In fledge: Smoother Change Tracking and Versioning for R Packages

Once per machine

Install from cynkra's R-universe using:

install.packages("fledge", repos = "https://cynkra.r-universe.dev")

Or install from GitHub using:

devtools::install_github("cynkra/fledge")

If you are used to making workflow packages (e.g. devtools) available for all your interactive work, you might enjoy loading fledge in your .Rprofile.

Once per package

Your package needs to have a remote that indicates the default branch (e.g. GitHub remote) or to be using the same default branch name as your global/project init.defaultbranch.
If your package...
is brand-new, remember to run fledge::bump_version() regularly.
has already undergone some development, it is not too late to jump on the train! Run fledge::bump_version() and then fledge::finalize_version().
Add a mention of fledge usage in your contributing guide, as contributors might not know about it. A comment is added to the top of NEWS.md, but it tends to be ignored occasionally.