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GitHub Action

Get latest Github release

v2.0 Latest version

Get latest Github release

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Get latest Github release

Get the latest release from another repository and output that for use in other actions

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

              

- name: Get latest Github release

uses: rez0n/actions-github-release@v2.0

Learn more about this action in rez0n/actions-github-release

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GitHub Actions: Get Github release

This Action able to get latest release version (tag) of the remote repository.

Configuration

Inputs

Name Description Example
repository The Github owner/repository nodejs/node
type The release type (prerelease stable
token Github auth token (default variable for each action session) ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Possible values for type input

  • stable - Get the stable latest release
  • prerelease - Get the latest prerelease
  • latest - Get the really latest release with no matter is it stable or prerelease
  • nodraft - Get the really latest release excluding drafts

Outputs

Action outputs 3 variables

  • release - release tag
  • release_id - release Github ID
  • browser_download_url - URL to download first file in release assets

Usage example

on:
  push:
    branches: [ main ]

jobs:
  build:
    name: Build
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:

    - name: Get latest release of NodeJS
      uses: rez0n/actions-github-release@main
      id: node_release
      with:
        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        repository: "nodejs/node"
        type: "stable"

    - name: Build image
      uses: docker/build-push-action@v1
        with:
          ...
          dockerfile: Dockerfile
          tags: latest, ${{ steps.node_release.outputs.release }}