https://github.com/ophiosdev/github-action-latest-release
A simple Github action to get the latest release from another repository.
https://github.com/ophiosdev/github-action-latest-release
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A simple Github action to get the latest release from another repository.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/ophiosdev/github-action-latest-release
- Owner: ophiosdev
- License: mit
- Created: 2025-09-05T20:07:38.000Z (8 months ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2026-05-08T05:53:29.000Z (5 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-05-08T07:42:38.879Z (5 days ago)
- Topics: github, github-action, github-actions, latest-release, release, releases
- Language: TypeScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 604 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 11
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# GitHub Action - Get Latest Release
A simple Github action to get the latest release from another repository.
## Configuration
Example Repository - https://github.com/ophiosdev/github-action-latest-release
### Inputs
| Name | Description | Required | Default | Example |
| ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------- | -------------------------------------- |
| repository | The repository name in full | Yes | N/A | ophiosdev/github-action-latest-release |
| includeDrafts | Whether to include draft releases. Defaults to false. | No | false | "true" |
| includePreReleases | Whether to include pre-release versions. Defaults to false. | No | false | "true" |
| excludes | Regular expression to match and exclude release tag names. | No | (empty) | "^v0\\.1" |
| includes | Regular expression to match and include release tag names. | No | (empty) | "^v1\\." |
| token | The GitHub token or personal access token | No | (empty) | `${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}` |
Using the `GITHUB_TOKEN` will avoid the action [failing due to hitting API rate limits](https://github.com/ophiosdev/github-action-latest-release/issues/24)
from the IP address of the GitHub runner your action is running on. Using a `PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN` is required to get the release information from a
private repo. You can read about [how to create a personal access token here](https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/creating-a-personal-access-token)
and how to [add this as a repository secret here](https://docs.github.com/en/github/automating-your-workflow-with-github-actions/creating-and-using-encrypted-secrets).
### Outputs
| Name | Description | Example |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| release | The latest release version tag | v0.3.0 |
| id | The latest release version id | 12345 |
| description | The latest release description body | This is an example release |
| url | API URL for the latest release | https://api.github.com/repos/owner/repo/releases/12345 |
| assetsUrl | API URL for release assets | https://api.github.com/repos/owner/repo/releases/12345/assets |
## Usage Example
```yaml
name: Build Docker Images
on: [push, repository_dispatch]
jobs:
build:
name: RedisTimeSeries
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- id: keydb
uses: ophiosdev/github-action-latest-release@master
with:
owner: JohnSully
repo: KeyDB
includeDrafts: false
includePreReleases: false
excludes: "-beta$"
includes: "^v.*"
- id: timeseries
uses: ophiosdev/github-action-latest-release@master
with:
repository: RedisTimeSeries/RedisTimeSeries
includeDrafts: true
includePreReleases: false
- uses: actions/checkout@v3
- uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
with:
username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
repository: ophiosdev/keydb-timeseries
dockerfile: timeseries.dockerfile
build_args:
KEY_DB_VERSION=${{ steps.keydb.outputs.release }},
REDIS_TIME_SERIES_VERSION=${{ steps.timeseries.outputs.release }}
tags:
latest, ${{ steps.keydb.outputs.release }}_${{
steps.timeseries.outputs.release }}
```
To use the current repo:
```yaml
with:
repository: ${{ github.repository }}
```
To use authentication token:
```yaml
with:
token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
```