Remove web-first release option

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 name: Release
+# Usage: Push a version number tag e.g. "v0.8.2". This will run the release
+# build and create a draft release in GitHub UI for you to approve or delete.
+#
+# It also runs on push to master or on pull requests, but without creating
+# a GitHub release.
 
 on:
-  release:
-    types: [created, published]
   push:
+    tags: ["v[0-9]*"]
     branches: [master]
   pull_request:
 
@@ -38,9 +42,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Get tag or commit
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" = "release" ]; then
-            echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          elif [[ "${GITHUB_REF}" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
+          if [[ "${GITHUB_REF}" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
             echo "RELEASE_VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else
             SHORT_SHA=$(echo "${GITHUB_SHA}" | cut -c1-7)
@@ -65,11 +67,12 @@ jobs:
           path: release.tar.gz
 
       - name: Upload binaries to release
-        if: github.event_name == 'release'
+        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
         uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
         with:
           repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           file: release.tar.gz
           asset_name: ${{ env.REPO }}-${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}-${{ matrix.os_name }}.tar.gz
-          tag: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+          tag: ${{ github.ref }}
           overwrite: true
+          draft: true

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [unreleased] - Next Date
 
+
+## [0.8.2] - 2026-10-26
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Grant github release workflow permission to write binaries

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "git-graph"
-version = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.8.2"
 authors = ["Martin Lange <martin_lange_@gmx.net>"]
 description = "Command line tool to show clear git graphs arranged for your branching model"
 repository = "https://github.com/mlange-42/git-graph.git"