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Hosting Helm Charts via GitHub Pages and Releases. Version 1.8.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Hosting Helm Charts via GitHub Pages and Releases
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cr
history
Project history and usage
Chart Releaser is a Helm project CLI that turns a GitHub repository into a Helm chart repository by attaching packaged charts to GitHub Releases and generating an `index.yaml` suitable for GitHub Pages.
Project history
The Helm organization created the chart-releaser repository in August 2018. Public release metadata shows the 0.x series in early 2019, a 1.0.0 beta tag before the stable 1.x line, and a current 1.8.1 release in June 2025.
Adoption history
Chart Releaser was adopted mainly through GitHub-hosted Helm chart repositories and CI pipelines. The README documents binary releases, the `helm/tap` Homebrew installation path, a Docker image on Quay for CI, and use through `helm/chart-releaser-action`.
How it is used
Common use is `cr package`, `cr upload`, and `cr index`: package charts, upload `.tgz` artifacts to GitHub Releases, then build or push the chart repository index. The README documents `$HOME/.cr.yaml`, `CR_` environment variables, and command-line flags with CLI-over-env-over-config precedence.
Why package nerds care
Chart Releaser is important because it made a low-infrastructure Helm distribution pattern common: a normal GitHub repository can publish chart tarballs and an index without running a separate chart repository service. It is a small packaging bridge between Helm chart metadata, GitHub Releases, GitHub Pages, and CI.
Timeline
- 2018-08: Helm chart-releaser repository created.
- 2019-02: Early public 0.x GitHub releases are available.
- 2025-06: Latest upstream GitHub release metadata lists v1.8.1.
Related projects
- Helm is the Kubernetes package manager whose chart artifacts Chart Releaser publishes.
- helm/chart-releaser-action wraps the CLI for GitHub Actions workflows.
- GitHub Releases and GitHub Pages are the distribution surfaces targeted by the tool.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.cr.yaml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cr | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.8.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.8.1
https://github.com/helm/chart-releaser
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:chart-releaser |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.8.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/chart-releaser |
| Homepage | https://github.com/helm/chart-releaser/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/helm/chart-releaser |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/helm/chart-releaser#readme |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/helm/chart-releaser/archive/refs/tags/v1.8.1.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | chart-releaser |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment