Set-GitHubRelease

SYNOPSIS

Creates or updates a release.

SYNTAX

Not latest (Default)

Set-GitHubRelease -Owner <String> -Repository <String> -Tag <String> [-Target <String>] [-Name <String>]
 [-Notes <String>] [-Draft] [-Prerelease] [-DiscussionCategoryName <String>] [-GenerateReleaseNotes]
 [-Context <Object>] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Set latest

Set-GitHubRelease -Owner <String> -Repository <String> -Tag <String> [-Target <String>] [-Name <String>]
 [-Notes <String>] [-DiscussionCategoryName <String>] [-GenerateReleaseNotes] [-Latest] [-Context <Object>]
 [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

The Set-GitHubRelease cmdlet creates a new GitHub release or updates an existing one for a specified tag.

This function first checks if a release with the specified tag already exists: - If the release exists, it will update the existing release with the provided parameters - If the release doesn't exist, it will create a new release

You can specify whether the release is a draft or prerelease, generate release notes automatically, link a discussion to the release, and set a release as the latest for the repository.

When using the 'Latest' parameter, the release will be promoted from draft/prerelease status to a full release.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Set-GitHubRelease -Owner 'octocat' -Repository 'hello-world' -Tag 'v1.0.0' -Target 'main' -Notes 'Release notes'

Creates a new release with tag 'v1.0.0' targeting the 'main' branch.

EXAMPLE 2

Set-GitHubRelease -Owner 'octocat' -Repository 'hello-world' -Tag 'v1.0.0' -Notes 'Updated release notes'

Updates an existing release with tag 'v1.0.0' to have new release notes.

EXAMPLE 3

Set-GitHubRelease -Owner 'octocat' -Repository 'hello-world' -Tag 'v1.0.0' -Draft

Creates or updates a release as a draft release.

EXAMPLE 4

Set-GitHubRelease -Owner 'octocat' -Repository 'hello-world' -Tag 'v1.0.0' -Prerelease

Creates or updates a release as a prerelease.

EXAMPLE 5

Set-GitHubRelease -Owner 'octocat' -Repository 'hello-world' -Tag 'v1.0.0' -Latest

Sets the release with tag 'v1.0.0' as the latest release for the repository. If the release was a draft or prerelease, it will be promoted to a full release.

EXAMPLE 6

Set-GitHubRelease -Owner 'octocat' -Repository 'hello-world' -Tag 'v1.0.0' -GenerateReleaseNotes

Creates or updates a release with automatically generated release notes based on pull requests and commits.

EXAMPLE 7

Get-GitHubRepository -Owner 'octocat' -Repository 'hello-world' | Set-GitHubRelease -Tag 'v1.0.0' -Notes 'Release notes'

Creates or updates a release using pipeline input for the repository.

PARAMETERS

-Owner

The account owner of the repository. The name is not case sensitive.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: Organization, User

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Repository

The name of the repository without the .git extension. The name is not case sensitive.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Tag

The name of the tag.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Target

Specifies the reference value that determines where the Git tag is created from. Can be any branch or commit SHA. Unused if the Git tag already exists. API Default: the repository's default branch.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: Main
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Name

The name of the release.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Notes

Text describing the contents of the tag.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Draft

Whether the release is a draft.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Not latest
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Prerelease

Whether to identify the release as a prerelease.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Not latest
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-DiscussionCategoryName

If specified, a discussion of the specified category is created and linked to the release. The value must be a category that already exists in the repository.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-GenerateReleaseNotes

Whether to automatically generate the name and body for this release. If name is specified, the specified name will be used; otherwise, a name will be automatically generated. If body is specified, the body will be pre-pended to the automatically generated notes.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Latest

Specifies whether this release should be set as the latest release for the repository. If the release is a draft or a prerelease, setting this parameters will promote the release to a release, setting the draft and prerelease parameters to false.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: Set latest
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Context

The context to run the command in. Used to get the details for the API call. Can be either a string or a GitHubContext object.

Type: Object
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: (Get-GitHubContext)
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

{{ Fill ProgressAction Description }}

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

GitHubRepository

OUTPUTS

GitHubRelease

NOTES

RELATED LINKS

https://psmodule.io/GitHub/Functions/Releases/Set-GitHubRelease/