--- description: Automatically trigger a Capawesome Cloud build when you create a Git tag β€” ideal for release builds using tag name patterns like v*. title: Trigger Builds on Tags - Capawesome image: https://capawesome.io/docs/assets/images/social/cloud/automations/trigger-on-tags.png --- [Skip to content ](#trigger-on-tags) [πŸ” Introducing the **Capacitor Vault** plugin β€” store secrets behind biometrics or a device passcode. ](/blog/announcing-the-capacitor-vault-plugin/) * [ SDKs ](/docs/sdks/) * [ Formbricks ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/formbricks/) * [ Geocoder ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/geocoder/) * [ Google Sign-In ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/google-sign-in/) * [ Grafana Faro ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/grafana-faro/) * [ libSQL ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/libsql/) * [ Live Update ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/live-update/) * [ Managed Configurations ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/managed-configurations/) * [ Media Session ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/media-session/) * [ ML Kit ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/mlkit/) * [ 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Because a tag marks a deliberate point in your history, it maps neatly onto "this is the version we want to ship," which keeps release builds separate from the day-to-day branch builds. ## Create the automation[ΒΆ](#create-the-automation "Permanent link") 1. Open the [Automations](https://console.cloud.capawesome.io/apps/%5F/automations) page and click **Create Automation**. 2. Set the **Trigger Type** to **Tag**. 3. Set the **Trigger Pattern** to match your release tags β€” for example `v*` to match `v1.0.0`, `v1.2.3`, and so on. See the [pattern syntax](/docs/cloud/automations/reference/#trigger-pattern-syntax) for more. 4. Choose the **Platform** and any [build settings](/docs/cloud/automations/attach-build-settings/). When you push a matching tag, Capawesome Cloud builds the exact commit the tag points to. ## Build a full release pipeline[ΒΆ](#build-a-full-release-pipeline "Permanent link") A tag automation becomes a one-step release when you attach a publish target in its [build settings](/docs/cloud/automations/attach-build-settings/): * Attach a [store destination](/docs/cloud/automations/auto-submit/) to submit the tagged build to TestFlight or Google Play. * Attach a [Live Update channel](/docs/cloud/automations/auto-publish-live-update/) to publish a web build over the air. ## Next steps[ΒΆ](#next-steps "Permanent link") * [Auto-submit to a store](/docs/cloud/automations/auto-submit/) β€” build and submit releases from a tag. * [Auto-publish a Live Update](/docs/cloud/automations/auto-publish-live-update/) β€” ship web releases over the air. * [Attach build settings](/docs/cloud/automations/attach-build-settings/) β€” sign and configure the triggered builds. June 8, 2026 Back to top