# goreleaser/goreleaser-action

GitHub Action for GoReleaser

Repository: https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser-action
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/goreleaser-action
Homepage: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/goreleaser-action
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: github-actions, goreleaser, golang, actions, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-29T20:56:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 78, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2539, "days_push": 4, "days_rel": 65, "gap_med": 44.0, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1032, forks 102 (observed 2026-09-01T02:14:02.640754+00:00)

## What it is
A GitHub Action that runs GoReleaser, the release automation tool for Go projects, within GitHub Actions workflows. It handles installing and verifying GoReleaser, running releases on tags or pushes, and supports both the open-source and Pro distributions.

## Use cases
- automate Go binary releases on GitHub
- run goreleaser in a GitHub Actions workflow
- publish Go releases when a new tag is pushed
- install goreleaser in CI without running a release
- sign and upload Go release artifacts in CI

## When to choose
- You build Go projects and want automated, reproducible releases via GitHub Actions
- You want checksum verification and easy GoReleaser version pinning in CI

## When to avoid
- Your project is not Go or you don't use GoReleaser
- You use a CI system other than GitHub Actions

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: ci-cd, deployment, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cloud
- tags: github-actions, goreleaser, golang, release-automation, continuous-integration, devops, automation, docker

## Member repositories
- goreleaser/goreleaser-action (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:02.640754+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:07:27.030366+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser-action (fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:02.640754+00:00, sha 8f6c48400623)
  - homepage: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/goreleaser-action (fetched 2026-08-29T13:06:47.571647+00:00, sha 7f5554eff025)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.