# \#tagbot

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/tag/tagbot/695.md

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## [JuliaRegisterChangelog, a workflow for automatic package registration and changelogs based on Conventional Commits](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliaregisterchangelog-a-workflow-for-automatic-package-registration-and-changelogs-based-on-conventional-commits/130488)

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**Author:** [@alex180500](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/alex180500)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 10:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliaregisterchangelog-a-workflow-for-automatic-package-registration-and-changelogs-based-on-conventional-commits/130488 "2026-04-14T10:39:57Z")

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I wanted to automate the process of commenting the latest commit to trigger the JuliaRegistrator. I also wanted this automation to include a changelog based on conventions like Conventional Commits. For this reason I cr…

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## [PSA: TagBot can’t tag & release commits that touch GitHub workflows](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-tagbot-can-t-tag-release-commits-that-touch-github-workflows/134532)

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**Author:** [@ianshmean](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ianshmean)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/psa-tagbot-can-t-tag-release-commits-that-touch-github-workflows/134532 "2025-12-13T19:37:44Z")

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It turns out that a large source of TagBot’s puzzling intermittent failures may be because GitHub doesn’t like to make it easy to tag and release tags on commits that touch GitHub workflow files, and TagBot can’t do so (…

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## [TagBot does not create a GitHub release from a tag](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-does-not-create-a-github-release-from-a-tag/108845)

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**Author:** [@garrek](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/garrek)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-does-not-create-a-github-release-from-a-tag/108845 "2025-08-25T04:28:37Z")

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I’ve registered a new release which has been merged into the General Registry, but the Julia TagBot doesn’t seem to be able to make a GitHub release. On the first try, it claimed there is a permissions-related error, but…

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## [Problem with Package Release](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-package-release/123401)

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**Author:** [@RainerHeintzmann](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/RainerHeintzmann)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2024, 8:35am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/problem-with-package-release/123401 "2024-12-06T08:35:28Z")

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I was trying to release a new version 0.6.1 of View5D.jl. Everything went smoothly including the Merge: Yet somehow this release does not seem to appear and also the TagBot in my Repo was triggered but did not creat…

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## [TagBot fails to release new tag](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-fails-to-release-new-tag/122748)

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**Author:** [@Tortar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Tortar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-fails-to-release-new-tag/122748 "2024-11-17T21:21:16Z")

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Somehow I’m unable to release new tags with TagBot for GitHub - Tortar/DynamicSampling.jl: Sampling methods for dynamic discrete distributions, it says Processing version v0.4.0 (b10d487513b8a1c4a878494f716cae3e85c5607e…

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## [Could not register updated package](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/could-not-register-updated-package/122201)

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**Author:** [@HJW019](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/HJW019)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/could-not-register-updated-package/122201 "2024-11-03T16:36:16Z")

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I developed a package a couple of years ago and registered it with Julia with no problem. Now I want to release an update, but I tried and failed to register the new version to Julia. The TagBot log shows “No new version…

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## [Make breaking change releases easier to handle. Add release notes to tags via JuliaRegistrator](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/make-breaking-change-releases-easier-to-handle-add-release-notes-to-tags-via-juliaregistrator/103241)

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**Author:** [@ianshmean](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ianshmean)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2023, 12:39am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/make-breaking-change-releases-easier-to-handle-add-release-notes-to-tags-via-juliaregistrator/103241 "2023-08-28T00:39:03Z")

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The first place I usually go to see why a breaking release is breaking is the package release listing in GitHub. For some reason I’m more likely drawn there than look for a CHANGELOG/HISTORY/NEWS.md However on the relea…

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## [Latest stable documentation not being deployed](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/latest-stable-documentation-not-being-deployed/88053)

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**Author:** [@jishnub](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jishnub)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/latest-stable-documentation-not-being-deployed/88053 "2023-07-28T16:29:36Z")

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I’m trying to get the stable documentation for ApproxFun.jl to build. The tagbot script contains ssh: ${{ secrets.DOCUMENTER\_KEY }} and the documentation job script contains on: pull\_request: push: …

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## [TagBot cannot see the pull request](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-cannot-see-the-pull-request/96091)

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**Author:** [@GianlucaMastrantonio](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/GianlucaMastrantonio)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 9:31am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-cannot-see-the-pull-request/96091 "2023-04-17T09:31:38Z")

