chore: automate releases using release-it

Author: joshswan

package.json

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc",
     "lint": "tsc --noEmit && eslint src --ext .ts,.tsx",
+    "release": "release-it",
     "test": "jest"
   },
   "dependencies": {
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@
     "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.8.3",
     "@commitlint/cli": "^8.3.5",
     "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^8.3.4",
+    "@release-it/conventional-changelog": "^1.1.0",
     "@types/jest": "^25.1.2",
     "@types/react": "^16.9.19",
     "@types/react-native": "^0.61.12",
@@ -55,6 +57,8 @@
     "react": "16.9.0",
     "react-native": "^0.61.5",
     "react-test-renderer": "^16.12.0",
+    "release-it": "^12.4.3",
+    "rimraf": "^3.0.1",
     "typescript": "^3.7.5"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
@@ -74,5 +78,26 @@
   "jest-junit": {
     "outputDirectory": "./artifacts/jest",
     "outputName": "results.xml"
+  },
+  "release-it": {
+    "git": {
+      "commitMessage": "chore: release %s",
+      "tagName": "v%s"
+    },
+    "npm": {
+      "publish": true
+    },
+    "github": {
+      "release": true,
+      "releaseName": "${version}"
+    },
+    "hooks": {
+      "after:bump": "rimraf dist && yarn build"
+    },
+    "plugins": {
+      "@release-it/conventional-changelog": {
+        "preset": "conventionalcommits"
+      }
+    }
   }
 }