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GH Release

Actively maintained

softprops/action-gh-release · MIT

📦 GitHub Action for creating GitHub Releases

5.7k starsLast commit 3 days agoLatest v3.0.2
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Security 53Maintenance 100Popularity 73Reliability 58

Security signals

OpenSSF Scorecard5.5 / 10
SECURITY.md presentNo
Immutable releasesNot enabled
Known vulnerabilitiesNone on record

How to use it safely

Recommended: pin to commit SHA
uses: softprops/action-gh-release@3d0d9888cb7fd7b750713d6e236d1fcb99157228 # v3.0.2

Mutable tags like v3.0.2 can be rewritten to point at malicious commits. Pinning to the full commit SHA is the only reference GitHub guarantees immutable.

Full workflow example
steps:
  - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@3d0d9888cb7fd7b750713d6e236d1fcb99157228 # v3.0.2

Score breakdown

Security (35%)53
Popularity (20%)73
Maintenance (30%)100
Reliability (15%)58