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.TH "GH-RELEASE-EDIT" "1" "Apr 2026" "GitHub CLI 2.92.0" "GitHub CLI manual"

.SH NAME
gh-release-edit - Edit a release


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBgh release edit <tag>\fR


.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB--discussion-category\fR \fB<string>\fR
Start a discussion in the specified category when publishing a draft

.TP
\fB--draft\fR
Save the release as a draft instead of publishing it

.TP
\fB--latest\fR
Explicitly mark the release as "Latest"

.TP
\fB-n\fR, \fB--notes\fR \fB<string>\fR
Release notes

.TP
\fB-F\fR, \fB--notes-file\fR \fB<file>\fR
Read release notes from file (use "-" to read from standard input)

.TP
\fB--prerelease\fR
Mark the release as a prerelease

.TP
\fB--tag\fR \fB<string>\fR
The name of the tag

.TP
\fB--target\fR \fB<branch>\fR
Target branch or full commit SHA (default [main branch])

.TP
\fB-t\fR, \fB--title\fR \fB<string>\fR
Release title

.TP
\fB--verify-tag\fR
Abort in case the git tag doesn't already exist in the remote repository


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
.TP
\fB-R\fR, \fB--repo\fR \fB<[HOST/]OWNER/REPO>\fR
Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format


.SH EXIT CODES
0: Successful execution

.PP
1: Error

.PP
2: Command canceled

.PP
4: Authentication required

.PP
NOTE: Specific commands may have additional exit codes. Refer to the command's help for more information.


.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
# 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

.EE


.SH SEE ALSO
\fBgh-release(1)\fR