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### Creating a GitHub Release
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To create a GitHub release with the right assets that will be consumed by Packer, we provide a pre-defined release workflow configuration
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using [GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions). We strongly encourage maintainers to use this configuration,
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to make sure the release contains the necessary expected by Packer when loading a plugin.
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To create a GitHub release with the assets that will be consumed by Packer, we provide a pre-defined release workflow configuration
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using [GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions). We strongly encourage maintainers to use this configuration
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to make sure the release contains the expected by Packer when loading a plugin.
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[GitHub Actions](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/actions) allow you to execute workflows when events on your repository occur.
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You can use this to create releases whenever a new version tag is created on your repository.
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Here's what you need to use GitHub Actions to create releases:
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Here's what you need to create releases using GitHub Actions:
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1. Generate a GPG key to be used when signing releases (See [GitHub's detailed instructions](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/authenticating-to-github/generating-a-new-gpg-key)
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for help with this step)
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2. Copy the [GoReleaser configuration from the packer-plugin-scaffolding repository](https://github.com/hashicorp/packer-plugin-scaffolding) to the root of your repository.
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4. Go to Settings > Secrets in your repository, and add the following secrets:
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- `GPG_PRIVATE_KEY` - Your ASCII-armored GPG private key. You can export this with `gpg --armor --export-secret-keys [key ID or email]`.
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- `PASSPHRASE` - The passphrase for your GPG private key.
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5. Push a new valid version tag (e.g. `v1.2.3`) to test that the GitHub Actions releaser is working.
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5. Push a new valid version tag (e.g. `v1.2.3`) to test that the GitHub Actions releaser is working. The tag must be a valid [Semantic Version](https://semver.org/) preceded with a `v`.
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6. Make sure to [register your plugin](#registering-the-plugin) with us.
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~> **Important:** Avoid modifying or replacing an already-released version of a plugin. Instead, if changes are necessary,
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please release as a new version.
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### Registering the Plugin
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We like to keep all of our products and external plugins release assets together in the same place. To publish
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