Howdy folks! I have some exciting news to share, as alluded to in the title.

First, some long-delayed closure: Effective today, I am stepping down as lead maintainer of Lerna. I will transition to an "emeritus" status, and largely end any remaining day-to-day responsibilities. I won't be able to pick up any threads dropped, and for that (among many other things), I sincerely apologize.

Burnout is real, friends, so I'll keep this brief.

I want to thank all past contributors to Lerna for helping make it what it is today. I am so grateful to the Lerna community for trusting me; for your patience and understanding. Maintaining Lerna has been one of the most challenging, far-reaching, and rewarding experiences of my career. I couldn't have done it without all of you.

So, here's the announcement, effective immediately:

Nrwl is taking over stewardship of Lerna

One of my recurring nightmares, when considering who to pass the burden of maintenance onto, was that I chose wrong, enabling some nefarious scoundrel to inject a bitcoin miner (or some other disastrous toolchain attack) into Lerna. We've had enough examples over the years of well-meaning, smart folks making one tiny mistake and causing lots of pain in the package ecosystem.

However! I am truly excited that Nrwl has stepped up to take ownership of Lerna's future. Nrwl, for those that don't know, is the company behind nx, a tool I've already recommended to many folks looking for a Lerna replacement. They really get monorepos, y'know? They're also committed to healthy open source, which is extremely important to me.

One of the biggest arguments in favor of Nrwl stewarding future Lerna development, in my mind, is that they represent corporate sponsorship from a company well-aligned with the goals of Lerna itself and the community of multi-package monorepo enthusiasts. Because so much of Lerna 3 was effectively subsidized by my former employer, I believe this bodes well for the health of the project.

I will leave further details (spoiler: a roadmap!) to be announced by @nrwl folks (@jeffbcross et al), just wanted to get the message out.