November 10, 2026 – Engineering Log
Vibe-Guard is a CLI-first security scanner for local development and CI. For v2.1.0, the main work was not adding scanner features; it was making release preparation more consistent across the build, npm staging, Git, and Homebrew distribution paths.
Getting Version Metadata Back in Sync
A legacy prebuild script could carry the package version forward as 1.2.0, even when preparing the 2.1.0 release. The release work resolved that version drift and removed the need to rely on ad hoc build overrides.
The build and CI requirements were also aligned on Node.js 20+, making the supported runtime explicit across the release workflow.
A Controlled npm Release Path
The vibe-guard@2.1.0 package completed npm staging and approval. The stage-only workflow keeps validation separate from a public registry release.
Keeping Downstream Distributions Aligned
The v2.1.0 Git tag was pointed at the finalized release commit (ea8d37a). Both Homebrew formulas were updated to use the matching release tarball, SHA-256 checksum, and version assertion. This keeps the package and downstream installation metadata tied to the same release.
The Engineering Takeaway
Release reliability depends on more than a successful build. Version metadata, runtime requirements, tags, checksums, and package-manager formulas all need to describe the same artifact. Treating those details as part of the release process reduces the chance that users install mismatched or stale versions.
The project overview and distribution links are on the Vibe-Guard project page.