Summary - Tag

Combine the tag flow to mark a release point.

Release Tagging Workflow

When a release is ready, you can mark its commit with a tag. An annotated tag lets you store a message and additional metadata about the release.

git tag -a v2.0.0 -m "Version 2.0.0"
git push origin v2.0.0

After pushing the tag to the remote repository, other team members can access this release marker.

Exercise Create and Push a Release Tag

Store the release commands in a JavaScript array in the correct order: first git tag -a v3.0.0 -m "Major release", then git push origin v3.0.0. Print the commands in order using forEach.

Show example solution

const releaseCommands = [
    "git tag -a v3.0.0 -m \"Major release\"",
    "git push origin v3.0.0"
];

releaseCommands.forEach(command => console.log(command));

Test yourself

Which tag type stores an annotation message and additional metadata about a release?
- Local-only
- Annotated
- Lightweight
- Temporary
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Annotated — An annotated tag contains extra metadata such as a message and tagger information. It is suitable for documenting release points.

Mark a Release with an Annotated Tag

git tag ____ v3.0.0 -m "Major release"

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git tag -a v3.0.0 -m "Major release"

Match Release Publishing Steps

git tag -a

Creates an annotated release tag
-m

Adds the release message
git push origin v3.0.0

Pushes a specific tag to the remote
git push --tags

Pushes all local tags

Next lesson: git remote

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