Deprecation notices¶

This page is used to list deprecation notices across GoReleaser.

Deprecated options will be removed after ~6 months from the time they were deprecated.

You can check your use of deprecated configurations by running:

goreleaser check

Active deprecation notices¶

build¶

since 2023-02-09 (v1.16.0)

This option was still being supported, even though undocumented, for a couple of years now. It's finally time to sunset it.

Simply use the pluralized form, builds, according to the documentation.

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build:
  # ...

builds:
- # ...

--rm-dist¶

since 2023-01-17 (v1.15.0)

--rm-dist has been deprecated in favor of --clean.

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goreleaser --rm-dist

goreleaser --clean

archives.rlcp¶

since 2022-12-23 (v1.14.0)

This is not so much a deprecation property (yet), as it is a default behavior change.

The usage of relative longest common path (rlcp) on the destination side of archive files will be enabled by default by June 2023. Then, this option will be deprecated, and you will have another 6 months (until December 2023) to remove it.

For now, if you want to keep the old behavior, no action is required, but it would be nice to have your opinion here.

If you want to make sure your releases will keep working properly, you can enable this option and test it out with goreleaser release --snapshot --clean.

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archives:
-
  rlcp: true

source.rlcp¶

since 2022-12-23 (v1.14.0)

Same as archives.rlcp.

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source:
  rlcp: true

archives.replacements¶

since 2022-11-24 (v1.14.0)

The replacements will be removed soon from the archives section, as it was never handled correctly when multiple archives were being used, and it also causes confusion in other places.

You can still get the same features by abusing the name_template property.

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archives:
  - id: foo
    name_template: '{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}{{ if .Arm }}v{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}'
    replacements:
      darwin: Darwin
      linux: Linux
      windows: Windows
      386: i386
      amd64: x86_64

archives:
  - id: foo
    name_template: >-
      {{ .ProjectName }}_
      {{- title .Os }}_
      {{- if eq .Arch "amd64" }}x86_64
      {{- else if eq .Arch "386" }}i386
      {{- else }}{{ .Arch }}{{ end }}

Those two configurations will yield the same results.

nfpms.replacements¶

since 2022-11-24 (v1.14.0)

The replacements will be removed soon from the nFPMs section.

You can still get the same features by abusing the file_name_template property.

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nfpms:
  - id: foo
    file_name_template: '{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}{{ if .Arm }}v{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}'
    replacements:
      darwin: Darwin
      linux: Linux
      windows: Windows
      386: i386
      amd64: x86_64

nfpms:
  - id: foo
    file_name_template: >-
      {{ .ProjectName }}_
      {{- title .Os }}_
      {{- if eq .Arch "amd64" }}x86_64
      {{- else if eq .Arch "386" }}i386
      {{- else }}{{ .Arch }}{{ end }}

Those two configurations will yield the same results.

Generally speaking, is probably best to use {{ .ConventionalFileName }} instead of custom templates.

snapcrafts.replacements¶

since 2022-11-24 (v1.14.0)

The replacements will be removed soon from the Snapcrafts section.

You can still get the same features by abusing the name_template property.

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snapcrafts:
  - id: foo
    name_template: '{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}{{ if .Arm }}v{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}'
    replacements:
      darwin: Darwin
      linux: Linux
      windows: Windows
      386: i386
      amd64: x86_64

snapcrafts:
  - id: foo
    name_template: >-
      {{ .ProjectName }}_
      {{- title .Os }}_
      {{- if eq .Arch "amd64" }}x86_64
      {{- else if eq .Arch "386" }}i386
      {{- else }}{{ .Arch }}{{ end }}

Those two configurations will yield the same results.

Generally speaking, is probably best to use {{ .ConventionalFileName }} instead of custom templates.

nfpms.maintainer¶

since 2022-05-07 (v1.9.0)

nFPM will soon make mandatory setting the maintainer field.

