NAME

       gh-release-create - Create a new release

SYNOPSIS

       gh release create [<tag>] [<files>...]

DESCRIPTION

       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  automatically  generate  the  release  notes  from  the
       annotated git tag.

       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.

OPTIONS

       --discussion-category <string>
              Start a discussion in the specified category

       -d, --draft
              Save the release as a draft instead of publishing it

       --generate-notes
              Automatically generate title and notes for the release

       --latest
              Mark this release as "Latest" (default [automatic based on date and version])

       -n, --notes <string>
              Release notes

       -F, --notes-file <file>
              Read release notes from file (use "-" to read from standard input)

       --notes-from-tag
              Automatically generate notes from annotated 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

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

       -R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>
              Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format

EXAMPLE

       Interactively create a release
       $ gh release create

       Interactively create a release from specific tag
       $ gh release create v1.2.3

       Non-interactively create a release
       $ gh release create v1.2.3 --notes "bugfix release"

       Use automatically generated release notes
       $ gh release create v1.2.3 --generate-notes

       Use release notes from a file
       $ gh release create v1.2.3 -F changelog.md

       Upload all tarballs in a directory as release assets
       $ gh release create v1.2.3 ./dist/*.tgz

       Upload a release asset with a display label
       $ gh release create v1.2.3 '/path/to/asset.zip#My display label'

       Create a release and start a discussion
       $ gh release create v1.2.3 --discussion-category "General"

SEE ALSO

       gh-release(1)

                                                    Jan 2025                                GH-RELEASE-CREATE(1)