Creating and Managing Releases
Utilize GitHub's release feature to package and document your software versions with release notes and assets.
Welcome to GitHub Releases!
GitHub's Releases feature helps you package and provide stable versions of your software to users. Think of it as a formal announcement of a new version.
It's crucial for projects that need to distribute compiled binaries, documentation, or specific source code snapshots.
Releases are Built on Tags
Every GitHub Release is directly associated with a Git tag. A tag marks a specific point in your repository's history, usually a version number like v1.0.0.
- Tags provide a permanent, unmoving reference to a commit.
- Releases add rich metadata (like release notes and assets) on top of this tag.
Before creating a release, ensure you have the desired tag pushed to GitHub!
All lessons in this course
- Semantic Versioning with Tags
- Creating and Managing Releases
- Release Branches & Hotfixes
- Generating Changelogs and Release Notes