chore: remove legacy release-it dependency (#399)

Author: davidliu

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -55,19 +55,6 @@ To edit the Objective-C files, open `example/ios/LivekitReactNativeExample.xcwor
 
 To edit the Kotlin files, open `example/android` in Android studio and find the source files at `livekitreactnative` under `Android`.
 
-### Commit message convention
-
-We follow the [conventional commits specification](https://www.conventionalcommits.org/en) for our commit messages:
-
-- `fix`: bug fixes, e.g. fix crash due to deprecated method.
-- `feat`: new features, e.g. add new method to the module.
-- `refactor`: code refactor, e.g. migrate from class components to hooks.
-- `docs`: changes into documentation, e.g. add usage example for the module..
-- `test`: adding or updating tests, e.g. add integration tests using detox.
-- `chore`: tooling changes, e.g. change CI config.
-
-Our pre-commit hooks verify that your commit message matches this format when committing.
-
 ### Linting and tests
 
 [ESLint](https://eslint.org/), [Prettier](https://prettier.io/), [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)
@@ -78,14 +65,16 @@ Our pre-commit hooks verify that the linter and tests pass when committing.
 
 ### Publishing to npm
 
-We use [release-it](https://github.com/release-it/release-it) to make it easier to publish new versions. It handles common tasks like bumping version based on semver, creating tags and releases etc.
+We use [Changesets](https://github.com/changesets/changesets) to manage versioning and releases.
 
-To publish new versions, run the following:
+If your pull request includes user-facing changes, add a changeset describing the change:
 
 ```sh
-yarn release
+yarn changeset
 ```
 
+When changesets are merged to `main`, the [Release workflow](.github/workflows/changeset.yaml) opens a "Version Packages" pull request. Merging that PR bumps the version, publishes to npm, and creates a GitHub release.
+
 ### Scripts
 
 The `package.json` file contains various scripts for common tasks:

docs/media/CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -78,14 +78,16 @@ Our pre-commit hooks verify that the linter and tests pass when committing.
 
 ### Publishing to npm
 
-We use [release-it](https://github.com/release-it/release-it) to make it easier to publish new versions. It handles common tasks like bumping version based on semver, creating tags and releases etc.
+We use [Changesets](https://github.com/changesets/changesets) to manage versioning and releases.
 
-To publish new versions, run the following:
+If your pull request includes user-facing changes, add a changeset describing the change:
 
 ```sh
-yarn release
+yarn changeset
 ```
 
+When changesets are merged to `main`, the [Release workflow](.github/workflows/changeset.yaml) opens a "Version Packages" pull request. Merging that PR bumps the version, publishes to npm, and creates a GitHub release.
+
 ### Scripts
 
 The `package.json` file contains various scripts for common tasks:

package.json

@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
     "@livekit/react-native-webrtc": "^144.1.0",
     "@react-native/babel-preset": "0.83.0",
     "@react-native/eslint-config": "0.83.0",
-    "@release-it/conventional-changelog": "10.0.1",
     "@types/fastestsmallesttextencoderdecoder": "^1.0.0",
     "@types/react": "^19.2.0",
     "commitlint": "^19.8.1",
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@
     "react": "19.2.0",
     "react-native": "0.83.0",
     "react-native-builder-bob": "^0.40.17",
-    "release-it": "^19.0.4",
     "typedoc": "^0.28.14",
     "typescript": "^5.9.2"
   },
@@ -108,7 +106,6 @@
     "typescript": "tsc --noemit -p tsconfig.build.json",
     "lint": "eslint \"**/*.{js,ts,tsx}\"",
     "prepare": "bob build",
-    "release": "release-it",
     "example": "yarn --cwd example",
     "pods": "cd example && pod-install --verbose",
     "ci:version": "changeset version && yarn build-docs",
@@ -156,36 +153,6 @@
       ]
     }
   },
-  "release-it": {
-    "hooks": {
-      "before:init": [
-        "yarn lint",
-        "yarn test --passWithNoTests",
-        "yarn typescript"
-      ],
-      "after:bump": [
-        "yarn pods",
-        "yarn build-docs"
-      ],
-      "after:release": "echo Successfully released ${name} v${version} to ${repo.repository}."
-    },
-    "git": {
-      "commitMessage": "chore: release ${version}",
-      "tagName": "v${version}"
-    },
-    "npm": {
-      "publish": true
-    },
-    "github": {
-      "release": true
-    },
-    "plugins": {
-      "@release-it/conventional-changelog": {
-        "preset": "angular",
-        "ignoreRecommendedBump": true
-      }
-    }
-  },
   "prettier": {
     "quoteProps": "consistent",
     "singleQuote": true,