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# Releases
-You can turn any git tag into a release, by adding a note to it.
-Release notes behave like any other markdown form in GitLab so you can write text and drag-n-drop files to it.
-Release notes are stored in the database of GitLab.
+NOTE: In GitLab 11.7, we introduced the full fledged [releases](../user/project/releases.md) feature. You can still create release notes on this page, but the new method is preferred.
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+You can add release notes to any git tag using the notes feature. Release notes
+behave like any other markdown form in GitLab so you can write text and
+drag-n-drop files to it. Release notes are stored in GitLab's database.
There are several ways to add release notes:
-* In the interface, when you create a new git tag with GitLab
+* In the interface, when you create a new git tag
* In the interface, by adding a note to an existing git tag
-* with the GitLab API
+* Using the GitLab API
## New tag page with release notes text area