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 [**semantic-release**](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release) plugin to execute custom shell commands.
 
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec/workflows/Test/badge.svg)](https://github.com/semantic-release/exec/actions?query=workflow%3ATest+branch%3Amaster) [![npm latest version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@semantic-release/exec/latest.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@semantic-release/exec)
-[![npm next version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@semantic-release/exec/next.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@semantic-release/exec)
 [![npm beta version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@semantic-release/exec/beta.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@semantic-release/exec)
 
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