# Install gitlab-release-cli with Homebrew, apk, Nix, scoop, pacman Toolset to create, retrieve and update releases on GitLab. Version 0.24.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gitlab-release-cli ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gitlab-release-cli ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add gitlab-release-cli ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gitlab-release-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gitlab-release-cli ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/gitlab-release-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S release-cli ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: release-cli from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/gitlab-release-cli ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gitlab-release-cli.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gitlab-release-cli - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.24.0 - **Source summary:** Toolset to create, retrieve and update releases on GitLab - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - release-cli (cli) - release-cli (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.24.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage GitLab Release CLI is a small Go command-line tool created by GitLab to bridge GitLab CI/CD jobs and the GitLab Releases API. Its role is narrower than a general release manager: it turns release metadata from CI jobs or command-line flags into GitLab Release objects. ### Project history The project was introduced with GitLab 12.10 and published as a separate GitLab-hosted repository in 2020. The repository documentation describes it as a decoupled utility that can be invoked by GitLab Runner, third-party CI systems, or directly from a shell. GitLab's documentation later moved release automation toward the broader glab CLI. The Release CLI page marks the feature as deprecated in GitLab 18.0 and describes a migration path from release-cli to glab for CI/CD jobs using the release keyword. ### Adoption history Release CLI's adoption followed GitLab CI/CD rather than a broad stand-alone CLI community. It mattered most to teams that wanted release objects, changelog text, tag metadata, and asset links produced as part of a GitLab pipeline. ### How it is used Practitioners use release-cli inside jobs defined in .gitlab-ci.yml, often on tag pipelines, where CI-provided values such as CI_JOB_TOKEN and CI_PROJECT_ID authenticate the Releases API call. The tool can also create, read, and update releases from a terminal when supplied with an access token and project information. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, release-cli is an example of a vendor-specific CI helper that escaped the container image boundary and became a packaged binary in systems such as Homebrew. Its maintenance-mode status also shows the lifecycle risk of packaging a narrow integration tool after the vendor folds the workflow into a larger CLI. ### Timeline - 2020: Introduced with GitLab 12.10 and released as v0.1.0. - 2025: v0.24.0 appeared in the project release stream. - GitLab 18.0: GitLab documentation marked release-cli as deprecated in favor of glab. ### Related projects - GitLab Runner passes CI job context to release-cli when release jobs are executed. - glab is the GitLab CLI named by GitLab documentation as the migration target for release workflows. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Unix: .gitlab-ci.yml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gitlab-release-cli - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - gitlab-release-cli: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/gitlab-release-cli/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - gitlab-release-cli - 0.24.0-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gitlab-release-cli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GitLab Release command-line tool | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli - apk - gitlab-release-cli-doc - 0.24.0-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gitlab-release-cli-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GitLab Release command-line tool (documentation) | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli - Scoop - main/gitlab-release-cli: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gitlab-release-cli.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman - release-cli - 0.24.0-1: installed executable or alias match | Arch Linux sync databases: release-cli from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Gitlab Release CLI | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/release-cli ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [github-release](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/github-release/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, release-management, releases. - [commitizen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/commitizen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, release-management. - [ghr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ghr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, release-management. - [gitversion](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gitversion/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, release-management. - [changelogen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/changelogen/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, release-management. - [changie](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/changie/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, release-management. - [cocogitto](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cocogitto/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, release-management. - [convco](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/convco/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, release-management. - [gitlab-ci-linter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gitlab-ci-linter/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: ci, cli, developer, developer-tools, gitlab. - [gitlab-runner](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gitlab-runner/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: ci, cli, developer, developer-tools, gitlab. - [glab](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glab/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, gitlab. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gitlab-release-cli.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gitlab-release-cli.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph