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5. Add Releases

Add Releases with automatic evidence collection to the project.

  • 1. Find the 5-add-releases branch in Repository > Branches
  • 2. Click Merge Request to create a new MR from this branch
  • 3. Uncheck Delete source branch when merge request is accepted. if you prefer to keep the branch.
  • 4. Click Create Merge Request
  • 5. Review the changes to .gitlab-ci.yml in the Changes tab
  • 6. Review the .gitlab/Jobs/Release.gitlab-ci.yml template
  • 7. Note the release: section
  • 8. Note the rules: section, which only runs this job on git tags
  • 9. Click Mark as Ready on the Overview tab
  • 10. Click Merge, wait for the pipeline to complete
  • 11. Create a tag from Repository > Tags
  • 12. Enter a name for the tag, like 1.0.0
  • 13. Select the main branch
  • 14. Click Create Tag, wait for the pipeline to complete
  • 15. View the newly created Release at Deployments > Releases
Edited by Paul Pickhardt