thank you @wabri  :slight_smile:

Hi @joe97228 

You can actually tag any branch in Git and GitHub. A tag is simply a pointer to a commit. Fun fact: a branch is also just a pointer to a commit. In the case of a branch, it is a pointer to the most recent commit in a line of work. In the case of a tag, it is a pointer to a specific point in time.

With regards to what your tech-leads are asking - deploying from something other than master is pretty common. For example, at GitHub we actually deploy from the feature branch and then merge the branch to master. For a really interesting read on how we do it, check out this post: https://github.blog/2015-06-02-deploying-branches-to-github-com/

The question is not if it is possible, but if is the right method to version. Is obvious that you can tag every branch. Is like create a new branch, you can create everywhere without problems.

The good conduct is to use the master only for tag a new version, git workflow is this. If Github follow another workflow to version is another question.

@crichid wrote:

For a really interesting read on how we do it, check out this post: https://github.blog/2015-06-02-deploying-branches-to-github-com/

Thanks a lot to share this blog post :slight_smile:

-Gabriele-

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Hello @joe97228 ,

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