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Hi. I’m trying to use a TagBot for a package I’m writing (here GitHub - GianlucaMastrantonio/BayesSizeAndShape.jl: Bayesian regression models for size-and-shape data). I registered the new version of my package, but th…

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## [TagBot trigger issue](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-trigger-issue/96041)

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**Author:** [@iHany](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/iHany)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-trigger-issue/96041 "2023-03-14T11:52:52Z")

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As shown in TagBot trigger issue · Issue #5 · JinraeKim/SensitivityRankCondition.jl · GitHub, there is a TagBot trigger issue. I read this post but my TagBot.yml is the same as suggested, that is, name: TagBot on: i…

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## [\`TagBot\`: release for new version not automatically triggered](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-release-for-new-version-not-automatically-triggered/95179)

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**Author:** [@pat-alt](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/pat-alt)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-release-for-new-version-not-automatically-triggered/95179 "2023-03-10T17:15:46Z")

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Hi there, I recently moved various packages from my own GitHub account into a new organisation. Yesterday, I added a new release for one of them to General and as usual TagBot was triggered (see here). I can also see th…

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## [Tagbot unexpected internal error](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-unexpected-internal-error/74680)

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**Author:** [@Christopher\_Fisher](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Christopher_Fisher)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 10:29am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-unexpected-internal-error/74680 "2022-10-15T10:29:13Z")

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For some reason, tagbot is not working. Here is the error: Error: TagBot experienced an unexpected internal failure Traceback (most recent call last): File "/root/tagbot/action/\_\_main\_\_.py", line 94, in \<module\> r…

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## [TagBot Github Action runs successfully but a new release does not show up on github Releases](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-github-action-runs-successfully-but-a-new-release-does-not-show-up-on-github-releases/80770)

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**Author:** [@Gus\_Hart](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Gus_Hart)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-github-action-runs-successfully-but-a-new-release-does-not-show-up-on-github-releases/80770 "2022-10-06T16:42:00Z")

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I’m developing a new package Spacey.jl. Unit tests and coverage tests are running fine as Github Actions. I copied a Tagbot.yml from another registered packaged I have on github (MinkowksiReduction.jl) where it works fin…

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## [\[ANN\] Required updates to TagBot.yml](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-required-updates-to-tagbot-yml/49249)

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**Author:** [@christopher-dG](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/christopher-dG)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-required-updates-to-tagbot-yml/49249 "2022-05-30T15:45:33Z")

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Hi all, remember when I said that you’d never have to do any maintenance on your TagBot.yml files? I lied, I’m sorry. GitHub has started automatically disabling Actions workflows that run on a schedule for repositories…

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## [Message about "Triggering TagBot for merged registry pull request"](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/message-about-triggering-tagbot-for-merged-registry-pull-request/60301)

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**Author:** [@grahamstark](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/grahamstark)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/message-about-triggering-tagbot-for-merged-registry-pull-request/60301 "2022-01-18T17:23:10Z")

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Hi everyone, I have a registered package: (it’s an economics thing…) I get the following message from TagBot: Triggering TagBot for merged registry pull request This extra notification is being sent because I ex…

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## [Julia TagBot app deprecation warning out of date](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-tagbot-app-deprecation-warning-out-of-date/66141)

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**Author:** [@jlapeyre](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jlapeyre)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2022, 2:44pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-tagbot-app-deprecation-warning-out-of-date/66141 "2022-01-16T14:44:09Z")

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go to a Julia package github repo. 2. click Settings. 3 click integrations. 4. click Configure on Julia TagBot. The resulting deprecation warning points to a discourse post that includes a TagBot.yml file. But, this fi…

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## [Using TagBot without the registry](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-tagbot-without-the-registry/63528)

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**Author:** [@cadojo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cadojo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2021, 4:43am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/using-tagbot-without-the-registry/63528 "2021-06-25T04:43:08Z")

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I’d like to release versions of my package on GitHub without registering it with Julia’s registry. Ideally, I could commit a version change to my project’s Project.toml, and I’d have a GitHub Action that checks periodica…

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## [Confused about how to deploy versions of documentation](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/confused-about-how-to-deploy-versions-of-documentation/67031)

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**Author:** [@plafer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/plafer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/confused-about-how-to-deploy-versions-of-documentation/67031 "2021-08-31T00:35:54Z")

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I am confused as to how to deploy my package’s documentation per version. I use Github Actions, and followed the docs for tagbot and documenter.jl, but something still escapes me. Here is my Tagbot config: name: TagBot…

