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cargo-release

Cargo subcommand `release`: everything about releasing a rust crate

Runs as cargo-release|macOS, Linux, Windows|github.com

Command form

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Bump the version, publish, tag and push a crate. Dry-run is the default; tick Execute to really release. Per-step subcommands, sign options and certificate settings are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui cargo-release

Release crateExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Level or version*

7 choicesenum

Package

string

Whole workspace

--workspace

Advanced

Verbose

0count

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Dry run a release

levelworkspacepackageverbose

Perform the release

levelworkspacepackageexecuteno_confirm

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Level or version

Bump level, or leave empty to use the default.
enum · positional 0

majorminorpatchreleasercbetaalpha

Cargo.toml

path

--manifest-path

Package

string · repeatable

--package-p

Whole workspace

boolean

--workspace

Exclude package

string · repeatable

--exclude

Only unpublished

boolean

--unpublished

Execute for real

Without this, only a dry run is performed.
boolean

--execute-x

Skip confirmation

boolean

--no-confirm

Do not publish

boolean

--no-publish

Do not tag

boolean

--no-tag

Do not push

boolean

--no-push

Verbose

count

--verbose-v

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

help

Usage: cargo release [OPTIONS] [LEVEL|VERSION] [LEVEL|VERSION] Either bump by LEVEL or set the VERSION for all selected packages [possible values: major, minor, patch, release, rc, beta, alpha] --manifest-path <PATH> Path to Cargo.toml -p, --package <SPEC> Package to process (see `cargo help pkgid`) -…

help2026-10-27

github.com

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