Create a release based workflow

Create a release based workflow that is built on the foundations of the GitHub flow.

Welcome

Create a release based workflow that is built on the foundations of the GitHub flow. When your team uses a release-based workflow, GitHub makes it easy to collaborate with deployable iterations of your project that you can package and make available for a wider audience to download and use.

GitHub releases allow your team to package and provide software to your users based on a specific point in the history of your project.

• Who is this for: Developers, DevOps Engineers, IT Operations, managers, and teams.
• What you'll learn: How to follow a release-based workflow.
• What you'll build: You will create tags, releases, and release notes.
• Prerequisites: If you need to learn about branches, commits, and pull requests, take Introduction to GitHub first.
• How long: This course takes less than 1 hour to complete.

In this course, you will:

1. Create a beta release
2. Add a feature to a release
3. Open a release pull request
4. Add release notes and merge
5. Finalize a release
6. Commit a hotfix
7. Create a hotfix release

How to start this course

1. Right-click Start course and open the link in a new tab.
2. In the new tab, most of the prompts will automatically fill in for you.
   • For owner, choose your personal account or an organization to host the repository.
   • We recommend creating a public repository, as private repositories will use Actions minutes.
   • Scroll down and click the Create repository button at the bottom of the form.
3. After your new repository is created, wait about 20 seconds, then refresh the page. Follow the step-by-step instructions in the new repository's README.

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