GT-RELEASE-CREATE(1)           gitea-cli Manual           GT-RELEASE-CREATE(1)



NAME
       gt-release-create - Create a release



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



DESCRIPTION
       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.  Without a tag
       and flags on a terminal, a form asks for the tag, title, notes, target,
       and whether the release is a draft or a prerelease.


       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>). In a
       clone, a tag that only exists locally is refused unless --target says
       where Gitea creates it, and a new tag without --target is refused
       unless HEAD is the head of the default branch on the server. A --target
       that is no branch on the server, such as HEAD or a short SHA, names the
       commit it resolves to in the clone. --verify-tag refuses any tag that
       is not on the server yet.


   JSON FIELDS
       assets, author, body, created_at, draft, id, prerelease, published_at, tag,
       target, title, url



OPTIONS
       --asset=[]     File to upload as an asset (repeatable)


       -d, --draft[=false]      Save the release as a draft


       -e, --editor[=false]     Write release notes in an editor


       -h, --help[=false]  help for create


       -n, --notes=""      Release notes


       -F, --notes-file=""      Read release notes from a file, or - for
       standard input


       -p, --prerelease[=false]      Mark the release as a prerelease


       --target=""    Branch or commit the tag points to, when it is new


       -t, --title=""      Release title


       --verify-tag[=false]     Fail if the tag does not exist on the server
       yet



OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
       --csv[=""]     Output CSV with the specified comma-separated fields, or
       all fields


       --cwd=""  Working directory for repository discovery


       --debug[=false]     Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each
       HTTP request to stderr


       --host=""      Gitea instance URL, including any base path


       --interactive[=false]    Allow prompts with machine output


       -q, --jq=""    Filter JSON output using a jq expression; implies --json


       --json[=""]    Output JSON with the specified comma-separated fields,
       or all fields


       --no-input[=false]  Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser
       interactions


       --remote=""    Git remote used for repository discovery


       -R, --repo=""  Select a repository as OWNER/REPO or URL


       --sudo=""      Perform API requests as this user (requires an
       administrator account)


       --user=""      Account name on the selected instance



EXAMPLE
       # Create a release in a form
       $ gt release create

       # 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"



SEE ALSO
       gt-release(1)

gitea-cli                          Nov 2026               GT-RELEASE-CREATE(1)