actions-marketplace-validations/Update Release
Make fresh build assets available via Github release system
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- Stalelast commit Feb 7, 2020
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uses: actions-marketplace-validations/johnwbyrd_update-release@1d5ec4791e40507e5eca3b4dbf90f0b27e7e4979 # no releases — HEAD as of 2026-07-10tags can be moved; commit SHAs can't. why a SHA?
Inputs
| name | description | required | default |
|---|---|---|---|
| token | Your Github token; try \$\{\{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN \}\} if your build lasts less than an hour, or create your own secret token with repository access if your build requires longer than an hour. | yes | — |
| files | Paths to built files to be released. May be absolute or relative to \$\{\{ github.workspace \}\}. | yes | — |
| release | The name of the release to be created. A reasonable looking release name will be created from the current \$\{\{ github.ref \}\} if this input is not supplied. | no | — |
| tag | The name of the tag to be used. If not provided, the name of the release will be used. | no | — |
| message | A one-line description for both the tag and the release. | no | — |
| body | A fuller description of the release. | no | — |
| prerelease | Should the release, if created, be marked as a prerelease? Such releases are generally publicly visible. | — | true |
| draft | Should the release, if created, be marked as a draft? Such releases are generally not publicly visible. | — | false |
Outputs
| name | description |
|---|---|
| files | The calculated path(s) to the files that were released. |
| draft | Whether the release, if created, was marked as a draft. |
| prerelease | Whether the release, if created, was marked as a prerelease. |
| release | The calculated human-friendly name of the release. |
| tag | The calculated tag for the release. |