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title: Regular releases encourage contribution
date: 2024-04-17
permalink: archive/2024/04/17/regular-releases-encourage-contribution
tags:
    - software-development
    - open-source
cta: d7eol
snippet: |
    Regular open-source releases encourage contribution to your project.
---

As well as writing and maintaining my open-source software projects, I regularly contribute to other people's - including PHP libraries, Drupal modules and Tailwind CSS plugins.

I'm more likely to contribute to your project if you release new versions regularly.

Why would I if my changes may sit on a development branch for a long time or not be released at all?

If I can see that my changes are likely to be released soon, I'm more likely to spend the time and effort to contribute instead of looking for a different solution.