Install the release-cli for the Shell executor (FREE)

• Introduced in GitLab 13.8.
• Changed in GitLab 14.2, the release-cli binaries are also available in the Package Registry.

When you use a runner with the Shell executor, you can download and install the release-cli manually for your supported OS and architecture. Once installed, the release keyword is available to use in your CI/CD jobs.

Install on Unix/Linux

1. Download the binary for your system from S3, in the following example for amd64 systems:

   curl --location --output /usr/local/bin/release-cli "https://release-cli-downloads.s3.amazonaws.com/latest/release-cli-linux-amd64"

   Or from the GitLab Package Registry:

   curl --location --output /usr/local/bin/release-cli "https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/gitlab-org%2Frelease-cli/packages/generic/release-cli/latest/release-cli-darwin-amd64"

2. Give it permissions to execute:

   sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/release-cli

3. Verify release-cli is available:

   $ release-cli -v
   
   release-cli version 0.6.0

Install on Windows PowerShell

1. Create a folder somewhere in your system, for example C:\GitLab\Release-CLI\bin

   New-Item -Path 'C:\GitLab\Release-CLI\bin' -ItemType Directory

2. Download the executable file:

   PS C:\> Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://release-cli-downloads.s3.amazonaws.com/latest/release-cli-windows-amd64.exe" -OutFile "C:\GitLab\Release-CLI\bin\release-cli.exe"
   
       Directory: C:\GitLab\Release-CLI
   Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name
   ----                -------------         ------ ----
   d-----        3/16/2021   4:17 AM                bin

3. Add the directory to your $env:PATH:

   $env:PATH += ";C:\GitLab\Release-CLI\bin"

4. Verify release-cli is available:

   PS C:\> release-cli -v
   
   release-cli version 0.6.0