Organizing Your Repository Using Git Tags in Azure Repos

In this article, we explore best practices for using Git tags within Azure Repos. Git tags provide fixed reference points in your project’s history, making it easy to mark important milestones such as releases, major updates, or version checkpoints.

Git tags in Azure Repos function just as they do in any standard Git environment. They help you:

• Track significant progress points in your project.
• Mark release versions or critical updates.
• Restore previous states for troubleshooting and auditing.

You can manage these tags with all the familiar Git commands. For example:

• Use git tag to create new tags.
• Use git tag -l to list existing tags.
• Use git push origin <tag> to push your tags to the remote repository.

Additionally, Azure DevOps provides a user-friendly web interface for managing tags. This visual approach allows you to handle tags easily, especially if you prefer not to use the command line.

Next, we explore how Git tags compare to releases on other platforms. While both Git tags and GitHub releases are used for version management and release tracking, Git tags in Azure Repos serve as precise markers in your project's timeline, directly reflecting the state of your repository at key moments.

By effectively organizing your repository with Git tags, you can maintain a clear, navigable history of your project's evolution, making it easier for your team to collaborate and for you to manage releases efficiently.