**commit‑and‑tag‑version** is a drop‑in replacement for the now‑deprecated `standard-version` CLI. It reads Conventional Commits, bumps version numbers in configurable files, generates a CHANGELOG, commits the changes and creates a Git tag—supporting many ecosystems (Node, Maven, Gradle, .NET, YAML, OpenAPI, Python, etc.). It’s aimed at developers who want a simple, local‑only tool for automated semver releases without the extra automation of services like `semantic‑release` or GitHub‑specific actions.