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nfpms:
- maintainer: ''

nfpms:
- maintainer: 'Name <email>'

variables¶

since 2022-01-20 (v1.4.0)

On GoReleaser PRO custom variables should now be prefixed with .Var.

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variables:
  foo: bar
some_template: 'lala-{{ .foo }}'

variables:
  foo: bar
some_template: 'lala-{{ .Var.foo }}'

Expired deprecation notices¶

The following options were deprecated in the past and were already removed.

dockers.use: buildpacks¶

since 2022-03-16 (v1.7.0), removed 2022-09-28 (v1.12.0)

This was removed due to some issues:

The binary gets rebuild again during the buildpacks build;
There is no ARM support.

rigs¶

since 2022-03-21 (v1.8.0), removed 2022-08-16 (v1.11.0)

GoFish was deprecated by their authors, therefore, we're removing its support from GoReleaser too.

nfpms.empty_folders¶

since 2021-11-14 (v1.0.0), removed 2022-06-14 (v1.10.0)

nFPM empty folders is now deprecated in favor of a dir content type:

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nfpms:
- empty_folders:
  - /foo/bar

nfpms:
- contents:
  - dst: /foo/bar
    type: dir

builds for windows/arm64¶

since 2021-08-16 (v0.175.0), removed 2022-06-12 (v1.10.0)

Since Go 1.17, windows/arm64 is a valid target.

Prior to v0.175.0, GoReleaser would just ignore this target. Since in Go 1.17 it is now a valid target, GoReleaser will build it if the Go version being used is 1.17 or later.

If you want to make sure it is ignored in the future, you need to add this to your build config:

ignore:
- goos: windows
  goarch: arm64

If you try to use new versions of GoReleaser with Go 1.16 or older, it will warn about it until this deprecation warning expires, after that your build will likely fail.

godownloader¶

since 2021-10-13 (all), removed 2022-05-18

GoDownloader, the installation script generator, wasn't updated for a long time and is now officially deprecated. The website and all install scripts will be taken out in 6 months. You can still use any of the other install methods.

This also includes install.goreleaser.com.

Most common tools installed via that website were probably GoReleaser itself and golangci-lint.

Please follow to the check their documentation for alternative install methods.

dockers.use_buildx¶

since 2021-06-26 (v0.172.0), removed 2022-03-16 (v1.7.0)

use_buildx is deprecated in favor of the more generalist use, since now it also allow other options in the future:

Change this:

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dockers:
  -
    use_buildx: true

dockers:
  -
    use: buildx

builds for darwin/arm64¶

since 2021-02-17 (v0.157.0), removed 2022-03-16 (v1.7.0)

Since Go 1.16, darwin/arm64 is macOS on Apple Silicon instead of iOS.

Prior to v0.156.0, GoReleaser would just ignore this target. Since in Go 1.16 and later it is a valid target, GoReleaser will now build it if the Go version being used is 1.16 or later.

If you want to make sure it is ignored in the future, you need to add this to your build config:

ignore:
- goos: darwin
  goarch: arm64

If you try to use new versions of GoReleaser with Go 1.15 or older, it will warn about it until this deprecation warning expires, after that your build will likely fail.

Skipping SemVer Validations¶

since 2021-02-28 (v0.158.0), removed 2021-09-22 (v0.180.0)

GoReleaser skips SemVer validations when run with --skip-validation or --snapshot. This causes other problems later, such as invalid Linux packages. Because of that, once this deprecation expires, GoReleaser will hard fail on non-semver versions, as stated on our limitations page.

docker.builds¶

since 2021-01-07 (v0.154.0), removed 2021-08-13 (v0.175.0)

builds is deprecated in favor of ids, since now it also allows to copy nfpm packages:

Change this:

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dockers:
  -
    builds: ['a', 'b']

dockers:
  -
    ids: ['a', 'b']

docker.binaries¶

since 2021-01-07 (v0.154.0), removed 2021-08-13 (v0.175.0)

binaries is deprecated and now does nothing. If you want to filter something out, use the ids property.

