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name: automate-flutter-app-releases description: Automate your Flutter app releases to beta or production with this handy shell script that handles version bumping, formatting, cleaning, rebuilding, and deployment via Fastlane. metadata: url: https://rodydavis.com/posts/automate-flutter-apps last_modified: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:04:27 GMT

Automate Flutter App Releases

TLDR You can find the script here.

#!/bin/bash

echo "App Release Automator by @rodydavis"

action="$1"
red=`tput setaf 1`
green=`tput setaf 2`
reset=`tput sgr0`

if [ ${action} = "build" ]; then

    echo "${green}Generating built files.. ${reset}"
    flutter packages pub run build_runner clean
    flutter packages pub run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs

    pub global activate pubspec_version
    git commit -a -m "Build $(pubver bump patch)"
    
    echo "${green}Building Project...${reset}"
    find . -name "*-e" -type f -delete
    flutter format .
    flutter clean

    echo "${green}Project Size: $(find . -name "*.dart" | xargs cat | wc -c)${reset}"

    echo "${green}Building APK...${reset}"
    flutter build apk

    echo "${green}Builing IPA..${reset}"
    cd ./ios && pod install && pod repo update && cd ..
    flutter build ios

    git commit -a -m "Project Rebuilt"


elif [ ${action} = "beta" ]; then

    echo "${green}Generating built files..${reset}"
    flutter packages pub run build_runner clean
    flutter packages pub run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs

    pub global activate pubspec_version
    git commit -a -m "Beta $(pubver bump patch)"
    
    echo "${green}Building Project...${reset}"
    find . -name "*-e" -type f -delete
    flutter format .
    flutter clean

    echo "${green}Project Size: $(find . -name "*.dart" | xargs cat | wc -c)${reset}"

    echo "${green}Building APK...${reset}"
    flutter build apk

    echo "${green}Sending Android to Beta...${reset}"
    cd ./android && fastlane beta && cd ..

    echo "${green}Builing IPA..${reset}"
    flutter build ios

    echo "${green}Sending iOS to Beta..${reset}"
    cd ./ios && fastlane beta && cd ..

    git commit -a -m "Sent to Beta"


elif [ ${action} = "release" ]; then

    echo "${green}Generating built files..${reset}"
    flutter packages pub run build_runner clean
    flutter packages pub run build_runner build --delete-conflicting-outputs

    pub global activate pubspec_version
    git commit -a -m "Production $(pubver bump minor)"

    echo "${green}Building Project...${reset}"
    find . -name "*-e" -type f -delete
    flutter format .
    flutter clean

    echo "${green}Project Size: $(find . -name "*.dart" | xargs cat | wc -c)${reset}"

    echo "${green}Building APK...${reset}"
    flutter build apk

    echo "${green}Sending Android to Production...${reset}"
    cd ./android && fastlane release && cd ..

    echo "${green}Builing IPA..${reset}"
    flutter build ios

    echo "${green}Sending iOS to Production...${reset}"
    cd ./ios && fastlane release && cd ..

    git commit -a -m "Sent to Production"

fi

echo "${green}Successfully completed${reset}"

Needed:

Fastlane setup in each directory
build_runner as a dependency
Git Project in VCS

Steps to Run:

Download this file and put it at the root level of your flutter project
Open the terminal and navigate to your project location
Enter this command: chmod +x release.sh

Usage

For beta: ./release.sh beta
For production: ./release.sh release

It will do the following:

Bump the version numbers if you are using the version in the pubspec.yaml
Release the apps with Fastlane
Format all Dart Files
Clean Project
Rebuild classes
Add commit message

Make your life easier and automate your builds to beta and production!

What you need

Fastlane setup in each directory
build_runner as a dependency
Git Project in VCS

Initial Setup

Download this file
Put it at the root level of your flutter project
Open the terminal and navigate to your project location
Enter this command: chmod +x release.sh

Usage

Now you can call this script!

For beta: ./release.sh beta
For production: ./release.sh release

Overview

Bump the version numbers if you are using the version in the pubspec.yaml
Release the apps with Fastlane
Format all Dart Files
Clean Project
Rebuild classes
Add commit messages
Updates Cocoa Pods