GitHub Desktop 2.5 adds tag creation and management
GitHub Desktop 2.5 is now available, and it brings with it the ability to create and view git tags directly from the application. Tags are references used to mark specific points in a project’s history — most commonly a particular commit tied to a release or other significant milestone. The feature has been one of the most requested additions to GitHub Desktop over the past six months.
Tags created in GitHub Desktop are automatically included when you push to GitHub.com. The application also alerts you when tags have been created but not yet pushed, helping you avoid accidentally leaving your latest tag out of a shared update.
Closing a gap in the local workflow
The GitHub team has repeatedly heard from users that tagging was one of the few remaining routine actions that forced a switch to the command line. With this release, those users can complete their entire local workflow from within GitHub Desktop instead of context-switching between tools.
Extending GitHub workflows further
For more on integrating GitHub Desktop with other GitHub tools, including the GitHub CLI and GitHub Mobile, see Neha Batra’s Satellite session “Putting GitHub at your fingertips.”
