..e7935810 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ that oclif makes.
 The CLI uses a branch-based release process. To create a release:
 
 1. `git fetch origin main`
-2. `git switch main`
-3. `git pull origin main`
-4. `git switch -c release-{version}` (e.g., `release-1.2.3`)
-5. Manually bump version number in package.json
-6. `npm i` to update package-lock
-7. `npx oclif manifest && npm run readme` to update readme
-8. `git add . && git commit -m "chore: release {version}"` (e.g., `chore: release 1.2.3`)
-9. `git push -u origin release-{version}`
-10. Create PR into main
+1. `git switch main`
+1. `git pull origin main`
+1. `git switch -c release-{version}` (e.g., `release-1.2.3`)
+1. `npm version <newversion> --no-git-tag-version`
+   1. replace `<newversion>` with a valid npm version term, or a specific semver
+   1. For beta use, `npm version prerelease --no-git-tag-version`
+1. `git add . && git commit -m "chore: release {version}"` (e.g., `chore: release 1.2.3`)
+1. `git push -u origin release-{version}`
+1. Create PR into main
 
 #### Push a tag
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d07e742a..b06840aa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ $ npm install -g @herodevs/cli@beta
 $ hd COMMAND
 running command...
 $ hd (--version)
-@herodevs/cli/2.0.0-beta.7 darwin-arm64 node-v22.18.0
+@herodevs/cli/2.0.0-beta.8 darwin-arm64 node-v22.18.0
 $ hd --help [COMMAND]
 USAGE
   $ hd COMMAND
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ EXAMPLES
     $ hd scan eol --json
 ```
 
-_See code: [src/commands/scan/eol.ts](https://github.com/herodevs/cli/blob/v2.0.0-beta.7/src/commands/scan/eol.ts)_
+_See code: [src/commands/scan/eol.ts](https://github.com/herodevs/cli/blob/v2.0.0-beta.8/src/commands/scan/eol.ts)_
 
 ## `hd update [CHANNEL]`
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3fbcef20..60984e92 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@herodevs/cli",
-  "version": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.8",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@herodevs/cli",
-      "version": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+      "version": "2.0.0-beta.8",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@amplitude/analytics-node": "^1.5.5",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4bc1d200..5523d8f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@herodevs/cli",
-  "version": "2.0.0-beta.7",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.8",
   "author": "HeroDevs, Inc",
   "bin": {
     "hd": "./bin/run.js"