---
date: 2024-07-13
slug: goreleaser-v2.1
categories:
  - announcements
authors:
  - caarlos0
---

# Announcing GoReleaser v2.1

Winter is here (in the South America)!
Let's see whats new!

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## Highlights

- **new**: before publish hooks (only on [pro][])
- **new**: cloudsmith publisher (only on [pro][])
- **new**: global metadata (only on [pro][])
- **new**: `templated_extra_files` support in artifactory and http publishers (only on [pro][])
- **new**: allow to upload only the `extra_files` in the blob publisher
- **archives**: support for the `tar.zst` archiving format
- **archives**: `--skip=archive`
- **build**: support `GOCACHEPROG`
- **nfpm**: support for the `ipk` package format
- **nfpm**: build packages for termux
- **notary**: allow to sign macOS binaries without notarizing them
- **github**: better handle discussion creation, drafts, etc
- **gitlab**: better handle `CI_JOB_TOKEN` and unavailable APIs
- **changelog**: respect longer `abbrev`
- **snapcraft**: better handle concurrent builds
- **docs**: improved home and install pages

As always, bug fixes, dependency updates, housekeeping, and documentation
updates are included in this release as well.

## Other news

- GoReleaser now has ~13.4k stars and 396 contributors! Thanks, everyone!
- We eventually discuss new features in our Discord server. 
  [Join the conversation][discord]!
- nFPM had new releases as well, 
  [check it out](https://github.com/goreleaser/nfpm/releases).

## Download

You can [install][] or upgrade using your favorite package manager, or see the
full release notes and download the pre-compiled binaries [here][oss-rel] and
[here (for Pro)][pro-rel].

## Helping out

You can help by reporting issues, contributing features, documentation
improvements, and bug fixes.
You can also [sponsor the project](/sponsors), or get a
[GoReleaser Pro licence][pro].

[pro]: /pro
[install]: https://goreleaser.com/install
[pro-rel]: https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser-pro/releases/tag/v2.1.0-pro
[oss-rel]: https://github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/releases/tag/v2.1.0
[discord]: https://goreleaser.com/discord