# X_RELEASE_VERSION_UNSTATED

## Means

a release was asked for and neither `--version` nor `--bump` was given

## Typical cause

the absent case is a **refusal**, not a patch bump. It used to default to `patch`, so a typo'd flag name still produced a release of some version

## Fix

`bun run scripts/release.ts --bump patch --dry-run --json`, or `--version <x.y.z>` — the cause names the version this repo is currently at

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