GH-RELEASE-EDIT(1) GitHub CLI manual GH-RELEASE-EDIT(1) NAME gh-release-edit - Edit a release SYNOPSIS gh release edit <tag> OPTIONS --discussion-category <string> Start a discussion in the specified category when publishing a draft --draft Save the release as a draft instead of publishing it --latest Explicitly mark the release as "Latest" -n, --notes <string> Release notes -F, --notes-file <file> Read release notes from file (use "-" to read from standard input) --prerelease Mark the release as a prerelease --tag <string> The name of the tag --target <branch> Target branch or full commit SHA (default [main branch]) -t, --title <string> Release title --verify-tag Abort in case the git tag doesn't already exist in the remote repos- itory OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS -R, --repo <[HOST/]OWNER/REPO> Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format EXIT CODES 0: Successful execution 1: Error 2: Command canceled 4: Authentication required NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the com- mand's help for more information. EXAMPLE # Publish a release that was previously a draft $ gh release edit v1.0 --draft=false # Update the release notes from the content of a file $ gh release edit v1.0 --notes-file /path/to/release_notes.md SEE ALSO gh-release(1) Aug 2026 GH-RELEASE-EDIT(1)
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