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Publishing an older maintenance tag unconditionally marks it as the latest release, replacing the update feed with the older installer; update_check::is_newer then stops advertising the newer release. Since gh release create selects the latest release automatically by default, omit --latest or only pass it when this tag is newer.
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Publishing an older maintenance tag unconditionally marks it as the latest release, replacing the update feed with the older installer; `update_check::is_newer` then stops advertising the newer release. Since `gh release create` selects the latest release automatically by default, omit `--latest` or only pass it when this tag is newer.
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<title>GitHub CLI | Take GitHub to the command line</title>
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<excerpt>citeturn0search0 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 5 days ago; `gh release create [<tag>] [<filename>... | <pattern>...] ... Use `--target` to point to a different branch or commit for the automatic tag creation. ... To create a release from an annotated git tag, first create one locally with git, push the tag to GitHub, then run this command. ... This flag has no effect if there are no existing releases or this is the very first release.
## gh release create
`gh release create [<tag>] [<filename>... | <pattern>...]
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Create a new GitHub Release for a repository.
A list of asset files may be given to upload to the new release. To define a display label for an asset, append text starting with `#` after the file name.
If a matching git tag does not yet exist, one will automatically get created from the latest state of the default branch. Use `--target` to point to a different branch or commit for the automatic tag creation. Use `--verify-tag` to abort the release if the tag doesn't already exist. To fetch the new tag locally after the release, do `git fetch --tags origin`.
To create a release from an annotated git tag, first create one locally with git, push the tag to GitHub, then run this command. Use `--notes-from-tag` to get the release notes from the annotated git tag. If the tag is not annotated, the commit message will be used instead.
Use `--generate-notes` to automatically generate notes using GitHub Release Notes API. When using automatically generated release notes, a release title will also be automatically generated unless a title was explicitly passed. Additional release notes can be prepended to automatically generated notes by using the `--notes` flag.
By default, the release is created even if there are no new commits since the last release. This may result in the same or duplicate release which may not be desirable in some cases. Use `--fail-on-no-commits` to fail if no new commits are available. This flag has no effect if there are no existing releases or this is the very first release.
## Immutable Releases
When release immutability is enabled for a repository, the following protections are enforced:
* Git tags associated with a release cannot be modified or deleted.
* Release assets cannot be modified or deleted.
Immutability is enforced only after a release is published. Draft releases can be modified or deleted, and the associated git tags can be modified or deleted as well.
When using the `create` command to attach assets to a release, separate API calls are made to create the release as a draft, upload the assets, and then publish the release. Immutability protections will be enforced ONLY after the release is published.
### Options
`--discussion-category <string>`
Start a discussion in the specified category
`-d`, `--draft`
Save the release as a draft instead of publishing it
`--fail-on-no-commits`
Fail if there are no commits since the last release (no impact on the first release)
`--generate-notes`
Automatically generate title and notes for the release via GitHub Release Notes API
`--latest`
Mark this release as "Latest" (default [automatic based on date and version]). --latest=false to explicitly NOT set as latest
`-n`, `--notes <string>`
Release notes
`-F`, `--notes-file <file>`
Read release notes from file (use "-" to read from standard input)
`--notes-from-tag`
Fetch notes from the tag annotation or message of commit associated with tag
`--notes-start-tag <string>`
Tag to use as the starting point for generating release notes
`-p`, `--prerelease`
Mark the release as a prerelease
`--target <branch>`
Target branch or full commit SHA (default [main branch])
`-t`, `--title <string>`
Release title
`--verify-tag`
Abort in case the git tag doesn't already exist in the remote repository
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# What's new
Please refer to the release page for the latest release notes.
# Usage
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<excerpt>citeturn1search10 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 5 days ago; To define a display label for an asset, append text starting with `#` after the file name. ... Use `--target` to point to a different branch or commit for the automatic tag creation.Use `--verify-tag` to abort the release if the tag doesn't already exist. ... To create a release from an annotated git tag, first create one locally with git, push the tag to GitHub, then run this command.
## gh release create
`gh release create [<tag>] [<filename>... | <pattern>...]
`
Create a new GitHub Release for a repository.
A list of asset files may be given to upload to the new release. To define a display label for an asset, append text starting with `#` after the file name.
If a matching git tag does not yet exist, one will automatically get created from the latest state of the default branch. Use `--target` to point to a different branch or commit for the automatic tag creation. Use `--verify-tag` to abort the release if the tag doesn't already exist. To fetch the new tag locally after the release, do `git fetch --tags origin`.
To create a release from an annotated git tag, first create one locally with git, push the tag to GitHub, then run this command. Use `--notes-from-tag` to get the release notes from the annotated git tag. If the tag is not annotated, the commit message will be used instead.
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# Checkout v5
## What's new
* Updated to the node24 runtime
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# Checkout v4
This action checks-out your repository under `$GITHUB_WORKSPACE`, so your workflow can access it.
Only a single commit is fetched by default, for the ref/SHA that triggered the workflow. Set `fetch-depth: 0` to fetch all history for all branches and tags. Refer here to learn which commit `$GITHUB_SHA` points to for different events.