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## [Versioning, versioning, and tags?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/versioning-versioning-and-tags/64657)

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**Author:** [@orome](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/orome)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/versioning-versioning-and-tags/64657 "2021-07-14T20:06:01Z")

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Perhaps a dumb (or ill-formed) question; but what, if anything is the relationship between the version in Project.toml and the version associated with documentation (e.g. using tags)? More generally, I’m trying to bette…

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## [How to tag a new version of my registered package](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-tag-a-new-version-of-my-registered-package/32842)

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**Author:** [@colintbowers](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/colintbowers)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2021, 7:06am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-tag-a-new-version-of-my-registered-package/32842 "2021-06-07T07:06:58Z")

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Hi all, I’m trying to tag a new version of my (registered) package ForecastEval. In the past, I’ve always just created a new tag on github and then let attobot take care of the rest, but I seem to recall reading somethi…

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## [Tagbot is not tagging releases automatically](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-is-not-tagging-releases-automatically/61712)

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**Author:** [@jishnub](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jishnub)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2021, 9:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-is-not-tagging-releases-automatically/61712 "2021-05-24T09:49:27Z")

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In my package SphericalHarmonics.jl the tagbot has not been tagging releases. My TagBot.yml is name: TagBot on: issue\_comment: types: - created workflow\_dispatch: jobs: TagBot: if: github.event\_name …

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## [Where are the TagBot logs?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-are-the-tagbot-logs/57673)

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**Author:** [@simsurace](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/simsurace)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2021, 10:49am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/where-are-the-tagbot-logs/57673 "2021-03-22T10:49:16Z")

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I’m getting this message in my TagBot trigger issue: Triggering TagBot for merged registry pull request This extra notification is being sent because I expected a tag to exist by now, but it doesn’t. You may want to …

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## [Latest version of docs not published (github actions/TagBot)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/latest-version-of-docs-not-published-github-actions-tagbot/50634)

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**Author:** [@lmiq](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/lmiq)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/latest-version-of-docs-not-published-github-actions-tagbot/50634 "2020-11-24T22:43:29Z")

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I released some days ago a new stable version of a package. The TagBot created the tag correctly, but the docs of the stable version were not released, and keep pointing to the previous version. The CI run of the docume…

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## [\[ANN\] The TagBot GitHub App is deprecated in favour of the TagBot GitHub Action](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-the-tagbot-github-app-is-deprecated-in-favour-of-the-tagbot-github-action/34344)

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**Author:** [@christopher-dG](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/christopher-dG)\
**Replies:** 53\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-the-tagbot-github-app-is-deprecated-in-favour-of-the-tagbot-github-action/34344 "2020-05-22T22:13:52Z")

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TL;DR: Merge PRs that create a file called .github/workflows/TagBot.yml or create it yourself with these contents in all of your Julia package repositories: name: TagBot on: schedule: - cron: 0 \* \* \* \* jobs: Tag…

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## [Tags created by TagBot are not reachable](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tags-created-by-tagbot-are-not-reachable/35544)

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**Author:** [@heliosdrm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/heliosdrm)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2020, 7:03am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tags-created-by-tagbot-are-not-reachable/35544 "2020-03-05T07:03:12Z")

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The tags created by the new TagBot (as GitHub actions) cannot be reached from the commits they point at. E.g. git describe does not show those tags (it does show those created by the older TagBot app, though). I found t…

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## [\[ANN\] TagBot: Creates tags and releases for your Julia packages when they're registered](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-tagbot-creates-tags-and-releases-for-your-julia-packages-when-theyre-registered/23084)

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**Author:** [@christopher-dG](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/christopher-dG)\
**Replies:** 53\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-tagbot-creates-tags-and-releases-for-your-julia-packages-when-theyre-registered/23084 "2020-01-06T20:20:53Z")

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Hello! In anticipation of the new package registration system I’d like to announce Julia TagBot, which will handle your packages’ GitHub releases automatically. It’s a GitHub App, so just install and forget about it — n…

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## [TagBot size limitation?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-size-limitation/31244)

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**Author:** [@goedman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/goedman)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tagbot-size-limitation/31244 "2019-11-19T20:52:47Z")

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After merging a minor update and attempting to tag DynamicHMCModels.jl it turned out TagBot tag fails, e.g. see the tagbot result because the size of the repository is too big (\>512MB)… One reason is that I have been st…