# Enabling release option on an extension repo

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/enabling-release-option-on-an-extension-repo/45868>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 22, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/enabling-release-option-on-an-extension-repo/45868 "2026-01-22T16:40:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![muratmaga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/muratmaga/32/3622_2.png) [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/enabling-release-option-on-an-extension-repo/45868/1 "2026-01-22T16:40:58Z")

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I need make a release for a publication purposes. By default we disable the release option in any Slicer extension repository. Would enabling it break something?

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**Author:** ![Sam\_Horvath](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/sam_horvath/32/3092_2.png) [@Sam\_Horvath](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Sam_Horvath)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/enabling-release-option-on-an-extension-repo/45868/2 "2026-01-22T17:05:53Z")

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It shouldn’t! You should be good to enable it.

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 5:31am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/enabling-release-option-on-an-extension-repo/45868/3 "2026-01-23T05:31:07Z")

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We only recommend to disable Releases for an extension’s github repository if Releases are not used (just to reduce noise).