Change this:

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dockers:
  -
    binaries: ['foo']

dockers:
  -
    ids: ['foo']

nfpms.files¶

since 2020-12-21 (v0.149.0), removed 2021-07-26 (v0.172.0)

files is deprecated in favor of contents (check this page for more details):

Change this:

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nfpms:
  -
    files:
      foo: bar

nfpms:
  -
    contents:
      - src: foo
        dst: bar

nfpms.config_files¶

since 2020-12-21 (v0.149.0), removed 2021-07-26 (v0.172.0)

config_files is deprecated in favor of contents (check this page for more details):

Change this:

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nfpms:
  -
    config_files:
      foo: bar

nfpms:
  -
    contents:
      - src: foo
        dst: bar
        type: config

nfpms.symlinks¶

since 2020-12-21 (v0.149.0), removed 2021-07-26 (v0.172.0)

symlinks is deprecated in favor of contents (check this page for more details):

Change this:

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nfpms:
  -
    symlinks:
      foo: bar

nfpms:
  -
    contents:
      - src: foo
        dst: bar
        type: symlink

nfpms.rpm.ghost_files¶

since 2020-12-21 (v0.149.0), removed 2021-07-26 (v0.172.0)

rpm.ghost_files is deprecated in favor of contents (check this page for more details):

Change this:

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nfpms:
  -
    rpm:
      ghost_files:
        - foo

nfpms:
  -
    contents:
      - dst: bar
        type: ghost
        packager: rpm # optional

nfpms.rpm.config_noreplace_files¶

since 2020-12-21 (v0.149.0), removed 2021-07-26 (v0.172.0)

rpm.config_noreplace_files is deprecated in favor of contents (check this page for more details):

Change this:

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nfpms:
  -
    rpm:
      config_noreplace_files:
        foo: bar

nfpms:
  -
    contents:
      - src: foo
        dst: bar
        type: config|noreplace
        packager: rpm # optional

nfpms.deb.version_metadata¶

since 2020-12-21 (v0.149.0), removed 2021-07-26 (v0.172.0)

deb.version_metadata is deprecated in favor of version_metadata (check this page for more details):

Change this:

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nfpms:
  -
    deb:
      version_metadata: beta1

nfpms:
  -
    version_metadata: beta1

brews.github¶

since 2020-07-06 (v0.139.0), removed 2021-01-04 (v0.152.0)

GitHub section was deprecated in favour of tap which reflects Homebrew's naming convention. GitHub will be picked automatically when GitHub token is passed.

Change this:

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brews:
  -
    github:
      owner: goreleaser
      name: homebrew-tap

brews:
  -
    tap:
      owner: goreleaser
      name: homebrew-tap

brews.gitlab¶

since 2020-07-06 (v0.139.0), removed 2021-01-04 (v0.152.0)

GitLab section was deprecated in favour of tap which reflects Homebrew's naming convention. GitLab will be picked automatically when GitLab token is passed.

Change this:

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brews:
  -
    gitlab:
      owner: goreleaser
      name: homebrew-tap

brews:
  -
    tap:
      owner: goreleaser
      name: homebrew-tap

puts¶

since 2019-11-15, removed 2020-04-14 (v0.132.0)

The HTTP upload support was extended to also accept POST as a method, so the name puts kind of lost its meaning.

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puts:
- ...

uploads:
- ...

Also note that secrets environment variable name prefixes have changed from PUT_ to UPLOAD_.

nfpms.name_template¶

since 2019-11-15, removed 2020-04-14 (v0.132.0)

The name_template field was deprecated in favor of a more clear one, file_name_template.

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nfpms:
- name_template: foo

nfpms:
- file_name_template: foo

blob¶

since 2019-08-02, removed 2020-03-22 (v0.130.0)

Blob was deprecated in favor of its plural form. It was already accepting multiple inputs, but its pluralized now so its more clear.

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blob:
  # etc

blobs:
  # etc

sign¶

since 2019-07-20, removed 2020-03-22 (v0.130.0)

Sign was deprecated in favor of its plural form.