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## `gh release <command>`
Manage releases
### `gh release create [<tag>] [<filename>... | <pattern>...]`
Create a new release
` --discussion-category string Start a discussion in the specified category
-d, --draft Save the release as a draft instead of publishing it
--fail-on-no-commits Fail if there are no commits since the last release (no impact on the first release)
--generate-notes Automatically generate title and notes for the release via GitHub Release Notes API
--latest Mark this release as "Latest" (default [automatic based on date and version]). --latest=false to explicitly NOT set as latest
-n, --notes string Release notes
-F, --notes-file file Read release notes from file (use "-" to read from standard input)
--notes-from-tag Fetch notes from the tag annotation or message of commit associated with tag
--notes-start-tag string Tag to use as the starting point for generating release notes
-p, --prerelease Mark the release as a prerelease
--target branch Target branch or full commit SHA (default [main branch])
-t, --title string Release title
--verify-tag Abort in case the git tag doesn't already exist in the remote repository
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### `gh release delete <tag> [flags]`
Delete a release
` --cleanup-tag Delete the specified tag in addition to its release
-y, --yes Skip the confirmation prompt
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### `gh release delete-asset <tag> <asset-name> [flags]`
Delete an asset from a release
`-y, --yes Skip the confirmation prompt
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### `gh release download [<tag>] [flags]`
Download release assets
` --allow-escape-sequences Allow printing terminal escape sequences when writing an asset to standard output
-A, --archive format Download the source code archive in the specified format (zip or tar.gz)
--clobber Overwrite existing files of the same name
-D, --dir directory The directory to download files into (default ".")
-O, --output file The file to write a single asset to (use "-" to write to standard output)
-p, --pattern stringArray Download only assets that match a glob pattern
--skip-existing Skip downloading when files of the same name exist
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### `gh release edit <tag>`
Edit a release
` --discussion-category string Start a discussion in the specified category when publishing a draft
--draft Save the release as a draft instead of publishing it
--latest Explicitly mark the release as "Latest"
-n, --notes string Release notes
-F, --notes-file file Read release notes from file (use "-" to read from standard input)
--prerelease Mark the release as a prerelease
--tag string The name of the tag
--target branch Target branch or full commit SHA (default [main branch])
-t, --title string Release title
--verify-tag Abort in case the git tag doesn't already exist in the remote repository
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### `gh release list [flags]`
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Build an existing tag from its tagged commit.
On a manual run, actions/checkout@v4 checks out the selected workflow ref because no ref is supplied. If TAG names an existing tag and the selected branch has later commits, the workflow builds the branch commit but publishes the assets under the existing tag. --target "$GITHUB_SHA" applies only when gh release create creates a tag, so it does not retarget an existing tag.
Resolve and check out an existing TAG before building, or reject the run when its commit differs from GITHUB_SHA.
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Restrict which releases become latest.
A tag such as v1.2.3-rc.1 can pass the tag filter and version checks. Without --prerelease, the command publishes it as a full release; --latest then directs the stable installer and update-metadata URLs to that release. A manual release of an older stable version can also move those URLs backward. Reject prerelease tags and check that a stable version is newer before setting --latest, or publish prereleases separately without setting latest. (cli.github.com)
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--latest.
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v*.*.*tag (or running the workflow by hand with a tag) now publishes a GitHub Release with two files:OpenMouseDesktopSetup.exe, the Windows installer. The name never changes, soreleases/latest/download/OpenMouseDesktopSetup.exeis a permanent "newest installer" link.latest.json, which the app's update check already reads fromreleases/latest/download/latest.json. It has the version, notes, and the installer's URL, SHA-256 and size, so a future in-app updater can download the installer and verify it.Release notes (and the
notesfield) come from the app's own changelog (gpui/js/lib/changelog.ts), so GitHub and the in-app "What's new" match.Safeguards: the run stops before publishing if the tag,
gpui/Cargo.tomlandgpui/installer/Cargo.tomlversions differ, or if the changelog has no entry for the version. It also runs the tests first.Cutting a release: bump the version in both Cargo.toml files, add the changelog entry, merge, then tag.
Not included yet: signing. The update file has a hash but no signature, so a future in-app updater should add one (e.g. ed25519 with a key in repo secrets) before it installs anything automatically. The in-app download/install itself is also still to do; the app only checks for now.
Tested the notes/
latest.jsongenerator locally (including the missing-changelog failure). The workflow itself has not run end to end yet.Note
Add installer and
latest.jsonpublication to release workflow for in-app updateslatest.jsonandnotes.mdfrom the version-matched entry ingpui/js/dist/changelog.json. The manifest includes the download URL, byte size, and SHA-256 digest of the installer.gpui/Cargo.tomlorgpui/installer/Cargo.toml, runcargo testbefore building, copy the installer as the stableOpenMouseDesktopSetup.exename, and publish the installer pluslatest.jsonusing the generated notes.latest.jsonis published by each GitHub Release for a future download and install flow.📊 Macroscope summarized 813c3b8. 3 files reviewed, 1 issue evaluated, 0 issues filtered, 1 comment posted
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