softprops/action-gh-release
📦 :octocat: GitHub Action for creating GitHub Releases observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
97/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 93
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 22.5
- age_days: 2565
- days_rel: 51
- days_push: 17
- n_releases_24m: 23
Adoption not part of the score
5745 stars · 638 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A GitHub Action for creating GitHub Releases from CI workflows, with support for uploading release assets via glob patterns and updating existing releases. It runs on Linux, Windows, and macOS runners and is typically gated on tag pushes.
Use cases
- automatically create a GitHub release when a tag is pushed
- upload build artifacts to a GitHub release from CI
- attach binaries to releases in a GitHub Actions workflow
- update an existing release with new assets
- use external release notes files for releases
When to choose
- you want to automate GitHub release creation in GitHub Actions
- you need to upload packaged binaries or files as release assets
- you want releases triggered only on tag pushes
When to avoid
- you release from a CI system other than GitHub Actions
- you need to publish to package registries rather than GitHub Releases
Facets
plugin · maturity active
deployment ci-cd developer-tools developer-tools windows cloud github-actions github-releases release-automation release-assets typescript devops automation linux macos docker
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/softprops/action-gh-release · fetched 2026-08-28 · d7e3398cb501
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| softprops/action-gh-release | main | 97 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="softprops/action-gh-release")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem