In the world of software management, almost every piece of software is shipped with a version. It is a way to declare its evolvement through time; usually with the addition of enhancements or bug fixes. GitHub leverages the power of Git and provides a simple interface to ship your versioned software.
In GitHub, the notion of a release is tightly tied to Git tags. You can see the existing tags, if any, from the same menu where you change a branch, as shown in the following screenshot:
If you visit the Releases page and there is no tag created yet, you will be prompted to create one. Creating a release will automatically create a tag.
Let's click on the Create a new release button. The following page will appear:
You only need to fill in the name of the Tag version box, everything else is optional. If the tag name you provide already exists, you will be presented with a duplicate tag name notification.
Your tag name can be any arbitrary value, but it is...