A release is a specific software version that is created based on code repository tags. You can create releases to record change logs and associated artifacts. This helps you better share and manage code versions with your team members. This topic describes how to create and manage releases in the Alibaba Cloud DevOps code repository.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, make sure that you have created a code repository or you are the owner of a code repository. If you have not created a code repository, you need to create one.
Go to the Release tab
In the Alibaba Cloud DevOps console, click Codeup to go to the Codeup page.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Repositories. On the Repository page, click the created or owned repository to go to the repository details page.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Tag. On the Tag page, click the Release tab.
Create a release
In the upper-right corner of the Release tab, click Create Release.
Fill in the relevant configuration items for the release.
Configuration item
Description
Tag
A release must be created based on a tag. Select an existing tag or create a tag.
Version status
Select Mark as Beta Version (Not Officially Released). This indicates that the release is in preview.
Release title
For more information, see Semantic Versioning 2.0.0.
Release description
Enter a description of the release. Alibaba Cloud DevOps provides a recommended template.
Attachment
Upload attachments.
NoteA release supports up to 10 attachments. The size of a single attachment must be less than 50 MB, and the total size of attachments in a repository must be less than 1 GB. For an organization, the total capacity of attachments must be less than 20 GB.
If the upper limit is exceeded, manually delete unnecessary attachments in historical releases and try again.
Enter the relevant configuration information, and click OK.
View release details
After the preceding creation process is completed, you are automatically redirected to the release details page, and two source code packages are automatically generated for downloads.
View releases
On the Release tab, view and manage the created releases.