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sign:
  # etc

signs:
  -
    # etc

brew¶

since 2019-06-09, removed 2020-01-26 (v0.125.0)

Brew was deprecated in favor of its plural form.

Change this:

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brew:
  # etc

brews:
  -
    # etc

s3¶

since 2019-06-09, removed 2020-01-07 (v0.125.0)

S3 was deprecated in favor of the new blob, which supports S3, Azure Blob and GCS.

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s3:
-
  # etc

blobs:
-
  provider: s3
  # etc

ACLs should be set on the bucket, the acl option does not exist anymore.

archive¶

since 2019-04-16, removed 2019-12-27 (v0.124.0)

We now allow multiple archives, so the archive statement will be removed.

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archive:
  format: zip

archives:
  - id: foo
    format: zip

snapcraft¶

since 2019-05-27, removed 2019-12-27 (v0.124.0)

We now allow multiple Snapcraft configs, so the snapcraft statement will be removed.

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snapcraft:
  publish: true
  # ...

snapcrafts:
  -
    publish: true
    # ...

nfpm¶

since 2019-05-07, removed 2019-12-27 (v0.124.0)

We now allow multiple NFPM config, so the nfpm statement will be removed.

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nfpm:
  formats:
    - deb

nfpms:
  -
    formats:
      - deb

docker.binary¶

since 2018-10-01, removed 2019-08-02 (v0.114.0)

You can now create a Docker image with multiple binaries.

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dockers:
- image: foo/bar
  binary: foo

dockers:
- image: foo/bar
  binaries:
  - foo

docker.image¶

since 2018-10-20, removed 2019-08-02 (v0.114.0)

This property was deprecated in favor of more flexible image_templates. The idea is to be able to define several images and tags using templates instead of just one image with tag templates. This flexibility allows images to be pushed to multiple registries.

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dockers:
- image: foo/bar
  tag_templates:
    - '{{ .Tag }}'

dockers:
- image_templates:
    - 'foo/bar:{{ .Tag }}'

docker.tag_templates¶

since 2018-10-20, removed 2019-08-02 (v0.114.0)

This property was deprecated in favor of more flexible image_templates. The idea is to be able to define several images and tags using templates instead of just one image with tag templates.

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dockers:
- image: foo/bar
  tag_templates:
    - '{{ .Tag }}'

dockers:
- image_templates:
    - 'foo/bar:{{ .Tag }}'

git.short_hash¶

since 2018-10-03, removed 2019-01-19 (v0.98.0)

This property was being used to tell GoReleaser to use short git hashes instead of the full ones. This has been removed in favor of specific template variables (.FullCommit and .ShortCommit).

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git:
  short_hash: true

fake:
  foo_template: 'blah {{ .Commit }}'

fake:
  foo_template: 'blah {{ .ShortCommit }}'

fpm¶

since 2018-02-17, removed 2017-08-15 (v0.83.0)

FPM is deprecated in favor of nfpm, which is a simpler alternative written in Go. The objective is to remove the ruby dependency thus simplify the CI/CD pipelines.

Just replace the fpm keyword by nfpm in your .goreleaser.yaml file.

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fpm:
  # ...

nfpm:
  # ...

docker.tag_template¶

since 2018-01-19, removed 2017-08-15 (v0.83.0)

This property was deprecated in favor of the pluralized tag_templates. The idea is to be able to define several tags instead of just one.

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dockers:
- image: foo/bar
  tag_template: '{{ .Tag }}'

dockers:
- image: foo/bar
  tag_templates:
    - '{{ .Tag }}'

docker.latest¶

since 2018-01-19, removed 2017-08-15 (v0.83.0)

The latest field in Docker config is deprecated in favor of the newer tag_templates field.

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dockers:
- image: foo/bar
  latest: true

dockers:
- image: foo/bar
  tag_templates:
    - '{{ .Tag }}'
    - latest