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# gt release create

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Create a release

## Synopsis

```text
Create a release for a tag, and upload the files that follow the tag as its assets. Gitea creates
the tag at --target (the default branch) when it does not exist yet. The title defaults to the tag.

gt never pushes: commits and tags that only exist in your clone are not on the server, so push them
first (git push <remote> <tag>), or pass --verify-tag to fail when the tag is not on the server yet.
```

```
gt release create [<tag>] [<file>...] [flags]
```

## Examples

```
# Create a release with notes from a file and two assets
$ gt release create v1.0.0 dist/gt-linux dist/gt-darwin --notes-file CHANGELOG.md

# Create a draft prerelease of a new tag on a branch
$ gt release create v1.1.0-rc1 --target release/1.1 --draft --prerelease --title "1.1 RC 1"
```

## Options

```
      --asset strings       File to upload as an asset (repeatable)
  -d, --draft               Save the release as a draft
  -e, --editor              Write release notes in an editor
  -h, --help                help for create
  -n, --notes string        Release notes
  -F, --notes-file string   Read release notes from a file, or - for standard input
  -p, --prerelease          Mark the release as a prerelease
      --target string       Branch or commit the tag points to, when it is new
  -t, --title string        Release title
      --verify-tag          Fail if the tag does not exist on the server yet
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --cwd directory       Working directory for repository discovery
      --debug               Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr
      --host URL            Gitea instance URL, including any base path
      --interactive         Allow prompts with machine output
  -q, --jq expression       Filter JSON output using a jq expression; implies --json
      --json fields[="*"]   Output JSON with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields
      --no-input            Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions
      --remote remote       Git remote used for repository discovery
  -R, --repo OWNER/REPO     Select a repository as OWNER/REPO or URL
      --sudo user           Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)
      --user name           Account name on the selected instance
  -y, --yes                 Accept confirmations without prompting
```

## SEE ALSO

* [gt release](../release/index.md): Manage releases