Create an annotated release tag.

Mark a revision with a readable release description.

Shell terminal
set -euo pipefail
git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "First release"
git tag --list

Expected output EXAMPLE

v1.0.0

Details

Requires Git and Bash. Run in a disposable practice repository. The test setup below creates the starting files and commits. This creates a local tag. Publishing a tag requires a separate git push origin v1.0.0 command.

✓ Verified

Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS · · git version 2.43.0 · git 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3

Test inputs, results and environment

The exact published code ran in a dedicated Linux test container with prepared inputs. Snippet process uid 65534 with a read-only root filesystem and temporary working files. Networking disabled. Fixtures and output records are isolated from the application database. Testing covers this example and its stated checks, not every input, operating system, or runtime version. The Linux container shares its host's kernel; this is not a native Windows test.

Architecture / host kernel
x86_64 / 6.18.54.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
Snippet identity / locale
uid=65534, gid=65534 (unprivileged process) / C.UTF-8
Interpreter invocation
bash -euo pipefail -c <published code>
Container image ID
sha256:ec91410a8f6ec3e985830b5e3a0560306d36f8c1c5ccd91a6699abe707123fa3
Code SHA-256
a097841e8363e51e5713efc37755c3e1abb2e127b48cfc7bd3c4885502953a50
Dependencies
git 1:2.43.0-1ubuntu7.3

Test input setup

These are the prepared inputs used by the test harness. See Details above for the prerequisites and how to run this example.

git init -q -b main .
git config user.name 'Example Developer'
git config user.email 'developer@example.invalid'
git config commit.gpgsign false
printf 'first\n' > notes.txt
git add notes.txt
git commit -qm 'Initial notes'

Observed standard output

v1.0.0

Exit code: 0. Standard error: empty. Validation: Exact stdout comparison. System-dependent values above are one recorded run.