# X_RELEASE_VERSION_INVALID

## Means

`scripts/release.ts` was asked for a version that does not move forward, or for two at once

## Typical cause

`--version` at or below the version this repo is already at — npm holds it, or one above it, so the publish dies `E403` after the tag and the Release exist — or `--version` and `--bump` together, where `--bump` used to be dropped without a word

## Fix

`bun run scripts/release.ts --bump patch --dry-run --json` (or `--bump minor`, `--bump major`); the cause names the current and the requested version

[CLI and verify](/error-codes#cli-and-verify)