---
title: Releasing projects on GitHub
intro: 'You can create a release to package software, release notes, and binary files for other people to download.'
redirect_from:
  - /categories/85/articles/
  - /categories/releases/
versions:
  free-pro-team: '*'
  enterprise-server: '*'
  github-ae: '*'
topics:
  - Repositories
children:
  - /about-releases
  - /managing-releases-in-a-repository
  - /viewing-your-repositorys-releases-and-tags
  - /linking-to-releases
  - /comparing-releases
  - /automation-for-release-forms-with-query-parameters
---