gh api repos/owner/repo/releases/latest --jq .tag_name
Get the latest release tag via API
Hits the latest-release endpoint and prints the tag name, handy for CI that must fetch the newest version. The endpoint ignores prereleases. Compare with gh release list --limit 1 for tag plus metadata.
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