Documentation Versioning Cheat Sheet

Branching, releases, and changelogs

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Approaches

Strategy Benefit
Branch per release Match product
Docs as code Review + CI
Version dropdown Let readers choose

Commands

git checkout docs/v1.2
Edit release
npm run docs:build
Publish
link checker
Catch broken links

Advice

Automate version toggles, sync release notes, and review after each launch.

💡 Pro Tip: Tag docs per release, automate diffs, and archive old branches.
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