Create Github Release

Skill Verified Active

Create a GitHub release with proper tagging, release notes, and optional build artifacts. Covers semantic versioning, changelog generation, and GitHub CLI usage. Use when marking a stable version of software for distribution, publishing a new library or application version, creating release notes for stakeholders, or distributing build artifacts (binaries, tarballs).

Purpose

To streamline and standardize the creation of GitHub releases, ensuring proper versioning, comprehensive release notes, and distribution of build artifacts.

Features

Automated GitHub release creation
Semantic versioning enforcement
Changelog generation and formatting
Optional build artifact attachment
Pre-release tagging support

Use Cases

Marking stable software versions for distribution
Publishing new library or application versions
Generating release notes for stakeholders
Distributing build artifacts like binaries and tarballs

Non-Goals

General Git branch management
Automating the entire CI/CD pipeline
Code quality analysis or testing
Managing project dependencies beyond versioning

Scope

info:Dry-run previewWhile the GitHub CLI has dry-run capabilities for some commands, this skill does not explicitly expose a `--dry-run` option for the entire release creation process.

Installation

/plugin install agent-almanac@pjt222-agent-almanac

Quality Score

Verified

98 /100

Analyzed about 17 hours ago

Trust Signals

Last commit1 day ago

GitHub owner pjt222

Stars14

Downloads 308

LicenseMIT

Websitepjt222.github.io

Status

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