A GitHub’s release feature allows to provide links to download specific versions of a published software.
However, if you need to download the latest version of a package, you will have to update the version number in the URL each time a new release is made.
This post shows how to make a direct link to download the latest release of a file from an asset on GitHub.
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GitHub Latest Release Download Link
By default, a releases page on GitHub provides links to specific versions of files that correspond to particular releases:
However, it is possible to modify version-specific URLs so that they always link to the latest release version of files on GitHub.
To download the latest version of a release asset from GitHub, execute:
$ curl -LO https://github.com/<USER>/<PROJECT>/releases/latest/download/<ASSET_FILE_NAME> - example - $ curl -LO https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/latest/download/argocd-linux-amd64
If you need to download a specific version of a release asset from GitHub, execute:
$ curl -LO https://github.com/<USER>/<PROJECT>/releases/download/<VERSION>/<ASSET_FILE_NAME> - example - $ curl -LO https://github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/releases/download/v2.8.0/argocd-linux-amd64
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
-L, --location |
Follow redirects. |
-O, --remote-name |
Write output to a file named as the remote file. |
Now, you know how to change the URL so that it always points to the latest release version of a file on GitHub.