glab-release

name	glab-release
description	Manage GitLab releases including create, list, view, delete, download, and upload release assets. Use when publishing software versions, managing release notes, uploading binaries/artifacts, downloading release files, or viewing release history. Triggers on release, version, tag, publish release, release notes, download release.

glab release

Overview

  Manage GitLab releases.
  USAGE
    glab release <command> [command] [--flags]
  COMMANDS
    create <tag> [<files>...] [--flags]  Create a new GitLab release, or update an existing one.
    delete <tag> [--flags]               Delete a GitLab release.
    download <tag> [--flags]             Download asset files from a GitLab release.
    list [--flags]                       List releases in a repository.
    upload <tag> [<files>...] [--flags]  Upload release asset files or links to a GitLab release.
    view <tag> [--flags]                 View information about a GitLab release.
  FLAGS
    -h --help                            Show help for this command.
    -R --repo                            Select another repository. Can use either `OWNER/REPO` or `GROUP/NAMESPACE/REPO` format. Also accepts full URL or Git URL.

Quick start

glab release --help

Structured output

glab release list and glab release view support --output json / -F json for structured output, which is useful for agent automation.

--notes and --notes-file are optional for glab release create and glab release update.

# List releases with JSON output
glab release list --output json
glab release list -F json

# View a release with JSON output
glab release view v1.2.0 --output json
glab release view v1.2.0 -F json

# Create a release without notes
glab release create v1.2.0

# Update a release without notes
glab release update v1.2.0 --name "My Release"

Subcommands

See references/commands.md for full --help output.