GitHub Actions: Testing, Build, Release, and Deploy Pipelines/Create a GitHub release on tag push

Publish a release whenever a version tag is pushed.

Back to sheet Browse commands

Sign in to save

Section: Release and deployment workflows

Create a GitHub release on tag push

yaml

yaml

on:
  push:
    tags:
      - "v*"

jobs:
  release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: write
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
        with:
          generate_release_notes: true

Explanation

This pattern automates GitHub Releases for semantic version tags.

View in sheet →

Learn the surrounding workflow

Compare similar commands or jump into common fixes when this command is part of a bigger troubleshooting path.

Compare commands View fixes

Related commands

Same sheet · prioritizing Release and deployment workflows

Publish an npm package

Publish to npm from GitHub Actions.

Open In sheetyamlsame section

Deploy only from main after tests

Gate deployments on successful CI from the main branch.

Open In sheetyamlsame section

Node.js CI workflow

Install dependencies, lint, test, and build a Node project.

Open In sheetyaml

Python CI workflow

Set up Python, install dependencies, and run tests.

Open In sheetyaml

Build a Docker image

Use Buildx for modern Docker builds.

Open In sheetyaml